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Brendon Stubbs is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and has made extensive contributions to the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a particular focus on subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research encompasses a wide range of topics including Physical Activity and Health, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Behavioral Health and Interventions, and Chronic Disease Management Strategies.

Stubbs has authored numerous papers, some of the recent notable publications include:

  • A meta-review of "lifestyle psychiatry": the role of exercise, smoking, diet and sleep in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders (2020, World Psychiatry)
  • Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression (2023, British Journal of Sports Medicine)
  • Depressive symptoms and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour throughout adolescence: a prospective cohort study (2020, The Lancet Psychiatry)
  • Associations of moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior with depressive and anxiety symptoms in self-isolating people during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey in Brazil (2020, Psychiatry Research)
  • School-related physical activity interventions and mental health among children: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020, Sports Medicine - Open)

Stubbs frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Mental health and physical activity
  • Psychiatry Research
  • BMC Medicine
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research

Their collaborations include regular co-authorship with:

  • Davy Vancampfort
  • Joseph Firth
  • Ping-Tao Tseng
  • Felipe Barreto Schuch
  • Lee Smith

In addition to journal articles, Stubbs has contributed to book publications, notably the "Essentials of exercise and sport psychology: An open access textbook" published in 2021 by the Society for Transparency, Openness, and Replication in Kinesiology eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence, incidence and mortality from cardiovascular disease in patients with pooled and specific severe mental illness: a large-scale meta-analysis of 3,211,768 patients and 113,383,368 controls.

    Christoph U. Correll;Marco Solmi;Nicola Veronese;Beatrice Bortolato

  • Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

    Felipe B. Schuch;Davy Vancampfort;Joseph Firth;Simon Rosenbaum

  • Exercise as a treatment for depression: a meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias

    Felipe Barreto Schuch;Davy Vancampfort;Justin Richards;Simon Rosenbaum

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness

    Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Najma Siddiqi;Ai Koyanagi;Ai Koyanagi;Ai Koyanagi;Dan J Siskind

  • Peripheral cytokine and chemokine alterations in depression: a meta-analysis of 82 studies.

    C. A. Köhler;T. H. Freitas;M. Maes;N. Q. De Andrade

  • Physical activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of physical activity.

    Aaron Kandola;Garcia Ashdown-Franks;Joshua Hendrikse;Catherine M. Sabiston

  • Risk of metabolic syndrome and its components in people with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Davy Vancampfort;Brendon Stubbs;Alex J Mitchell;Marc De Hert

  • Risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older people with subjective memory complaints: meta-analysis

    A J Mitchell;H Beaumont;D Ferguson;M Yadegarfar

  • A meta-review of "lifestyle psychiatry": the role of exercise, smoking, diet and sleep in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders.

    Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Marco Solmi;Robyn E Wootton;Davy Vancampfort

  • Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Davy Vancampfort;Joseph Firth;Felipe B. Schuch;Simon Rosenbaum;Simon Rosenbaum

  • Inflammation and frailty in the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Pinar Soysal;Brendon Stubbs;Paola Lucato;Claudio Luchini

  • Inflammation and sarcopenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Giulia Bano;Caterina Trevisan;Sara Carraro;Marco Solmi

  • Diabetes mellitus in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a systematic review and large scale meta-analysis.

    Davy VanCampfort;Christoph U Correll;Britta Galling;Michel Probst

  • Physical activity and sedentary behavior in people with major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Felipe Schuch;Davy Vancampfort;Joseph Firth;Simon Rosenbaum

  • EPA guidance on physical activity as a treatment for severe mental illness: a meta-review of the evidence and Position Statement from the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health (IOPTMH).

    Brendon Stubbs;Brendon Stubbs;Davy Vancampfort;Mats Hallgren;Joseph Firth

  • Assessing the quality of studies in meta-analyses: Advantages and limitations of the Newcastle Ottawa Scale

    Claudio Luchini;Brendon Stubbs;Marco Solmi;Nicola Veronese

  • Relationship between depression and frailty in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Pinar Soysal;Nicola Veronese;Trevor Thompson;Kai G Kahl

  • An examination of the anxiolytic effects of exercise for people with anxiety and stress-related disorders: A meta-analysis

    Brendon Stubbs;Brendon Stubbs;Davy Vancampfort;Simon Rosenbaum;Joseph Firth

  • Motivating factors and barriers towards exercise in severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Joseph Firth;Simon Rosenbaum;Brendon Stubbs;Paul Gorczynski

  • Aerobic Exercise Improves Cognitive Functioning in People With Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Joseph Firth;Brendon Stubbs;Brendon Stubbs;Simon Rosenbaum;Davy Vancampfort

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Firth
Joseph Firth University of Manchester
Ai Koyanagi
Ai Koyanagi University of Barcelona
Nicola Veronese
Nicola Veronese University of Palermo
Marco Solmi
Marco Solmi University of Ottawa
André F. Carvalho
André F. Carvalho Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Lee Smith
Lee Smith Anglia Ruskin University
Felipe Barreto Schuch
Felipe Barreto Schuch Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Fiona Gaughran
Fiona Gaughran King's College London
Marc De Hert
Marc De Hert KU Leuven

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