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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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
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
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
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
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
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
2022
Journal Article
Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21
Wang, Haidong, Paulson, Katherine R, Pease, Spencer A, Watson, Stefanie, Comfort, Haley, Zheng, Peng, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y, Bisignano, Catherine, Barber, Ryan M, Alam, Tahiya, Fuller, John E, May, Erin A, Jones, Darwin Phan, Frisch, Meghan E, Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Allorant, Adrien, Amlag, Joanne O, Bang-Jensen, Bree, Bertolacci, Gregory J, Bloom, Sabina S, Carter, Austin, Castro, Emma, Chakrabarti, Suman, Chattopadhyay, Jhilik, Cogen, Rebecca M, Collins, James K, Cooperrider, Kimberly, Dai, Xiaochen ... Murray, Christopher J L (2022). Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21. The Lancet, 399 (10334), 1513-1536. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02796-3
2022
Journal Article
The global gap in treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in 84 countries from 2000–2019: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-regression analysis
Moitra, Modhurima, Santomauro, Damian, Collins, Pamela Y., Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey, Saxena, Shekhar and Ferrari, Alize J. (2022). The global gap in treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in 84 countries from 2000–2019: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-regression analysis. PLoS Medicine, 19 (2) e1003901, e1003901. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003901
2022
Journal Article
Depression and anxiety during COVID-19 – Authors' reply
Santomauro, Damian F, Whiteford, Harvey A and Ferrari, Alize J (2022). Depression and anxiety during COVID-19 – Authors' reply. The Lancet, 399 (10324), 518-519. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02800-2
2022
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian F., Herrera, Ana M. Mantilla, Shadid, Jamileh, Ashbaugh, Charlie, Erskine, Holly E., Charlson, Fiona J., Degenhardt, Louisa, Scott, James G., McGrath, John J., Allebeck, Peter, Benjet, Corina, Breitborde, Nicholas J. K., Brugha, Traolach, Dai, Xiaochen, Dandona, Lalit, Dandona, Rakhi, Fischer, Florian, Haagsma, Juanita A., Maria Haro, Josep, Kieling, Christian, Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo, Kumar, G. Anil, Leung, Janni, Majeed, Azeem, Mitchell, Philip B., Moitra, Modhurima, Mokdad, Ali H., Molokhia, Mariam ... Whiteford, Harvey A. (2022). Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Psychiatry, 9 (2), 137-150. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00395-3
2021
Journal Article
How do Japanese rate the severity of different diseases and injuries?—an assessment of disability weights for 231 health states by 37,318 Japanese respondents
Nomura, Shuhei, Yamamoto, Yoshiko, Yoneoka, Daisuke, Haagsma, Juanita A., Salomon, Joshua A., Ueda, Peter, Mori, Rintaro, Santomauro, Damian, Vos, Theo and Shibuya, Kenji (2021). How do Japanese rate the severity of different diseases and injuries?—an assessment of disability weights for 231 health states by 37,318 Japanese respondents. Population Health Metrics, 19 (1) 21, 21. doi: 10.1186/s12963-021-00253-4
2021
Journal Article
Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Santomauro, Damian F., Herrera, Ana M. Mantilla, Shadid, Jamileh, Zheng, Peng, Ashbaugh, Charlie, Pigott, David M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Amlag, Joanne O., Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Bang-Jensen, Bree L., Bertolacci, Gregory J., Bloom, Sabina S., Castellano, Rachel, Castro, Emma, Chakrabarti, Suman, Chattopadhyay, Jhilik, Cogen, Rebecca M., Collins, James K., Dai, Xiaochen, Dangel, William James, Dapper, Carolyn, Deen, Amanda, Erickson, Megan, Ewald, Samuel B., Flaxman, Abraham D., Frostad, Joseph Jon, Fullman, Nancy, Giles, John R. ... Ferrari, Alize J. (2021). Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet, 398 (10312), 1700-1712. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02143-7
2021
Journal Article
Estimating the risk of suicide associated with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis
Moitra, Modhurima, Santomauro, Damian, Degenhardt, Louisa, Collins, Pamela Y., Whiteford, Harvey, Vos, Theo and Ferrari, Alize (2021). Estimating the risk of suicide associated with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 137, 242-249. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.02.053
2021
Journal Article
The hidden burden of eating disorders: an extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Santomauro, Damian F, Melen, Sarah, Mitchison, Deborah, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey and Ferrari, Alize J (2021). The hidden burden of eating disorders: an extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Psychiatry, 8 (4), 320-328. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00040-7
2021
Journal Article
Register-based metrics of years lived with disability associated with mental and substance use disorders: a register-based cohort study in Denmark
Weye, Nanna, Santomauro, Damian F., Agerbo, Esben, Christensen, Maria Klitgaard, Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, Momen, Natalie C., Mortensen, Preben Bo, Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker, Whiteford, Harvey A., McGrath, John J. and Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer (2021). Register-based metrics of years lived with disability associated with mental and substance use disorders: a register-based cohort study in Denmark. The Lancet Psychiatry, 8 (4), 310-319. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00029-8
2021
Journal Article
All-cause and cause-specific mortality among people with regular or problematic cocaine use: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Peacock, Amy, Tran, Lucy Thi, Larney, Sarah, Stockings, Emily, Santo, Thomas, Jones, Hayley, Santomauro, Damian and Degenhardt, Louisa (2021). All-cause and cause-specific mortality among people with regular or problematic cocaine use: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 116 (4), 725-742. doi: 10.1111/add.15239
2021
Journal Article
The cost-effectiveness of banning highly hazardous pesticides to prevent suicides due to pesticide self-ingestion across 14 countries: an economic modelling study
Lee, Y. Y., Chisholm, D., Eddleston, M., Gunnell, D., Fleischmann, A., Konradsen, F., Bertram, M. Y., Mihalopoulos, C., Brown, R., Santomauro, D. F., Schess, J. and van Ommeren, M. (2021). The cost-effectiveness of banning highly hazardous pesticides to prevent suicides due to pesticide self-ingestion across 14 countries: an economic modelling study. The Lancet. Global health, 9 (3), e291-e300. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30493-9
2021
Journal Article
Service demand for psychological interventions among Australian adults: a population perspective
Page, Imogen S., Sparti, Claudia, Santomauro, Damian and Harris, Meredith G. (2021). Service demand for psychological interventions among Australian adults: a population perspective. BMC Health Services Research, 21 (1) 98, 98. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06101-3
2020
Journal Article
Author Correction: Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States (Nature Medicine, (2020), 10.1038/s41591-020-1132-9)
Reiner, Robert C., Barber, Ryan M., Collins, James K., Zheng, Peng, Adolph, Christopher, Albright, James, Antony, Catherine M., Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Bachmeier, Steven D., Bang-Jensen, Bree, Bannick, Marlena S., Bloom, Sabina, Carter, Austin, Castro, Emma, Causey, Kate, Chakrabarti, Suman, Charlson, Fiona J., Cogen, Rebecca M., Combs, Emily, Dai, Xiaochen, Dangel, William James, Earl, Lucas, Ewald, Samuel B., Ezalarab, Maha, Ferrari, Alize J., Flaxman, Abraham, Frostad, Joseph Jon, Fullman, Nancy, Gakidou, Emmanuela ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Author Correction: Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States (Nature Medicine, (2020), 10.1038/s41591-020-1132-9). Nature Medicine, 26 (12), 1950-1950. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-01181-w
2020
Journal Article
Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abedi, Aidin, Abedi, Parisa, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Aboyans, Victor, Abrams, Elissa M., Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu Haimed, Abdulaziz Khalid, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N., Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adamu, Abdu A. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396 (10258), 1135-1159.
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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