Overview
Background
Dr Mike Trott is a Research Fellow in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Evidence Synthesis with the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, specialising in lifestyle psychiatry, clinical trials, and psychiatric epidemiology.
His current research program addresses three major themes:
- Physical activity and sedentary behaviour – understanding their impact on mental and physical health and developing interventions to reduce cardiometabolic risk.
- Clinical trials – applying Bayesian and frequentist designs, adaptive platforms, and individual participant data to improve the efficiency and robustness of mental health research.
- Evidence translation – contributing to international guideline development, including forthcoming lifestyle guidelines for schizophrenia, and linking research findings to health service delivery.
He has published extensively in psychiatry, public health, and medicine, and his work has informed global organisations such as WHO, OECD, UNESCO, NICE, and the EU Digital Services Act.
Availability
- Dr Mike Trott is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Exercise and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Exercise and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University
- Masters (Coursework) of Statistics, University College London
Research interests
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Mental health clinical trials
Statistical analysis and planning of complex clinical trials within mental health, including platform trials and Bayesian statistics.
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Physical activity promotion in mental illness
Reduction of sedentary behaviours, novel techniques to promote physical activity in severe mental illness.
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Mental health epidemiology
Including administrative linkage of large datasets pertaining to mental health
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Lifestyle psychiatry
The relationships between lifestyle behaviours and severe mental illness outcomes, including cognitively active vs cognitively passive behaviours.
Research impacts
Dr Trott has published extensively in the field of psychiatric research, having authored >100 peer reviewed publications (>25% as first author), with >4k citations (h-index 28) and two book chapters.
Dr Trott's work in physical activity and sedentary behaviour has been cited in several international policy documents, including the WHO, NICE, and several national government reports from the EU, UK, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Quebec, Spain, and The Netherlands. Additionally, Mike's research on mitigating children’s screentime resulted in several policy changes in the UK, and recently informed the EU Digital Services Act.
Mike is also an Senior Associate Editor for Epidemiological and Psychiatric Sciences (EPS), and Associate Editor for the Australia New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (ANZJP). He is a member of the Gold Coast Hospital HREC board, a member of several DSMBs (two as Chair).
Mike also serves as statistical consultant to The Lancet Psychiatry and the Mental Health Australia General Clinical Trials Network (MAGNET), as well as serving on the Executive Committee of the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA) statsitics special interest group and platform trials special interest group.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
A systematic review of urban green and blue spaces and cognitive function including discussion of mechanistic pathways
Glover, Sophie, Cleland, Claire L, Trott, Mike and Hunter, Ruth F (2024). A systematic review of urban green and blue spaces and cognitive function including discussion of mechanistic pathways. Environmental Research: Health, 2 (3) 032001, 1-47. doi: 10.1088/2752-5309/ad44cc
2024
Journal Article
Associations between child maltreatment and hospital admissions for alcohol and other substance use‐related disorders up to 40 years of age: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study
Bull, Claudia, Trott, Mike, Najman, Jake Moses, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Warren, Nicola and Kisely, Steve (2024). Associations between child maltreatment and hospital admissions for alcohol and other substance use‐related disorders up to 40 years of age: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study. Addiction, 119 (7), 1-11. doi: 10.1111/add.16479
2024
Journal Article
Emergency department presentations for deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation in 25–39 years olds following agency-notified child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study
Kisely, S., Bull, C., Trott, M., Arnautovska, U., Siskind, D., Warren, N. and Najman, J. Moses (2024). Emergency department presentations for deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation in 25–39 years olds following agency-notified child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33 e18, 1-7. doi: 10.1017/s2045796024000192
2024
Journal Article
Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis
