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Associate Professor Damian Santomauro
Associate Professor

Damian Santomauro

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Overview

Background

A/Prof Damian Santomauro is based at the School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, and leads the Epidemiology and Burden of Disease Research Stream based at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR). He is also an Affiliate Associate Professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington, where he serves as the Mental Disorders Team Lead and the DisMod-AT Team Lead for the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study. Driven by a commitment to improving global mental health, A/Prof Santomauro is responsible for all mental disorder epidemiological and burden estimates reported by the GBD Study and has played a key role in uncovering burden not currently represented by the GBD Study such as burden of binge eating disorder, other specified feeding and eating disorders, and somatoform disorders. He also modelled the worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on depressive and anxiety disorders, quantified the excess self-harm mortality among autistic persons globally, and developed a novel cohort method to estimate the burden of depressive and anxiety disorders due to bullying victimization. A/Prof Santomauro also quantified the minimally adequate treatment coverage for depressive disorders globally, and the burden of anxiety disorders that could be averted under ideal treatment coverage conditions. His research continues to inform international mental health policy, helping to ensure that the true extent of mental disorder burden is recognised and averted.

Availability

Associate Professor 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 of Psychology, The University of Queensland

Works

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111 works between 2010 and 2026

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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

Mental disorders in Mexico 1990-2021. Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study

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

A relaxation approach to feature selection for linear mixed effects models

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

Mental disorders in Mexico 1990-2021. Results from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study

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

The Staying Deadly Survey: The Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey Report

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

Grading disorder severity and averted burden by access to treatment within the GBD framework: a case study with anxiety disorders

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.

Estimating the Number of First Nations Adults Who Need Mental Health Services in Australia

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

Diagnostic accuracy of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) in an urban Indigenous Australian sample

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

Schizophrenia as a risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic health outcomes: a comparative risk assessment

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

The Burden of Proof studies: assessing the evidence of risk

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

Estimated global proportions of individuals with persistent fatigue, cognitive, and respiratory symptom clusters following symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021

2022

Journal Article

The contribution of general medical conditions to the non-fatal burden of mental disorders: register-based cohort study in Denmark

Weye, Nanna, Momen, Natalie C., Whiteford, Harvey A., Christensen, Maria Klitgaard, Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, Santomauro, Damian F., Agerbo, Esben, Mortensen, Preben Bo, Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker, McGrath, John J. and Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer (2022). The contribution of general medical conditions to the non-fatal burden of mental disorders: register-based cohort study in Denmark. BJPsych Open, 8 (6) e180, 1-7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.583

The contribution of general medical conditions to the non-fatal burden of mental disorders: register-based cohort study in Denmark

2022

Journal Article

Estimating global, regional, and national daily and cumulative infections with SARS-CoV-2 through Nov 14, 2021: a statistical analysis

Barber, Ryan M., Sorensen, Reed J. D., Pigott, David M., Bisignano, Catherine, Carter, Austin, Amlag, Joanne O., Collins, James K., Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Allorant, Adrien, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Bang-Jensen, Bree L., Castro, Emma, Chakrabarti, Suman, Cogen, Rebecca M., Combs, Emily, Comfort, Haley, Cooperrider, Kimberly, Dai, Xiaochen, Daoud, Farah, Deen, Amanda, Earl, Lucas, Erickson, Megan, Ewald, Samuel B., Ferrari, Alize J., Flaxman, Abraham D., Frostad, Joseph Jon, Fullman, Nancy, Giles, John R. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2022). Estimating global, regional, and national daily and cumulative infections with SARS-CoV-2 through Nov 14, 2021: a statistical analysis. Lancet, 399 (10344), 2351-2380. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00484-6

Estimating global, regional, and national daily and cumulative infections with SARS-CoV-2 through Nov 14, 2021: a statistical analysis

2022

Journal Article

Estimating the difference in prevalence of common mental disorder diagnoses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared to the general Australian population

Page, I. S., Ferrari, A. J., Slade, T., Anderson, M., Santomauro, D. and Diminic, S. (2022). Estimating the difference in prevalence of common mental disorder diagnoses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared to the general Australian population. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31 e44, e44. doi: 10.1017/s2045796022000233

Estimating the difference in prevalence of common mental disorder diagnoses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared to the general Australian population

2022

Journal Article

Excess mortality in severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression

Ali, Suhailah, Santomauro, Damian, Ferrari, Alize J. and Charlson, Fiona (2022). Excess mortality in severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 149, 97-105. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.02.036

Excess mortality in severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression

2022

Journal Article

Pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: an exploratory analysis of infection and fatality rates, and contextual factors associated with preparedness in 177 countries, from Jan 1, 2020, to Sept 30, 2021

