Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	31710
Country	United Kingdom

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Randomized Controlled Trial
Article Title	Group psychological intervention for maternal depression: A nested qualitative study from Karachi, Pakistan
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Nusrat Husain, Nasim Chaudhry, Christine Furber, Hina Fayyaz, Tayyeba Kiran, Farah Lunat, Raza Ur Rahman, Saira Farhan and Batool Fatima
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Pakistan Institute of Learning and Living, Dow University of Health Sciences Pakistan and University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Corresponding Author	Nusrat Husain, MBBS, MCPS (Psych), DPH, MPH, Dip (Psych), MD, Professor, Psychiatry at University of Manchester, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist Lancashire Care NHS Trust, Jean McFarlane Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom. nusrat.husain@manchester.ac.uk
Key Words	Low income Country; Thinking Healthy Program; Learning through play; Maternal depression; Framework analysis; Exploratory analysis
Core Tip	To our knowledge this is the first qualitative study from Pakistan exploring the experiences of de­pressed mothers participating in a group psychosocial intervention trial. This was part of a randomized control trial testing the acceptability and feasibility of a parenting intervention Learning through Play (LTP)-Plus among depressed women in a low-income setting. The LTP+ intervention focused on two key objectives. First was to stimulate early child development through a pictorial calendar among children from birth to 3 years. Second was to change negative thoughts patterns of mothers through culturally adapted cognitive behavioural therapy intervention. The intervention was acceptable and the qualitative data informed the further development of the intervention.
Citation	Husain N, Chaudhry N, Furber C, Fayyaz H, Kiran T, Lunat F, Rahman RU, Farhan S, Fatima B. Group psychological intervention for maternal depression: A nested qualitative study from Karachi, Pakistan. World J Psychiatr 2017; 7(2): 98-105

Received	2016-12-04 16:17
Peer-Review Started	2016-12-05 09:03
To Make the First Decision	2017-04-17 09:10
Return for Revision	2017-04-18 14:12
Revised	2017-05-17 09:10
Second Decision	2017-05-24 01:10
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-05-31 02:38
Articles in Press	2017-05-31 02:38
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-06-06 08:27

ISSN	2220-3206 (online)
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