By Professor Simon Rosenbaum

Journal articles

McKeon G; Mastrogiovanni C; Weber D; Le Compte E; Némorin S; Teasdale S; Fatima R; Bahadurmia S; Rosenbaum S, 2025, 'Exploring barriers and facilitators to physical activity participation and food security among the Rohingya community living in Australia: a socio-ecological perspective', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22749-6

Baker T; Mundell N; Koorts H; Pebole M; Rosenbaum S; Ganakas E; Teychenne M, 2025, 'Targeting mental health and wellbeing in women who have experienced gender-based violence through moderate-vigorous physical activity: a systematic review', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-025-01735-6

Vancampfort D; Ward PB; Kwiringira JN; Van Damme T; Rosenbaum S; Mugisha J, 2025, 'A culturally sensitive act-belong-commit-based school intervention reduces the burden of anxiety and depression in adolescents: A pilot cluster-randomized trial from Uganda', Journal of Affective Disorders, 382, pp. 399 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.04.128

McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Whitten T; Tay AK; Moussa B; Hassoun F; Rees S, 2025, 'The association and impact of psychological and social factors on physical activity levels amongst women in the Australian WATCH longitudinal study', Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102844

Firth J; Deenik J; Castellanos N; Diez GG; Schuch FB; Scrivano L; Rosenbaum S; Ward PB, 2025, 'Priorities and opportunities for lifestyle psychiatry: consensus from the LifePsych Society', World Psychiatry, 24, pp. 277 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.21325

Vancampfort D; Firth J; Stubbs B; Schuch F; Rosenbaum S; Hallgren M; Deenik J; Ward PB; Mugisha J; Van Damme T; Werneck AO, 2025, 'The efficacy, mechanisms and implementation of physical activity as an adjunctive treatment in mental disorders: a meta-review of outcomes, neurobiology and key determinants', World Psychiatry, 24, pp. 227 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.21314

Latimer K; Larok R; Nyeko JP; Murungi L; Luwangula R; Lukungu B; Carrin J; Nannungi R; Comboni DO; Kalule EN; Rosenbaum S; Vancampfort D, 2025, 'A sport-for-protection program reduces anxiety and depression in youth affected by displacement: A randomized controlled trial of the Game Connect program in Uganda', Journal of Affective Disorders, 376, pp. 84 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.02.001

Solmi M; Thompson T; Cortese S; Estradé A; Agorastos A; Radua J; Dragioti E; Vancampfort D; Thygesen LC; Aschauer H; Schlögelhofer M; Aschauer E; Schneeberger AA; Huber CG; Hasler G; Conus P; Do Cuénod KQ; von Känel R; Arrondo G; Fusar-Poli P; Gorwood P; Llorca PM; Krebs MO; Scanferla E; Kishimoto T; Rabbani G; Skonieczna-Żydecka K; Brambilla P; Favaro A; Takamiya A; Zoccante L; Colizzi M; Bourgin J; Kamiński K; Moghadasin M; Seedat S; Matthews E; Wells J; Vassilopoulou E; Gadelha A; Su KP; Kwon JS; Kim M; Lee TY; Papsuev O; Manková D; Boscutti A; Gerunda C; Saccon D; Righi E; Monaco F; Croatto G; Cereda G; Demurtas J; Brondino N; Veronese N; Enrico P; Politi P; Ciappolino V; Pfennig A; Bechdolf A; Meyer-Lindenberg A; Kahl KG; Domschke K; Bauer M; Koutsouleris N; Winter S; Borgwardt S; Bitter I; Balazs J; Czobor P; Unoka Z; Mavridis D; Tsamakis K; Bozikas VP; Tunvirachaisakul C; Maes M; Rungnirundorn T; Supasitthumrong T; Haque A; Brunoni AR; Costardi CG; Schuch FB; Polanczyk G; Luiz JM; Fonseca L; Aparicio LV; Valvassori SS; Nordentoft M; Vendsborg P; Hoffmann SH; Sehli J; Sartorius N; Heuss S; Guinart D; Hamilton J; Kane J; Rubio J; Sand M; Koyanagi A, 2025, 'Collaborative Outcomes Study on Health and Functioning During Infection Times (COH-FIT): Global and Risk-Group Stratified Course of Well-Being and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Adolescents', Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 64, pp. 499 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.932

Solmi M; Basadonne I; Bodini L; Rosenbaum S; Schuch FB; Smith L; Stubbs B; Firth J; Vancampfort D; Ashdown-Franks G; Carvalho AF; Radua J; Fusar-Poli L; Correll CU; Fusar-Poli P, 2025, 'Exercise as a transdiagnostic intervention for improving mental health: An umbrella review', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 184, pp. 91 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.024

