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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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2023, 'Psychological distress and physical activity behaviors among parents and caregivers during different COVID‐19 restriction periods: Secondary analysis of the Active Kids voucher program evaluation', Mental Health Science, 1, pp. 167 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mhs2.30
,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
,2022, 'A mental health-informed, online health promotion programme targeting physical activity and healthy eating for adults aged 60+ years: study protocol for the MovingTogether randomised controlled trial', Trials, 23, pp. 1052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06978-3
,2022, 'Developing an implementation research logic model: using a multiple case study design to establish a worked exemplar', Implementation Science Communications, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43058-022-00337-8
,2022, 'Evaluating telehealth lifestyle therapy versus telehealth psychotherapy for reducing depression in adults with COVID-19 related distress: the curbing anxiety and depression using lifestyle medicine (CALM) randomised non-inferiority trial protocol', BMC Psychiatry, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03840-3
,2022, 'Workforce development for better management of physical comorbidities among people with serious mental illness', Medical Journal of Australia, 217, pp. S39 - S42, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51705
,2022, 'Barriers and Facilitators to Participating in an Exercise Referral Scheme among Women Living in a Low Socioeconomic Area in Australia: A Qualitative Investigation Using the COM-B and Theoretical Domains Framework', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912312
,2022, 'The mental health consequences of indigenous language loss', The Lancet Psychiatry, 9, pp. e46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00300-5
,2022, 'Thirty years of research on physical activity, mental health, and wellbeing: A scientometric analysis of hotspots and trends', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.943435
,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
,2022, 'Promoting physical activity for mental health: An updated evidence review and practical guide', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 35, pp. 270 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000796
,2022, 'Exercise recommendations and referral patterns of oncology professionals', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18, pp. 295 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13594
,2022, 'Anxiety and depressive symptoms among physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study', Global Mental Health, 9, pp. 285 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.30
,2022, 'Integration of Mental Health into Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning for the Monsoon Season in Bangladesh', Intervention, 20, pp. 114 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/intv.intv_38_21
,2022, 'Mental Health and Perceived Social Support of Humanitarian Workers in Bangladesh During the COVID-19 Pandemic', Intervention, 20, pp. 151 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/intv.intv_18_21
,2022, 'Web-based exercise interventions for patients with depressive and anxiety disorders: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials', Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 44, pp. 331 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-4446-2021-2026
,2022, 'Realising the cross-cutting potential of sport in situations of forced displacement', BMJ Global Health, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008717
,2022, 'Implementing experience-based co-design to develop a physical activity programme in recovery-focused outpatient mental health services', International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2021.0101
,2022, 'Outcome assessments used in studies examining the effect of prescribed exercise interventions for people living with severe mental illness, a scoping review', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100438
,2022, 'Social media interventions targeting exercise and diet behaviours in people with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs): A systematic review', Internet Interventions, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100497
,2022, 'Physical and mental health impact of COVID-19 on children, adolescents, and their families: The Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times - Children and Adolescents (COH-FIT-C&A)', Journal of Affective Disorders, 299, pp. 367 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.090
,2022, 'The collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times in adults (COH-FIT-Adults): Design and methods of an international online survey targeting physical and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic', Journal of Affective Disorders, 299, pp. 393 - 407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.048
,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
,2022, 'Mental contrasting and implementation of physical activity intentions in Ugandan primary care patients with mental health problems: A real-world intervention involving support partners', Psychiatry Research, 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114335
,2021, 'Exercise interventions for people diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review of implementation outcomes', BMC Cancer, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08196-7
,2021, 'Key stakeholder perspectives on the development and real-world implementation of a home-based physical activity program for mothers at risk of postnatal depression: a qualitative study', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10394-8
,2021, '“A 15% reduction in physical inactivity will be achieved in Australasia by 2030”-Audience votes negative in online debate', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18, pp. 1321 - 1324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/JPAH.2021-0456
,2021, 'Association between physical activity and leisure-time sedentary behavior among 140,808 adolescents aged 12 to 15 from 47 low- and middle-income countries', Public Health, 199, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.08.001
,2021, 'Dose-dependent and joint associations between screen time, physical activity, and mental wellbeing in adolescents: an international observational study', The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 5, pp. 729 - 738, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00200-5
,2021, 'Mental Health and Physical Activity, yoga and other holistic movement practices (HMPs): A position statement', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100426
,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
,2021, 'Barriers, Attitudes, Confidence and Knowledge of Mental Health and Psychosocial Humanitarian Staff in Cox's Bazar in Responding to Suicide Risk', Intervention, 19, pp. 242 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/INTV.INTV_53_20
,2021, 'Effects of yoga on depressive symptoms in people with mental disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55, pp. 992 - 1000, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101242
,2021, 'Feasibility of a mental health informed physical activity intervention for the carers of children with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy', Epilepsy and Behavior, 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108022
,2021, 'The anxiolytic effects of exercise for people with anxiety and related disorders: An update of the available meta-analytic evidence', Psychiatry Research, 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114046
,2021, 'Editorial: Sports and Active Living During the Covid-19 Pandemic', Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.714986
,2021, 'Keeping our staff in mind: Dietary results of a lifestyle intervention targeting mental health staff', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 32, pp. 451 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.377
,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
,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
,2021, 'Dropout from exercise randomized controlled trials among people with anxiety and stress-related disorders: A meta-analysis and meta-regression', Journal of Affective Disorders, 282, pp. 996 - 1004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.01.003
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