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Davy Vancampfort

Davy Vancampfort

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Overview

Davy Vancampfort is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a significant research presence in the fields of Medicine and Psychology. Their work spans various subfields, notably Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Applied Psychology.

The scientist's research focuses primarily on topics related to Physical Activity and Health, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, and Health Disparities and Outcomes.

Their recent 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)
  • "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)
  • "A large-scale meta-analytic atlas of mental health problems prevalence during the COVID-19 early pandemic" (2021, Journal of Medical Virology)
  • "Physical activity, exercise, and mental disorders: it is time to move on" (2021, Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)

Frequent coauthors associated with Davy Vancampfort include:

  • Brendon Stubbs
  • Felipe Barreto Schuch
  • Joseph Firth
  • Tine Van Damme
  • James Mugisha

Davy Vancampfort has contributed extensively to several publication venues, with a notable number of publications in the following journals:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Disability and Rehabilitation
  • Psychiatry Research
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Mental Health and Physical Activity

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

  • Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Alex J. Mitchell;Davy Vancampfort;Kim Sweers;Ruud van Winkel

  • 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

  • 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

  • Metabolic syndrome in people with schizophrenia: a review

    Marc De Hert;Vincent Schreurs;Davy Vancampfort;Ruud Van Winkel;Ruud Van Winkel

  • 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

  • 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

  • The "online brain": how the Internet may be changing our cognition

    Joseph Firth;John B Torous;Brendon Stubbs;Josh A Firth

  • 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

  • Effect of aerobic exercise on hippocampal volume in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Brendon Stubbs;Davy Vancampfort;Felipe Schuch

  • Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Rates and Moderators

    Davy Vancampfort;Kristof Vansteelandt;Christoph U. Correll;Alex J. Mitchell

  • The intriguing relationship between coronary heart disease and mental disorders.

    Marc De Hert;Johan Detraux;Davy Vancampfort

  • Exercise therapy improves both mental and physical health in patients with major depression

    Jan Knapen;Davy Vancampfort;Yves Moriën;Yannick Marchal

Frequent Co-Authors

Brendon Stubbs
Brendon Stubbs King's College London
Joseph Firth
Joseph Firth University of Manchester
Ai Koyanagi
Ai Koyanagi University of Barcelona
Marc De Hert
Marc De Hert KU Leuven
Felipe Barreto Schuch
Felipe Barreto Schuch Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Philip B. Ward
Philip B. Ward University of New South Wales
Mats Hallgren
Mats Hallgren Karolinska Institute
Nicola Veronese
Nicola Veronese University of Palermo
Lee Smith
Lee Smith Anglia Ruskin University
Andrew Soundy
Andrew Soundy University of Birmingham

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