By Professor Zachary Steel

Journal articles

Rasmussen V; Spangaro J; Steel Z; Briggs N; Torok M, 2025, 'Trajectories to Suicide Following Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: Using Structural Equation Modelling to Examine Suicide and PTSD in Female Emergency Department Users', Journal of Family Violence, 40, pp. 811 - 825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00640-5

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

Badawi A; Steel Z; Rogers K; Wijesinghe N; Berle D, 2025, 'Changes in Trauma-based Intrusive Memory Characteristics Associated with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Depression: A Daily Diary Study', Psychiatric Quarterly, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11126-025-10156-4

Davies K; Lappin JM; Briggs N; Isobel S; Steel Z, 2025, 'Does shame mediate the influence of trauma on psychosis? A systematic review and meta-analytic structural equation modelling approach', Schizophrenia Research, 275, pp. 87 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2024.12.008

Priestley I; Cherian S; Paxton G; Steel Z; Young P; Gunasekera H; Hunt C, 2025, 'The impact of immigration detention on children's mental health: systematic review', British Journal of Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.29

Davies K; Isobel S; Steel Z; Morgan S; Lappin JM, 2025, 'Shame and Experiences of Psychosis: A Qualitative Inquiry.', Int J Ment Health Nurs, 34, pp. e70070, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.70070

Davies K; Lappin JM; Gott C; Steel Z, 2024, 'Experiencing Psychosis and Shame: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Strength and Patterns of Association', SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbae139

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

Ratnamohan L; Silove D; Mares S; Krishna Y; Thambi B; Steel Z, 2024, 'When all is at sea: Attachment insecurity as a mediator of risk in Tamil asylum-seeking children', Development and Psychopathology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424001445

Wells R; Klein L; Mohsin M; Greene MC; Fisher J; Silove D; Steel Z; Rees S, 2024, 'Longitudinal Protective Factors against Intimate Partner Violence for Women Born in Australia and Women from Refugee Backgrounds', WOMEN, 4, pp. 317 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/women4030024

Iranpour C; Wells R; Berle D; Saniee A; Rostami R; Iranpour N; Steel Z, 2023, 'Effect of traumatic experiences and future threats on executive functioning and verbal fluency amongst Farsi-Dari speaking immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers', Psychiatry Research Communications, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2023.100146

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

Ratnamohan L; Silove D; Mares S; Krishna Y; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Steel Z, 2023, 'Breaching the family walls: Modelling the impact of prolonged visa insecurity on asylum-seeking children', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 1130 - 1139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221148399

Forrest W; Steel Z, 2023, 'The impact of immigration detention on the mental health of refugees and asylum seekers', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36, pp. 642 - 653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22944

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

McKeon G; Steel Z; Wells R; Fitzpatrick A; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2022, 'Exercise and PTSD Symptoms in Emergency Service and Frontline Medical Workers: A Systematic Review', Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/TJX.0000000000000189

Rostami R; Wells R; Solaimani J; Berle D; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Silove D; Nickerson A; O'Donnell M; Bryant R; McFarlane A; Steel Z, 2022, 'The mental health of Farsi-Dari speaking asylum-seeking children and parents facing insecure residency in Australia', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100548

McKeon G; Tiedemann A; Sherrington C; Teasdale S; Mastrogiovanni C; Wells R; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S, 2022, 'Feasibility of an online, mental health-informed lifestyle program for people aged 60+ years during the COVID-19 pandemic', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33, pp. 545 - 552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.538

Rees S; Mohsin M; Moussa B; Fisher J; Steel Z; Nadar N; Hassoun F; Khalil B; Youssef M; Krishna Y, 2022, 'Cohort profile: intimate partner violence and mental health among women from refugee background and a comparison group of Australian-born - the WATCH cohort study', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051887

Hinton E; Steel Z; Hilbrink D; Berle D, 2022, 'Anger and predictors of drop-out from PTSD treatment of veterans and first responders', Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 50, pp. 237 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465821000382

