Davy Vancampfort

Research interests

Publications

• Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression

  British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2023 · 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106282

• A meta‐review of “lifestyle psychiatry”: the role of exercise, smoking, diet and sleep in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders

  World Psychiatry · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20773

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

  The Lancet Psychiatry · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(19)30132-4

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

  World Psychiatry · 2019 · 10.1002/wps.20617

• Physical activity protects from incident anxiety: A meta‐analysis of prospective cohort studies

  Depression and Anxiety · 2019 · 10.1002/da.22915

• Exercise as Medicine for Mental and Substance Use Disorders: A Meta-review of the Benefits for Neuropsychiatric and Cognitive Outcomes

  Sports Medicine · 2019 · 10.1007/s40279-019-01187-6

• The intriguing relationship between coronary heart disease and mental disorders

  Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience · 2018 · 10.31887/dcns.2018.20.1/mdehert

• 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)

  European Psychiatry · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.07.004

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

  American Journal of Psychiatry · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17111194

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

  Psychiatry Research · 2017 · 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.12.020

• 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

  World Psychiatry · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20420

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

  World Psychiatry · 2017 · 10.1002/wps.20458

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

  NeuroImage · 2017 · 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.11.007

• The effect of active video games on cognitive functioning in clinical and non-clinical populations: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · 2017 · 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.04.011

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

  World Psychiatry · 2016 · 10.1002/wps.20309

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

  Psychological Medicine · 2016 · 10.1017/s0033291716001732

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

  Journal of Affective Disorders · 2016 · 10.1016/j.jad.2016.10.050

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

  Journal of Psychiatric Research · 2016 · 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.02.023

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

  Schizophrenia Bulletin · 2016 · 10.1093/schbul/sbw115

• 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

  World Psychiatry · 2015 · 10.1002/wps.20252

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

  Disability and Rehabilitation · 2014 · 10.3109/09638288.2014.972579

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

  American Journal of Psychiatry · 2013 · 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12050620

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

  Schizophrenia Bulletin · 2011 · 10.1093/schbul/sbr148

• Metabolic syndrome in people with schizophrenia: a review

  World Psychiatry · 2009 · 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2009.tb00199.x

• Exercise for the Treatment of Depression

  The Open Complementary Medicine Journal · 2009 · 10.2174/1876391x00901010078

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