Overview
Background
Dr Damian Santomauro leads the Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream based at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR). He is also an affiliate assistant professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington, for his work on the Global Burden of Disease Study where he is the head of the mental disorders team responsible for modelling the epidemiology and burden of mental disorders.
Availability
- Dr Damian Santomauro is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
The global epidemiology and health burden of the autism spectrum: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Santomauro, Damian F. (GBD 2021 Autism Spectrum Collaborator), Erskine, Holly E. (GBD 2021 Autism Spectrum Collaborator), Mantilla Herrera, Ana M. (GBD 2021 Autism Spectrum Collaborator), Miller, Paul Anthony (GBD 2021 Autism Spectrum Collaborator), Shadid, Jamileh (GBD 2021 Autism Spectrum Collaborator), Hagins, Hailey, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Ahmed, Ayman, Alhalaiqa, Fadwa Naji, Ali, Mohammed Usman, Al-Marwani, Sabah, Almazan, Joseph Uy, Almustanyir, Sami, Alvi, Farrukh Jawad, Amer, Yasser Sami Abdel Dayem, Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, Amiri, Sohrab, Andrei, Catalina Liliana, Angappan, Dhanalakshmi, Antony, Catherine M., Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Ashraf, Tahira, Ayuso-Mateos, Jose L., Barrow, Amadou, Batra, Kavita, Bemanalizadeh, Maryam, Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth ... Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 Autism Spectrum Collaborators (2025). The global epidemiology and health burden of the autism spectrum: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Psychiatry, 12 (2), 111-121. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00363-8
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2025
Journal Article
Correlates of mental disorder and harmful substance use in an indigenous Australian urban sample: an analysis of data from the Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey
Basit, Tabinda, Toombs, Maree, Santomauro, Damian, Whiteford, Harvey and Ferrari, Alize (2025). Correlates of mental disorder and harmful substance use in an indigenous Australian urban sample: an analysis of data from the Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 60 (1), 201-213. doi: 10.1007/s00127-024-02648-8
2024
Journal Article
Service coverage for major depressive disorder: estimated rates of minimally adequate treatment for 204 countries and territories in 2021
Santomauro, Damian F, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey A, Chisholm, Dan, Saxena, Shekhar and Ferrari, Alize J (2024). Service coverage for major depressive disorder: estimated rates of minimally adequate treatment for 204 countries and territories in 2021. The Lancet Psychiatry, 11 (12), 1012-1021. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00317-1
2024
Journal Article
The global burden of suicide mortality among people on the autism spectrum: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Santomauro, Damian F, Hedley, Darren, Sahin, Ensu, Brugha, Traolach S, Naghavi, Mohsen, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey A, Ferrari, Alize J and Stokes, Mark A (2024). The global burden of suicide mortality among people on the autism spectrum: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Psychiatry Research, 341 116150, 116150. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116150
2024
Journal Article
The epidemiology of mental and substance use disorders in Australia 2020–22: Prevalence, socio-demographic correlates, severity, impairment and changes over time
Slade, Tim, Vescovi, Joshua, Chapman, Cath, Teesson, Maree, Arya, Vikas, Pirkis, Jane, Harris, Meredith G., Burgess, Philip M., Santomauro, Damian, O’Dean, Siobhan, Tapp, Caley and Sunderland, Matthew (2024). The epidemiology of mental and substance use disorders in Australia 2020–22: Prevalence, socio-demographic correlates, severity, impairment and changes over time. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48674241275892. doi: 10.1177/00048674241275892
2024
Journal Article
Assessing the impact of health-care access on the severity of low back pain by country: a case study within the GBD framework
Wu, YiFan, Wulf Hanson, Sarah, Culbreth, Garland, Purcell, Caroline, Brooks, Peter, Kopec, Jacek, March, Lyn, Woolf, Anthony D., Pasovic, Maja, Hamilton, Erin, Santomauro, Damian and Vos, Theo (2024). Assessing the impact of health-care access on the severity of low back pain by country: a case study within the GBD framework. The Lancet Rheumatology, 6 (9), e598-e606. doi: 10.1016/s2665-9913(24)00151-6
2024
Journal Article
Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Aali, Amirali, Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Abdollahi, Arash, Abdullahi, Auwal, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abualruz, Hasan, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen ME, Ackerman, Ilana N, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Addolorato, Giovanni, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Adepoju, Abiola Victor, Adewuyi, Habeeb Omoponle, Afyouni, Shadi, Afzal, Saira, Afzal, Sina, Agodi, Antonella ... Murray, Christopher J L (2024). Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2133-2161. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00757-8
2024
Journal Article
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Anderlini, Deanna, Chung, Eric, Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Maravilla, Joemer C., Khan, Asaduzzaman, Moni, Mohammad Ali, McGrath, John J. and Sartorius, Benn (2024). Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2162-2203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4
2024
Journal Article
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators, Kanmiki, Edmund, Maravilla, Joemer, Lalloo, Ratilal, Mamun, Abdullah, Kelly, Jaimon, Khan, Asaduzzaman and Santomauro, Damian (2024). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2100-2132. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00367-2
2024
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Steinmetz, Jaimie D, Seeher, Katrin Maria, Schiess, Nicoline, Nichols, Emma, Cao, Bochen, Servili, Chiara, Cavallera, Vanessa, Cousin, Ewerton, Hagins, Hailey, Moberg, Madeline E, Mehlman, Max L, Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abbas, Jaffar, Abbasi, Madineh Akram, Abbasian, Mohammadreza, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahi, Mozhan, Abdollahifar, Mohammad-Amin, Abd-Rabu, Rami, Abdulah, Deldar Morad, Abdullahi, Auwal, Abedi, Aidin, Abedi, Vida, Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel, Abidi, Hassan, Abiodun, Olumide, Aboagye, Richard Gyan ... Dua, Tarun (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Neurology, 23 (4), 344-381. doi: 10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00038-3
2024
Journal Article
Mental disorders in Mexico 1990-2021. Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study
Medina-Mora, Ma. Elena, Orozco, Ricardo, Rafful, Claudia, Cordero, Martha, Bishai, Jessica, Ferrari, Alize, Santomauro, Damian, Benjet, Corina, Borges, Guilherme and Mantilla-Herrera, Ana M. (2024). Mental disorders in Mexico 1990-2021. Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study. Gaceta Médica de México, 159 (6), 527-538. doi: 10.24875/gmm.m24000828
2024
Journal Article
A relaxation approach to feature selection for linear mixed effects models
Sholokhov, Aleksei, Burke, James V., Santomauro, Damian F., Zheng, Peng and Aravkin, Aleksandr (2024). A relaxation approach to feature selection for linear mixed effects models. Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, 33 (1), 261-275. doi: 10.1080/10618600.2023.2231496
2023
Journal Article
Mental disorders in Mexico 1990-2021. Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study
Medina-Mora, Ma. Elena, Orozco, Ricardo, Rafful, Claudia, Cordero, Martha, Bishai, Jessica, Ferrari, Alize, Santomauro, Damian, Benjet, Corina, Borges, Guilherme and Mantilla-Herrera, Ana M. (2023). Mental disorders in Mexico 1990-2021. Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study. Gaceta Médica de México, 159 (6), 527-538. doi: 10.24875/gmm.23000376
2023
Other Outputs
The Staying Deadly Survey: The Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey Report
Ferrari, Alize, Basit, Tabinda, Santomauro, Damian, Chambers, T'Keya, Shadid, Jamileh, Lindstrom, Akiaja, Anderson, Mathew, Arthur, Sally and Corcoran, Laura (2023). The Staying Deadly Survey: The Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey Report. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research; The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/1c4e5ce
2023
Journal Article
Grading disorder severity and averted burden by access to treatment within the GBD framework: a case study with anxiety disorders
Santomauro, Damian F., Purcell, Caroline, Whiteford, Harvey A., Ferrari, Alize J. and Vos, Theo (2023). Grading disorder severity and averted burden by access to treatment within the GBD framework: a case study with anxiety disorders. The Lancet Psychiatry, 10 (4), 272-281. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00037-8
2023
Conference Publication
Estimating the Number of First Nations Adults Who Need Mental Health Services in Australia
Page, Imogen S., Ferrari, A., Slade, T., Anderson, M., Santomauro, D. and Diminic, S. (2023). Estimating the Number of First Nations Adults Who Need Mental Health Services in Australia. 16th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry ‘Mental Health Outcomes, Services, Economics, Policy Research’, Venice, Italy, 24-26 March 2023. Milano, Italy: International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics.