Rostami R; Wells R; Solaimani J; Berle D; Silove D; Rosenbaum S; Steel Z, 2025, 'Visa Status, Physical Activity and Mental Health Among Farsi/Dari Speaking Refugees, Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in Sydney, Australia', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70032

Lederman O; Moors-Mailei A; Peacock Y; McKeon G; Llana A; Burns D; Rosenbaum S; Caperchione CM, 2025, 'Developing a co-designed, culturally responsive physical activity program for Pasifika communities in Western Sydney, Australia', Health Promotion International, 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daae197

Suhavana B; Raghavan V; Rosenbaum S; Padmavati R, 2025, 'Barriers, attitudes, confidence, and knowledge among psychiatrists and psychologists in India to provide physical health interventions for metabolic health to persons with mental disorders: A cross-sectional survey', Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104337

Vella SA; Liddelow C; Rice SM; Keegan R; Hall K; Jones MA; Lubans DR; Mcleod S; Okely AD; Olive LS; Purcell R; Reece LJ; Rosenbaum S; Schweickle MJ; Singh K; Stewart D; Stimpson L; Sutcliffe JT; Teychenne M; Walton CC; Swann C, 2025, 'Development of Australian mental health guidelines for community sport', British Journal of Sports Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108749

Higham SM; Mendham AE; Rosenbaum S; Allen NG; Smith G; Duffield R, 2025, 'Effect of Concurrent Exercise Training on Stress, Depression and Anxiety in Inactive Academics: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial', Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2025.2461322

Sabé M; Chen C; Vancampfort D; Firth J; Smith L; Stubbs B; Rosenbaum S; Schuch FB; Prada P; Saccaro LF; Perroud N; Piguet C; Sentissi O; Böge K; Solmi M, 2025, 'Half a Century of Research for Mind–Body Interventions: A Scientometric Analysis', Mindfulness, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-025-02592-x

Mastrogiovanni C; Rosenbaum S; Macniven R; McKeon G, 2025, 'Health Care Professionals’ Promotion of Exercise Referral Schemes in New South Wales', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 14, pp. 2 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-6193-14.1.2

Clarke MM; Gargioli D; Biddle SJ; Rebar AL; Beauchamp MR; Jackman PC; Rosenbaum S; Vella SA; Swann C, 2025, 'Longitudinal study of open goals in physical activity promotion: protocol for 'Open to Move'.', BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med, 11, pp. e002621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002621

Luttenberger K; Baggenstos B; Najem C; Sifri C; Lewczuk P; Radegast A; Rosenbaum S, 2024, 'A psychosocial bouldering intervention improves the well-being of young refugees and adolescents from the host community in Lebanon: results from a pragmatic controlled trial', Conflict and Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-024-00615-3

Anwar A; Akter N; Yadav UN; Ghimire S; Bhattacharjee S; Eusufzai SZ; Mahumud RA; Ali ARMM; Huda MN; Majumder MSI; Zahid A; Mondal PK; Rizwan AAM; Shuvo SD; Rosenbaum S; Mistry SK, 2024, 'Assessment of mental well-being and its socio-economic determinants among older adults in the Rohingya refugee camp of Bangladesh', Scientific Reports, 14, pp. 17918, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68795-9

Solmi M; Thompson T; Estradé A; Agorastos A; Radua J; Cortese S; Dragioti E; Vancampfort D; Thygesen LC; Aschauer H; Schlögelhofer M; Aschauer E; Schneeberger A; Huber CG; Hasler G; Conus P; Cuénod KQD; von Känel R; Arrondo G; Fusar-Poli P; Gorwood P; Llorca PM; Krebs MO; Scanferla E; Kishimoto T; Rabbani G; Skonieczna-Żydecka K; Brambilla P; Favaro A; Takamiya A; Zoccante L; Colizzi M; Bourgin J; Kamiński K; Moghadasin M; Seedat S; Matthews E; Wells J; Vassilopoulou E; Gadelha A; Su KP; Kwon JS; Kim M; Lee TY; Papsuev O; Manková D; Boscutti A; Gerunda C; Saccon D; Righi E; Monaco F; Croatto G; Cereda G; Demurtas J; Brondino N; Veronese N; Enrico P; Politi P; Ciappolino V; Pfennig A; Bechdolf A; Meyer-Lindenberg A; Kahl KG; Domschke K; Bauer M; Koutsouleris N; Winter S; Borgwardt S; Bitter I; Balazs J; Czobor P; Unoka Z; Mavridis D; Tsamakis K; Bozikas VP; Tunvirachaisakul C; Maes M; Rungnirundorn T; Supasitthumrong T; Haque A; Brunoni AR; Costardi CG; Schuch FB; Polanczyk G; Luiz JM; Fonseca L; Aparicio LV; Valvassori SS; Nordentoft M; Vendsborg P; Hoffmann SH; Sehli J; Sartorius N; Heuss S; Guinart D; Hamilton J; Kane J; Rubio J; Sand M; Koyanagi A, 2024, 'Global and risk-group stratified well-being and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults: Results from the international COH-FIT Study', Psychiatry Research, 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115972