Solmi, Marco, Monaco, Francesco, Højlund, Mikkel, Monteleone, Alessio M., Trott, Mike, Firth, Joseph, Carfagno, Marco, Eaton, Melissa, De Toffol, Marco, Vergine, Mariantonietta, Meneguzzo, Paolo, Collantoni, Enrico, Gallicchio, Davide, Stubbs, Brendon, Girardi, Anna, Busetto, Paolo, Favaro, Angela, Carvalho, Andre F., Steinhausen, Hans‐Christoph and Correll, Christoph U. (2024). Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis. World Psychiatry, 23 (1), 124-138. doi: 10.1002/wps.21182
2024
Journal Article
Supporting adult unpaid carers via an online dancing intervention: a feasibility/acceptability study
Horne, Joanna, Donald, Louisa, Gracia, Rosaria, Kentzer, Nichola, Pappas, Yannis, Trott, Mike and Vseteckova, Jitka (2024). Supporting adult unpaid carers via an online dancing intervention: a feasibility/acceptability study. PLOS Global Public Health, 4 (1) e0002798. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002798
2023
Journal Article
Methodological rigour in preclinical urology: a systematic review reporting research quality over a 14‐year period
Park, Seung Hyun, Lee, Se Bee, Park, Seoyeon, Kim, Eun Young, Pizzol, Damiano, Trott, Mike, Barnett, Yvonne, Koyanagi, Ai, Jacob, Louis, Soysal, Pinar, Veronese, Nicola, Ippoliti, Simona, Abou Ghayda, Ramy, Thirumavalavan, Nannan, Hijaz, Adonis, Sheyn, David, Pope, Rachel, Conroy, Britt, Jaeger, Irina, Shubham, Gupta, Nevo, Amihay, Ilie, Petre Cristian, Lee, Seung Won, Yon, Dong Keon, Han, Hyun Ho, Hong, Sung Hwi, Shin, Jae Il, Ponsky, Lee and Smith, Lee (2023). Methodological rigour in preclinical urology: a systematic review reporting research quality over a 14‐year period. BJU International, 133 (4), 387-399. doi: 10.1111/bju.16171
2023
Journal Article
Relationship between severe mental illness and physical multimorbidity: a meta-analysis and call for action
Pizzol, Damiano, Trott, Mike, Butler, Laurie, Barnett, Yvonne, Ford, Tamsin, Neufeld, Sharon As, Ragnhildstveit, Anya, Parris, Christopher N., Underwood, Benjamin R., López Sánchez, Guillermo Felipe, Fossey, Matt, Brayne, Carol, Fernandez-Egea, Emilio, Fond, Guillaume, Boyer, Laurent, Shin, Jae Il, Pardhan, Shahina and Smith, Lee (2023). Relationship between severe mental illness and physical multimorbidity: a meta-analysis and call for action. BMJ Mental Health, 26 (1) e300870, 1-5. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2023-300870
2023
Journal Article
Eating disorders and physical multimorbidity in the English general population
Smith, Lee, López Sánchez, Guillermo F., Fernandez-Egea, Emilio, Ford, Tamsin, Parris, Christopher, Underwood, Benjamin R., Butler, Laurie, Barnett, Yvonne, Trott, Mike and Koyanagi, Ai (2023). Eating disorders and physical multimorbidity in the English general population. Eating and Weight Disorders, 28 (1) 72, 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s40519-023-01600-0
2023
Journal Article
Mental health and recreational angling in UK adult males: A cross-sectional study
Wilson, Jason J., Trott, Mike, Tully, Mark A., Lindsay, Rosie K., Fossey, Matt, Godier-McBard, Lauren, Butler, Laurie T., Torrance, Andy and Smith, Lee (2023). Mental health and recreational angling in UK adult males: A cross-sectional study. Epidemiologia, 4 (3), 298-308. doi: 10.3390/epidemiologia4030030
2023
Journal Article
Barriers and facilitators to physical activity among informal carers: a systematic review of international literature
Lindsay, Rosie K., Vseteckova, Jitka, Horne, Joanna, Smith, Lee, Trott, Mike, Lappe, Joseph De, Soysal, Pinar, Pizzol, Damiano and Kentzer, Nichola (2023). Barriers and facilitators to physical activity among informal carers: a systematic review of international literature. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7 (3), 498-526. doi: 10.1332/239788221X16746510534114
2023
Journal Article
Incidence of long COVID-19 in people with previous SARS-Cov2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 120,970 patients
Di Gennaro, Francesco, Belati, Alessandra, Tulone, Ottavia, Diella, Lucia, Fiore Bavaro, Davide, Bonica, Roberta, Genna, Vincenzo, Smith, Lee, Trott, Mike, Bruyere, Olivier, Mirarchi, Luigi, Cusumano, Claudia, Dominguez, Ligia Juliana, Saracino, Annalisa, Veronese, Nicola and Barbagallo, Mario (2023). Incidence of long COVID-19 in people with previous SARS-Cov2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 120,970 patients. Internal and Emergency Medicine, 18 (5), 1573-1581. doi: 10.1007/s11739-022-03164-w
2023
Journal Article
The relationship between social support correlates and feelings of loneliness among male UK recreational anglers
Trott, Mike, Tully, Mark, Torrance, Andy and Smith, Lee (2023). The relationship between social support correlates and feelings of loneliness among male UK recreational anglers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (11) 5997, 5997. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20115997
2023
Journal Article
The potential role of physical activity in the management of male sexual dysfunction
Wilson, Jason J., Trott, Mike, Ilie, Cristian P., Pratsides, Luke, Shah, Sam, Tully, Mark A. and Smith, Lee (2023). The potential role of physical activity in the management of male sexual dysfunction. Trends in Urology and Men's Health, 14 (3), 10-14. doi: 10.1002/tre.917
2023
Journal Article
Confusion around Certification of Vision Impairment (CVI) and registration processes—are patients falling through the cracks?
