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Books
, 2018, Foreword, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812605-9.06001-9
Book Chapters
, 2021, 'Activity participation policy', in Building Better Schools with Evidence-based Policy: Adaptable Policy for Teachers and School Leaders, pp. 71 - 76
, 2020, 'Using Standardized Questionnaires and Anthropometric Instruments in Measuring Health and Well-Being of Caregivers of Young People With Early Psychosis', in , http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529740585
, 2006, 'The philosophy, science and application of behavior analysis in physical education', in Handbook of Physical Education, pp. 3 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781848608009.n1
, 1997, 'A model of conceptual thinking: Neurophysiological correlates', in Neil McConaghy: A Tribute to the Man and His Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, pp. 65 - 74
Journal articles
, 2026, 'Rates of malnutrition identified during hospital admissions and related length of stay for people with mental illness: A population-wide data linkage study', Clinical Nutrition, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2026.106720
, 2026, 'Long-term effects of a brief educational intervention on physical activity prescription intentions in mental health professionals: an exploratory, single-arm study', JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-03-2026-0029
, 2026, 'Supporting Staff To Address the Physical Health of Consumers in Mental Healthcare Settings: A Modified Nominal Group Technique', Community Mental Health Journal, 62, pp. 998 - 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-025-01589-z
, 2026, 'Cardiometabolic prediction models for young people with psychosis spectrum disorders in the UK (PsyMetRiC 2.0): a retrospective, multicohort clinical prediction model study', Lancet Psychiatry, 13, pp. 291 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00398-0
, 2026, 'An Act-Belong-Commit-based school intervention reduces suicidal ideation in adolescents: a pilot cluster-randomized trial from Uganda', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2026.100764
, 2026, 'Mental health, coping and related risk factors during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic in children: Nationally representative, multi-wave, cross-sectional results from 12 countries from the global COH-FIT study', European Neuropsychopharmacology, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2025.112741
, 2026, 'Suicidal ideation and associated factors in 2821 school-going adolescents in Uganda', Journal of Affective Disorders, 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.120316
, 2026, 'Adverse Childhood Experiences, Anxiety and Depression in School-going Ugandan Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Physical Activity', Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40653-025-00811-0
, 2026, 'Food insecurity in adults living with severe mental illness in Australia: an exploration of causes and experiences using a co-design approach', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03082-8
, 2026, 'Mobilising community-managed organisations: A call to action to confront physical health inequities in people living with complex mental health challenges', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674261450383
, 2026, 'Prevalence of multimorbidity in individuals with symptoms of substance use disorders and its association to physical activity and sedentary time', Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2025-0176
, 2026, 'Reorienting Allied Health Into Community-Based Care for People Experiencing Trauma and Social Disadvantage', Medical Journal of Australia, 224, pp. e70251 - e70251, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70251
, 2025, 'Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for preventing or managing the adverse cardiometabolic and other physical health effects of antipsychotic medications in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis', Bjpsych Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10919
, 2025, 'The prevalence of depression and anxiety and associated factors among school-going adolescents in poverty and conflict-affected settings in Uganda', BMC Psychiatry, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07611-8
, 2025, 'Lifestyle psychiatry: A conceptual framework for application in mental healthcare and support', BMJ Mental Health, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2025-301980
, 2025, 'Keeping the Body in Mind-Primary: evaluation of a community-based lifestyle intervention for people with severe mental illness accessing primary care', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY25130
, 2025, 'Feasibility of a targeted nutrition-risk screening tool in Australian mental health services: The NutriMental screener', Nutrition and Dietetics, 82, pp. 392 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.70000
, 2025, 'Holistic prevention and management of physical health side-effects of psychotropic medication: second report of the Lancet Psychiatry Physical Health Commission', Lancet Psychiatry, 12, pp. 673 - 699, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00162-2
, 2025, 'Implementing lifestyle interventions in mental health care: third report of the Lancet Psychiatry Physical Health Commission', Lancet Psychiatry, 12, pp. 700 - 722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00170-1
, 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
, 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
, 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
, 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
, 2025, 'Oral Health in Young People Accessing Services for Psychosis: A Retrospective Analysis', Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip.70030
, 2025, 'Metabolic syndrome risk prediction in an Australian sample with first-episode psychosis using the psychosis metabolic risk calculator: A validation study', Australasian Psychiatry, 33, pp. 120 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562241269171
, 2025, 'A grounded theory exploration of programme theory within Waves of Wellness surf therapy intervention', Psychology and Health, 40, pp. 231 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2023.2214590
, 2025, 'Collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times (COH-FIT): Insights on modifiable and non-modifiable risk and protective factors for wellbeing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from multivariable and network analyses', European Neuropsychopharmacology, 90, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.07.010
, 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
, 2024, 'Evaluation of a smoking cessation program for adults with severe mental illness in a public mental health service', Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 31, pp. 990 - 997, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpm.13052
, 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
, 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
, 2024, 'Implementation of a lifestyle and life-skills intervention to prevent weight-gain and cardiometabolic abnormalities in young people with first-episode psychosis as part of routine care: The Keeping the Body in Mind program', Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 18, pp. 731 - 738, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip.13508
, 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
, 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
, 2023, 'The resting metabolic rate of people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis', British Journal of Nutrition, 130, pp. 2025 - 2038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114523001162
, 2023, 'Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for improving the physical health of children and adolescents taking antipsychotic medications: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073893
, 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
, 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
, 2023, 'Hospital service utilisation of people previously hospitalised with different subtypes of psychotic disorder: A record linkage study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 844 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221115642
, 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, '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 10-hours workshop improves physical activity prescription for mental illness knowledge and confidence in health care professionals: a nation-wide multicentre study from Uganda', Disability and Rehabilitation, 45, pp. 170 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.2003448
, 2023, 'Sedentary behavior and physical activity: barriers and facilitators for active behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic', Jornal Brasileiro De Psiquiatria, 72, pp. 195 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0047-2085000000428
, 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, '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