Bollyky, Thomas J, Hulland, Erin N, Barber, Ryan M, Collins, James K, Kiernan, Samantha, Moses, Mark, Pigott, David M, Reiner Jr, Robert C, Sorensen, Reed J D, Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Allorant, Adrien, Amlag, Joanne O, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y, Bang-Jensen, Bree, Carter, Austin, Castellano, Rachel, Castro, Emma, Chakrabarti, Suman, Combs, Emily, Dai, Xiaochen, Dangel, William James, Dapper, Carolyn, Deen, Amanda, Duncan, Bruce B, Earl, Lucas, Erickson, Megan, Ewald, Samuel B, Fedosseeva, Tatiana ... Dieleman, Joseph L (2022). Pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: an exploratory analysis of infection and fatality rates, and contextual factors associated with preparedness in 177 countries, from Jan 1, 2020, to Sept 30, 2021. The Lancet, 399 (10334), 1489-1512. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00172-6

Pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: an exploratory analysis of infection and fatality rates, and contextual factors associated with preparedness in 177 countries, from Jan 1, 2020, to Sept 30, 2021

2022

Journal Article

Variation in the COVID-19 infection-fatality ratio by age, time, and geography during the pre-vaccine era: a systematic analysis

Sorensen, Reed J. D., Barber, Ryan M., Pigott, David M., Carter, Austin, Spencer, Cory N., Ostroff, Samuel M., Reiner, Robert C., Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Allorant, Adrien, Amlag, Joanne O., Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Bachmeier, Steven D., Bang-Jensen, Bree L., Bisignano, Catherine, Bloom, Sabina S., Castellano, Rachel, Castro, Emma, Collins, James K., Comfort, Haley, Dai, Xiaochen, Dangel, William James, Dapper, Carolyn, Deen, Amanda, Earl, Lucas, Erickson, Megan, Ewald, Samuel B., Ferrari, Alize J., Flaxman, Abraham D. ... COVID-19 Forecasting Team (2022). Variation in the COVID-19 infection-fatality ratio by age, time, and geography during the pre-vaccine era: a systematic analysis. Lancet, 399 (10334), 1469-1488. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02867-1

Variation in the COVID-19 infection-fatality ratio by age, time, and geography during the pre-vaccine era: a systematic analysis

Supervision

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Available projects

  • Systematic review of the impact of war, conflict, and natural disasters on mental disorders

    The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) team at the University of Queensland are responsible for producing burden of disease estimates for mental disorders the GBD Study led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. This work would involve a systematic literature review and meta-analyses / meta-regressions to quantify the elevated risk for mental disorders following exposure to war, conflict, and natural disorders. The outputs of this work would help inform work to explain how much mental disorder burden is due to these factors and forecasting scenarios.

  • Quantifying the bias in anxiety disorder symptom scales to determine the prevalence of anxiety disorders

    The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) team at the University of Queensland are responsible for producing burden of disease estimates for mental disorders the GBD Study led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The prevalence and burden of anxiety disorders is modelled as part of this work, but global coverage of epidemiological estimates remains limited due to the resource requirements to conduct population-representative surveys using diagnostic interviews. Many studies instead use symptom scales, however these tend to overestimate prevalence. This project aims to quantify this bias to determine likely anxiety disorder prevalence from symptom scales. This will lead to substantially improved geographical coverage for anxiety disorder epidemiological modelling within the GBD Study.

  • Quantifying the treatment coverage of ADHD globally and its impact on symptom severity

    The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) team at the University of Queensland are responsible for producing burden of disease estimates for mental disorders the GBD Study led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The prevalence and burden of ADHD is modelled as part of this work. Symptom severity likely varies by healthcare access but this is not currently factored within the GBD Study. This project aims to quantify this to determine how ADHD symptom severity varies by treatment access and in turn by geography.

  • Quantifying self-harm mortality burden attributable to Schizophrenia

    The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) team at the University of Queensland are responsible for producing burden of disease estimates for mental disorders the GBD Study led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The prevalence and burden of Schizophrenia is modelled as part of this work, but currently the elevated fatal burden among persons living with Schizophrenia is not captured in the GBD Study. This work aims to quantify the elevated risk of self-harm mortality among persons living with Schizophrenia.

  • Systematic review of the epidemiology of anxiety disorders

    The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) team at the University of Queensland are responsible for producing burden of disease estimates for mental disorders in the yearly iterations of the GBD Study led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The team maintains one of the world’s largest databases of epidemiological data for mental disorders and are actively seeking epidemiolocal data for locations with poor data coverage. This research topic would contribute to this work and would involve conducting a systematic literature search for new survey data on the epidemiology of anxiety disorders and quantifyfing global coverage and variations in the data.

  • Systematic review of the epidemiology of Mood disorders

    The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) team at the University of Queensland are responsible for producing burden of disease estimates for mental disorders in the yearly iterations of the GBD Study led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The team maintains one of the world’s largest databases of epidemiological data for mental disorders and are actively seeking epidemiolocal data for locations with poor data coverage. This research topic would contribute to this work and would involve conducting a systematic literature search for new survey data on the epidemiology of major depressive disorder, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder and quantifyfing global coverage and variations in the data.

  • Systematic review of the global epidemiology of peripartum anxiety disorders

    The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) team at the University of Queensland are responsible for producing burden of disease estimates for mental disorders the GBD Study led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. This project aims to quantify the prevalence of peripartum anxiety disorder. THe project would involve a systematic literature review and meta-analyses / meta-regressions to quantify its prevalence.

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