Kurt G; Almeamari F; El-Dardery H; Lekkeh S; Acarturk C; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2024, 'The Türkiye–Syria earthquake region', Lancet Psychiatry, 11, pp. 964 - 964, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00368-7

Schuch FB; Vancampfort D; Richards J; Rosenbaum S; Ward P; Stubbs B, 2024, 'Reply to: Letter to the editor: Comment on Schuch et al., “Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias”', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 179, pp. 399 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.08.046

Swann C; Wagner D; Clarke MM; Goddard SG; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Vella SA; Teychenne M, 2024, 'Is there a need for mental health informed goal setting in physical activity?', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100648

Stubbs B; Ma R; Schuch F; Mugisha J; Rosenbaum S; Firth J; Vancampfort D, 2024, 'Physical Activity and Mental Health: A Little Less Conversation, a Lot More Action', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 21, pp. 963 - 964, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0404

Rosenbaum S; Ahmed S; Ali H; Nemorin S; Danielson S; Vancampfort D; Latimer K; Snider L; Khan A; Kurt G, 2024, 'Physical Activity Training for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Professionals in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh', Intervention, 22, pp. 83 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/intv.intv_47_23

McMahen C; Wright K; Jackson B; Stanton R; Lederman O; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Furzer B, 2024, 'The implementation of exercise therapy within hospital-based mental healthcare: Delphi study', Bjpsych Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.717

O'Neil A; Perez J; Young LM; John T; Turner M; Saunders D; Mahoney S; Bryan M; Ashtree DN; Jacka FN; Bruscella C; Pilon M; Mohebbi M; Teychenne M; Rosenbaum S; Opie R; Hockey M; Peric L; De Araugo S; Banker K; Davids I; Tembo M; Davis JA; Lai J; Rocks T; O'Shea M; Mundell NL; McKeon G; Yucel M; Absetz P; Versace V; Manger S; Morgan M; Chapman A; Bennett C; Speight J; Berk M; Moylan S; Radovic L; Chatterton ML, 2024, 'Clinical and cost-effectiveness of remote-delivered, online lifestyle therapy versus psychotherapy for reducing depression: results from the CALM non-inferiority, randomised trial', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101142

McKeon G; Curtis J; Rostami R; Sroba M; Farello A; Morell R; Steel Z; Harris M; Silove D; Parmenter B; Matthews E; Jamaluddin J; Rosenbaum S, 2024, 'Co-designing a Physical Activity Service for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Using an Experience-Based Co-design Framework', Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 26, pp. 674 - 688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-024-01587-5

Russell K; Barnett F; Varela S; Rosenbaum S; Stanton R, 2024, 'Physical activity to address mental health in a remote Australian community: community readiness assessment', Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 19, pp. 125 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-07-2023-0066

Monteiro FC; Oliveira Silva FD; Waclawovsky AJ; Alves Ferreira JV; Jesus-Moraleida FRD; Schuch FB; Ward PB; Rosenbaum S; Morell R; Carneiro L; Deslandes AC, 2024, 'Physical activity and sedentary behavior levels among individuals with mental illness: A cross-sectional study from 23 countries', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301583

Wheatley L; Mastrogiovanni C; Pebole M; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Rees S; Teasdale SB, 2024, 'Physical activity levels and sedentary behavior in people who have experienced gender-based violence: A systematic review', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100596

Whitworth JW; Checko ER; Rosenbaum S, 2024, 'Editorial: Lifestyle interventions for traumatic stress (LIFTS)', Frontiers in Psychology, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1367344

Monteiro FC; Silva FDO; Waclawovsky AJ; Ferreira JVA; de Jesus-Moraleida FR; Schuch FB; Ward PB; Rosenbaum S; Morell R; Carneiro L; Deslandes AC, 2024, 'Erratum: Correction: Physical activity and sedentary behavior levels among individuals with mental illness: A cross-sectional study from 23 countries (PloS one (2024) 19 4 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301583)', Plos One, 19, pp. e0316870, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316870

Hurtado OLM; Ortiz LCC; Jaramillo NG; Buitrago SC; Rosenbaum S; Jaimes GB, 2024, 'Physical activity and sedentary lifestyle in Colombian and Mexican university students: A cross-sectional descriptive study', Retos, 54, pp. 114 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/RETOS.V54.100234