2023
Journal Article
Diagnostic accuracy of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) in an urban Indigenous Australian sample
Basit, Tabinda, Anderson, Mathew, Lindstrom, Akiaja, Santomauro, Damian F., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Ferrari, Alize J. (2023). Diagnostic accuracy of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) in an urban Indigenous Australian sample. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (2), 283-290. doi: 10.1177/00048674221150361
2023
Journal Article
Schizophrenia as a risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic health outcomes: a comparative risk assessment
Ali, S., Santomauro, D., Ferrari, A. J and Charlson, F. (2023). Schizophrenia as a risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic health outcomes: a comparative risk assessment. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 32 e8, 1-8. doi: 10.1017/s2045796023000045
2022
Journal Article
Estimated global proportions of individuals with persistent fatigue, cognitive, and respiratory symptom clusters following symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021
Wulf Hanson, Sarah, Abbafati, Cristiana, Aerts, Joachim G., Al-Aly, Ziyad, Ashbaugh, Charlie, Ballouz, Tala, Blyuss, Oleg, Bobkova, Polina, Bonsel, Gouke, Borzakova, Svetlana, Buonsenso, Danilo, Butnaru, Denis, Carter, Austin, Chu, Helen, De Rose, Cristina, Diab, Mohamed Mustafa, Ekbom, Emil, El Tantawi, Maha, Fomin, Victor, Frithiof, Robert, Gamirova, Aysylu, Glybochko, Petr V., Haagsma, Juanita A., Haghjooy Javanmard, Shaghayegh, Hamilton, Erin B., Harris, Gabrielle, Heijenbrok-Kal, Majanka H., Helbok, Raimund, Hellemons, Merel E. ... Vos, Theo (2022). Estimated global proportions of individuals with persistent fatigue, cognitive, and respiratory symptom clusters following symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. JAMA, 328 (16), 1604-1615. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.18931
2022
Journal Article
The Burden of Proof studies: assessing the evidence of risk
Zheng, Peng, Afshin, Ashkan, Biryukov, Stan, Bisignano, Catherine, Brauer, Michael, Bryazka, Dana, Burkart, Katrin, Cercy, Kelly M., Cornaby, Leslie, Dai, Xiaochen, Dirac, M. Ashworth, Estep, Kara, Fay, Kairsten A., Feldman, Rachel, Ferrari, Alize J., Gakidou, Emmanuela, Gil, Gabriela Fernanda, Griswold, Max, Hay, Simon I., He, Jiawei, Irvine, Caleb M. S., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., LeGrand, Kate E., Lescinsky, Haley, Lim, Stephen S., Lo, Justin, Mullany, Erin C., Ong, Kanyin Liane, Rao, Puja C. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2022). The Burden of Proof studies: assessing the evidence of risk. Nature Medicine, 28 (10), 2038-2044. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01973-2
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Damian Santomauro is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Estimating the global epidemiology and burden of personality disorders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the contribution of psychosis and bipolar disorder to premature mortality
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Harvey Whiteford, Dr Alize Ferrari, Dr Fiona Charlson
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Cognitive remediation and social cognition interaction training:implementation and dessimination in a clinical setting
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Neal Ashkanasy, Associate Professor Meredith Harris, Professor Harvey Whiteford
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