By Professor Simon Rosenbaum

Journal articles

Mastrogiovanni C; Choudhry U; Lederman O; Mckeon G; Wright K; Curtis J; Morell R; Miranda K; Teasdale S; Kurt G; Mistry SK; Ward PB; Barbero R; Rosenbaum S, 2025, 'Free, culturally responsive and trauma-informed physical activity service for people experiencing social disadvantage in Sydney, Australia: the â€Addi Moves' initiative', British Journal of Sports Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110249

, 2025, 'Erratum: An Effectiveness Trial of an Exercise Physiologist Service to Improve Quality of Life in Adults with Severe Mental Illness: Protocol for the MOVEMENT Study [Corrigendum].', Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 21, pp. 1507 - 1508, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S555929

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

Mastrogiovanni C; McKeon G; Lederman O; Wright K; Choudhry U; Bachtiar F; Rosenbaum S, 2025, 'Muscling Up on Mental Illness: A Review on Physical Activity in Mental Health Care', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 14, pp. 85 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/ceph-25-00002

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

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

Vancampfort D; Mugisha J; Rosenbaum S; Damme TV, 2023, 'Physical activity counselling in women with HIV/AIDS and suicidal ideation: a secondary analysis of a real-world intervention in Ugandan HIV counselling centres', Pan African Medical Journal, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2023.45.70.40093

Wells R; Lekkeh S; McGrath M; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Sustainable mental health systems in northwest Syria after the earthquakes', Lancet Psychiatry, 10, pp. e12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00098-6

Huckvale K; Hoon L; Stech E; Newby JM; Zheng WY; Han J; Vasa R; Gupta S; Barnett S; Senadeera M; Cameron S; Kurniawan S; Agarwal A; Kupper JF; Asbury J; Willie D; Grant A; Cutler H; Parkinson B; Ahumada-Canale A; Beames JR; Logothetis R; Bautista M; Rosenberg J; Shvetcov A; Quinn T; MacKinnon A; Rana S; Tran T; Rosenbaum S; Mouzakis K; Werner-Seidler A; Whitton A; Venkatesh S; Christensen H, 2023, 'Protocol for a bandit-based response adaptive trial to evaluate the effectiveness of brief self-guided digital interventions for reducing psychological distress in university students: the Vibe Up study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066249

Higham SM; Mendham AE; Rosenbaum S; Allen NG; Smith G; Stadnyk A; Duffield R, 2023, 'Effects of concurrent exercise training on body composition, systemic inflammation, and components of metabolic syndrome in inactive academics: a randomised controlled trial', European Journal of Applied Physiology, 123, pp. 809 - 820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-022-05108-w

Solmi M; Thompson T; Estradé A; Agorastos A; Radua J; Cortese S; Dragioti E; Leisch F; Vancampfort D; Thygesen LC; Aschauer H; Schlögelhofer M; Aschauer E; Schneeberger A; 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, 2023, 'Validation of the Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT) questionnaire for adults', Journal of Affective Disorders, 326, pp. 249 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.022

Luttenberger K; Najem C; Rosenbaum S; Sifri C; Kind L; Baggenstos B, 2023, 'A Climbing (Bouldering) Intervention to Increase the Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon-Study Protocol for a Controlled Trial', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054289

Czosnek L; Rosenbaum S; Rankin NM; Zopf EM; Cormie P; Herbert B; Richards J, 2023, 'Implementation of physical activity interventions in a community-based youth mental healthcare service: A case study of context, strategies, and outcomes', Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 17, pp. 212 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip.13324

Vella SA; Aidman E; Teychenne M; Smith JJ; Swann C; Rosenbaum S; White RL; Lubans DR, 2023, 'Optimising the effects of physical activity on mental health and wellbeing: A joint consensus statement from Sports Medicine Australia and the Australian Psychological Society', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26, pp. 132 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2023.01.001

Carraro A; Gobbi E; Stanton R; Santi G; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE ITALIAN VERSION OF THE EMIQ-HP (EXERCISE IN MENTAL ILLNESS QUESTIONNAIRE-HEALTH PROFESSIONALS VERSION) TO INVESTIGATE THE VIEWS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS REGARDING EXERCISE FOR TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS', Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 20, pp. 55 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230107

Watkins A; Stein-Parbury J; Curtis J; Poole J; Teasdale S; Fibbins H; Rossimel E; Lederman O; Ward PB; Rosenbaum S; Denney-Wilson E, 2023, 'Tackling change in mental health service delivery: A qualitative evaluation of a lifestyle program targeting mental health staff – Keeping our Staff in Mind (KoSiM)', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34, pp. 237 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.633

McKeon G; Fitzgerald C; Furzer B; Rosenbaum S; Stanton R; Lederman O; Harvey SB; Wright K, 2023, 'A qualitative exploration of the experience and attitudes of exercise professionals using telehealth for people with mental illness', Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 18, pp. 14 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-07-2021-0084

McKeon G; Wells R; Steel Z; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Teasdale S; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'An online mental health informed physical activity intervention for emergency service workers and their families: A stepped-wedge trial', Digital Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076221149294

Russell K; Rosenbaum S; Varela S; Stanton R; Barnett F, 2023, 'Fostering community engagement, participation and empowerment for mental health of adults living in rural communities: a systematic review', Rural and Remote Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.22605/RRH7438

Swann C; Jackman PC; Lawrence A; Hawkins RM; Goddard SG; Williamson O; Schweickle MJ; Vella SA; Rosenbaum S; Ekkekakis P, 2023, 'The (over)use of SMART goals for physical activity promotion: A narrative review and critique', Health Psychology Review, 17, pp. 211 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2021.2023608

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