Vancampfort D; Mugisha J; Rosenbaum S; Van Damme T, 2024, 'Physical activity counselling in people with suicidal ideation: a secondary analysis of a pilot study in Ugandan primary care settings', Pan African Medical Journal, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2024.48.160.39919

Vancampfort D; De Soir E; van Winkel R; Louw QA; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Seedat S; Pelayo Ramos-Sanchez C, 2024, 'Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and mental health outcomes in firefighters: A cross-sectional study', Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 39, pp. 88 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2023.2191203

Wheatley L; Rosenbaum S; Mastrogiovanni C; Pebole M; Wells R; Rees S; Teasdale S; McKeon G, 2024, 'Readiness of Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapists and Other Allied Health Professionals to Respond to Gender-Based Violence: A Mixed-Methods Study', Violence Against Women, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012241257245

Kurt G; Almeamari F; El-Dardery H; Lekkeh S; Acarturk C; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2024, 'A letter from... The Türkiye-Syria earthquake region', LANCET PSYCHIATRY, 11, pp. 964 - 964

Mastrogiovanni C; Kurt G; McKeon G; Lederman O; Rostami R; Coello M; Garcia DP; Wright K; Rosenbaum S, 2024, 'Delivering Exercise Services to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in High-Income Countries', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 13, pp. 93 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-6193-13.3.93

Khan A; Werner-Seidler A; Hidajat T; Feng J; Huang WY; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Association Between Sports Participation and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Australian Children: An 8-year Longitudinal Study', Journal of Adolescent Health, 73, pp. 1117 - 1124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.07.011

Patten RK; McIlvenna LC; Moreno-Asso A; Hiam D; Stepto NK; Rosenbaum S; Parker AG, 2023, 'Efficacy of high-intensity interval training for improving mental health and health-related quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome', Scientific Reports, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29503-1

Faruk MO; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Mental illness stigma among indigenous communities in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study', BMC Psychology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01257-5

Wells R; Acarturk C; Mozumder MK; Kurt G; Klein L; Lekkeh SA; Beetar A; Jahan S; Almeamari F; Faruk MO; McGrath M; Alam SF; Alokoud M; Dewan R; Vecih AE; El-Dardery H; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hammadi H; Hamoud MAS; Hasan MT; Joshi R; Kothaa S; Lamia FKC; Mastrogiovanni C; Najjar H; Nemorin S; Nicholson-Perry K; Prokrity TS; Said Yousef R; Tawakol M; Uygun E; Yasaki W; Wong S; Zarate A; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Testing the effectiveness and acceptability of online supportive supervision for mental health practitioners in humanitarian settings: a study protocol for the caring for carers project', BMC Psychiatry, 23, pp. 884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05246-1

Vella SA; Sutcliffe JT; Fernandez D; Liddelow C; Aidman E; Teychenne M; Smith JJ; Swann C; Rosenbaum S; White RL; Lubans DR, 2023, 'Context matters: A review of reviews examining the effects of contextual factors in physical activity interventions on mental health and wellbeing', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100520

Anwar A; Yadav UN; Huda MN; Das S; Rosenbaum S; Ali ARMM; Mondal PK; Rizwan AAM; Hossain SFA; Das Shuvo S; Mistry SK, 2023, 'Anxiety and Stress Related to COVID-19 Among the Community Dwelling Older Adults Residing in the Largest Refugee Camp of the World', Community Mental Health Journal, 59, pp. 1181 - 1192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-023-01101-5

Heissel A; Heinen D; Brokmeier LL; Skarabis N; Kangas M; Vancampfort D; Stubbs B; Firth J; Ward PB; Rosenbaum S; Hallgren M; Schuch F, 2023, 'Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57, pp. 1049 - 1057, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106282

Wheatley L; McKeon G; Pebole M; Wells R; Rees S; B. Ward P; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Gender-Based Violence is a Blind Spot for Sports and Exercise Medicine Professionals', Sports Medicine, 53, pp. 1491 - 1493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01742-8

Czosnek L; Rankin NM; Cormie P; Murnane A; Turner J; Richards J; Rosenbaum S; Zopf EM, 2023, '“Now is the time for institutions to be investing in growing exercise programs as part of standard of care”: a multiple case study examining the implementation of exercise oncology interventions', Supportive Care in Cancer, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07844-x

Brinsley J; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Walking in nature can help depression', Evidence Based Nursing, 26, pp. 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2022-103651

Vancampfort D; De Soir E; Ramos-Sanchez CP; van Winkel R; Louw QA; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Seedat S, 2023, 'Autonomous Motivation for Exercise Is Key to an Active Lifestyle in Firefighters', Workplace Health and Safety, 71, pp. 238 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21650799221147174

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