Rees SJ; Mohsin M; Klein L; Steel Z; Tol W; Dadds M; Eapen V; Da Costa Z; Savio E; Tam N; Silove D, 2022, 'The impact of maternal depressive symptoms and traumatic events on early childhood mental health in conflict-affected Timor-Leste', Bjpsych Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.20

Badawi A; Steel Z; Wijesinghe N; Berle D, 2022, 'Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Influence on Stress and Early Responsiveness Outcomes for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress', Psychiatric Quarterly, 93, pp. 385 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11126-021-09953-4

Badawi A; Steel Z; Berle D, 2022, 'Visuospatial Working Memory Tasks May Not Reduce the Intensity or Distress of Intrusive Memories', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.769957

Bucich M; Steel Z; Berle D, 2022, 'Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptom Profiles Among People Who Have Experienced Abuse: Findings From the NESARC-III Study', Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, 16, pp. 76 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001193

Rosenbaum S; Stierli M; McCullagh S; Newby J; Ward PB; Harvey S; Steel Z, 2022, 'An open trial of the RECONNECT exercise program for NSW Police Officers with posttraumatic stress disorder or psychological injury', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33, pp. 28 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.406

Badawi A; Steel Z; Harb M; Mahoney C; Berle D, 2022, 'Changes in intolerance of uncertainty over the course of treatment predict posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in an inpatient sample', Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 29, pp. 230 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2625

Terhaag S; Steel Z; Howard A; Armstrong R; Cowlishaw S; Brewer D; Human B; Forbes D; Phelps A, 2022, 'Psychiatric Comorbidity for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Latent Profile Analysis and Implications for Treatment', Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, 14, pp. 831 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000520

Badawi A; Steel Z; Mahoney C; Berle D, 2021, 'Feasibility of an adjunctive cognitive task in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder', Discover Psychology, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44202-021-00011-5

McKeon G; Mastrogiovanni C; Chapman J; Stanton R; Matthews E; Steel Z; Wells R; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'The experiences of peer-facilitators delivering a physical activity intervention for emergency service workers and their families', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100414

Bryant RA; Edwards B; Creamer M; O’Donnell M; Forbes D; Felmingham KL; Silove D; Steel Z; McFarlane AC; Van Hooff M; Nickerson A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2021, 'Prolonged grief in refugees, parenting behaviour and children’s mental health', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55, pp. 863 - 873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867420967420

Rasmussen V; Steel Z; Spangaro J; Torok M, 2021, 'Investigating the prevalence of intimate partner violence victimisation in women presenting to the emergency department in suicidal crisis', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33, pp. 703 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13714

Hicks MHR; Mohsin M; Silove D; Fisher J; Moussa B; Steel Z; Nancarrow H; Nadar N; Klein L; Hasoun F; Yousif M; Khalil B; Krishna Y; Rees SJ, 2021, 'Attitudes towards gender roles and prevalence of intimate partner violence perpetrated against pregnant and postnatal women: Differences between women immigrants from conflict-affected countries and women born in Australia', Plos One, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255105

Marshall RE; Milligan-Saville JS; Steel Z; Bryant RA; Mitchell PB; Harvey SB, 2021, 'Pre-Employment MMPI-2 Measures and Later Psychological Injury-Related Absenteeism among Police Officers', Policing Oxford, 15, pp. 1316 - 1325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/police/paaa017

Thogesan M; Berle D; Hilbrink D; Kiely R; Russell-Williams C; Garwood N; Steel Z, 2021, 'The Inter-Rater Consistency of Clinician Ratings of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Therapy Content', Psychiatric Quarterly, 92, pp. 537 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11126-020-09832-4

Fogarty A; Steel Z; Ward PB; Boydell KM; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'Trauma and mental health awareness in emergency service workers: A qualitative evaluation of the behind the seen education workshops', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094418

