Siham Sikander
Researcher · Medicine
Source-listed associations: University of Liverpool; Pakistan Institute of Learning and Living
United Kingdom
Siham Sikander has indexed research in Medicine. Research topics in the source record include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Mental Health Treatment and Access.
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Siham Sikander has indexed research in Medicine. Research topics in the source record include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Mental Health Treatment and Access.
Research and publications
The selected publications below appear in both the public ORCID record and the OpenAlex author record. The list is a subset of the researcher’s work.
Institutional record
OpenAlex lists University of Liverpool; Pakistan Institute of Learning and Living among its last-known institutional associations. These records do not confirm a current appointment.
Identity and source coverage
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At a glance
- Full name
- Siham Sikander
- Alternative names
- S Sikander S. Sikander Siham Sikander Sikander, S Sikander, Siham
- Fields
- Medicine
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-0223-7234
- OpenAlex ID
- A5002351196
Research interests
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Research topics
Education
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Selected research & further reading
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- Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial ↗2008 · The LancetDOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61400-2
- COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health ↗2021 · The Lancet PsychiatryDOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00025-0
- Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression through volunteer peers: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Pakistan ↗2019 · The Lancet PsychiatryDOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(18)30467-x
- The content and delivery of psychological interventions for perinatal depression by non-specialist health workers in low and middle income countries: A systematic review ↗2013 · Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & GynaecologyDOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2013.08.013
- Contribution of suicide and injuries to pregnancy-related mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis ↗2014 · The Lancet PsychiatryDOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(14)70282-2
Citation & publication trends
Annual source counts; separate scales. OpenAlex coverage may be incomplete for historical researchers.
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| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1006 |
| 2009 | 3 | 93 |
| 2011 | 1 | 43 |
| 2012 | 2 | 57 |
| 2013 | 3 | 186 |
| 2014 | 6 | 403 |
| 2015 | 10 | 430 |
| 2016 | 6 | 225 |
| 2017 | 6 | 281 |
| 2018 | 5 | 184 |
| 2019 | 13 | 725 |
| 2020 | 20 | 483 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1193 |
| 2022 | 23 | 291 |
| 2023 | 21 | 91 |
| 2024 | 33 | 76 |
| 2025 | 27 | 42 |
| 2026 | 21 | 3 |
Source: OpenAlex · Retrieved 2026-10-03T06:38:09+00:00. Metrics are database-specific and are not a scientific ranking.
Most-cited linked publications
Publications matched across ORCID and OpenAlex. Citation counts are source-specific.
- 1,007OpenAlex citations
- COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health ↗2021-02-24 · The Lancet Psychiatry863OpenAlex citations
- 224OpenAlex citations
- The content and delivery of psychological interventions for perinatal depression by non-specialist health workers in low and middle income countries: A systematic review ↗2013-09-02 · Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology187OpenAlex citations
- 137OpenAlex citations
Recent linked publications
Publications matched across ORCID and OpenAlex. Citation counts are source-specific.
- COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health ↗2021-02-24 · The Lancet Psychiatry
- Improving access to psychosocial interventions for perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from the field ↗2020-06-09 · International Review of Psychiatry
Journals published in
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- BMC Psychiatry
- BMJ Open
- International Journal of Mental Health Systems
- International Review of Psychiatry
- JAMA Psychiatry
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Maternal and Child Nutrition
- PeerJ
- Social Science & Medicine
- SSM – Population Health
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- The Lancet
- The Lancet Psychiatry
- Trials
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