McKeon G; Steel Z; Wells R; Newby J; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'A mental health–informed physical activity intervention for first responders and their partners delivered using Facebook: Mixed methods pilot study', Jmir Formative Research, 5, pp. e23432, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/23432

Fibbins H; Ward PB; Stanton R; Czsonek L; Cudmore J; Michael S; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'Embedding an exercise professional within an inpatient mental health service: A qualitative study (vol 17, 100300, 2019)', MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 20, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000657477700037&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Howard A; Agathos JA; Phelps A; Cowlishaw S; Terhaag S; Arjmand HA; Armstrong R; Berle D; Steel Z; Brewer D; Human B; Herwig A; Wigg C; Kemp P; Wellauer R; O’Donnell ML, 2021, 'Prevalence and treatment implications of ICD-11 complex PTSD in Australian treatment-seeking current and ex-serving military members', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1844441

Rosenbaum S; McKeon G; Stubbs B; Teychenne M; Parker A; Stanton R; Schuch F; Mistry A; Steel Z; Firth J, 2021, 'Redefining mental healthcare: Going multidisciplinary to manage multimorbidity', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55, pp. 7 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101691

McKeon G; Wells R; Steel Z; Moseley V; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'Self-Reported Physical and Mental Health of Informal Caregivers of Emergency Service Workers', Journal of Loss and Trauma, 26, pp. 507 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2020.1845020

Shakespeare-Finch J; Bowen-Salter H; Cashin M; Badawi A; Wells R; Rosenbaum S; Steel Z, 2020, 'COVID-19: An Australian Perspective', Journal of Loss and Trauma, 25, pp. 662 - 672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2020.1780748

Vollmer-Conna U; Beilharz JE; Cvejic E; Macnamara CL; Doherty M; Steel Z; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Harvey SB; Parker G, 2020, 'The well-being of medical students: A biopsychosocial approach', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54, pp. 997 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867420924086

McKeon G; Steel Z; Wells R; Newby J; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2020, 'A Mental Health–Informed Physical Activity Intervention for First Responders and Their Partners Delivered Using Facebook: Mixed Methods Pilot Study (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.23432

Chen A; Rosenbaum S; Wells R; Gould K; Ward PB; Steel Z, 2020, 'Obesity, physical activity and sleep quality in patients admitted to a posttraumatic stress inpatient ward', Australasian Psychiatry, 28, pp. 270 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856220917075

Fogden G; Berle D; Steel Z, 2020, 'The impact of family separation and worry about family upon psychological adjustment in refugees resettled in Australia', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 33, pp. 894 - 907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22568

Silove D; Mohsin M; Klein L; Tam NDJ; Dadds M; Eapen V; Tol WA; Da Costa Z; Savio E; Soares R; Steel Z; Rees SJ, 2020, 'Longitudinal path analysis of depressive symptoms and functioning among women of child-rearing age in postconflict Timor-Leste', BMJ Global Health, 5, pp. e002039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002039

Rebar AL; Stanton R; Wells R; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S, 2020, 'Feeling states of people experiencing depression, anxiety, or comorbid depression and anxiety symptoms during a multi-day charity cycling ride: An ecological momentary assessment study', Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.02.004

Steel Z, 2020, 'When the smoke clears: Supporting communities after a disaster', Medicine Today, 21, pp. 10 - 19, https://medicinetoday.com.au/2020/march/feature-article/when-smoke-clears-supporting-communities-after-disaster

Bryant RA; Edwards B; Creamer M; O’Donnell M; Forbes D; Felmingham KL; Silove D; Steel Z; McFarlane AC; van Hooff M; Nickerson A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2020, 'A population study of prolonged grief in refugees', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000386

Marshall RE; Milligan-Saville JS; Steel Z; Bryant RA; Mitchell PB; Harvey SB, 2020, 'A prospective study of pre-employment psychological testing amongst police recruits', Occupational Medicine, 70, pp. 162 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/OCCMED/KQAA008

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