Pardhan, Shahina, Driscoll, Robin, Ingleton, Hilary, Slade, John, Bowen, Michael, Lovell-Patel, Rupal, Farrell, Sarah, Bourne, Rupert, Mahoney, Simon, Ahluwalia, Sanjiv and Trott, Mike (2023). Confusion around Certification of Vision Impairment (CVI) and registration processes—are patients falling through the cracks?. Eye, 37 (16), 3412-3416. doi: 10.1038/s41433-023-02520-0
2023
Journal Article
Global proportion of disordered eating in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
López-Gil, José Francisco, García-Hermoso, Antonio, Smith, Lee, Firth, Joseph, Trott, Mike, Mesas, Arthur Eumann, Jiménez-López, Estela, Gutiérrez-Espinoza, Héctor, Tárraga-López, Pedro J. and Victoria-Montesinos, Desirée (2023). Global proportion of disordered eating in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics, 177 (4), 363-372. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5848
2023
Journal Article
Chronic physical conditions, physical multimorbidity, and quality of life among adults aged ≥ 50 years from six low- and middle-income countries
Olanrewaju, Olawale, Trott, Mike, Smith, Lee, López Sánchez, Guillermo F., Carmichael, Christina, Oh, Hans, Schuch, Felipe, Jacob, Louis, Veronese, Nicola, Soysal, Pinar, Shin, Jae Il, Butler, Laurie, Barnett, Yvonne and Koyanagi, Ai (2023). Chronic physical conditions, physical multimorbidity, and quality of life among adults aged ≥ 50 years from six low- and middle-income countries. Quality of Life Research, 32 (4), 1031-1041. doi: 10.1007/s11136-022-03317-6
2023
Journal Article
Non‐pharmacological approaches for treatment of premature ejaculation: a systematic review
Pizzol, Damiano, López Sánchez, Guillermo F, Ilie, Petre Cristian, Bertoldo, Alessandro, Trott, Mike, Tully, Mark A, Wilson, Jason J, Veronese, Nicola, Soysal, Pinar, Carrie, Anne, Ippoliti, Simona, Pratsides, Luke, Shah, Sam, Koyanagi, Ai, Butler, Laurie, Barnett, Yvonne, Parris, Christopher, Lindsay, Rosie and Smith, Lee (2023). Non‐pharmacological approaches for treatment of premature ejaculation: a systematic review. Trends in Urology and Men's Health, 14 (2), 15-20. doi: 10.1002/tre.903
2023
Journal Article
The impact of urinary incontinence on multiple health outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analysis of observational studies
Soysal, Pinar, Veronese, Nicola, Ippoliti, Simona, Pizzol, Damiano, Carrie, Anne Marie, Stefanescu, Simina, López-Sánchez, Guillermo F., Barnett, Yvonne, Butler, Laurie, Koyanagi, Ai, Jacob, Louis, Ghaydya, Ramy Abou, Sheyn, David, Hijaz, Adonis K., Oliva-Lozano, Jose M., Muyor, Jose M., Trott, Mike, Kronbichler, Andreas, Grabovac, Igor, Tully, Mark A., Yang, Lin, Hwang, Jimin, Kim, Jong Yeob, Park, Seoyeon, Song, Junmin, Shin, Jae Il, Ilie, Petre-Cristian and Smith, Lee (2023). The impact of urinary incontinence on multiple health outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analysis of observational studies. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 35 (3), 479-495. doi: 10.1007/s40520-022-02336-0
2023
Journal Article
Mental health support across the sight loss pathway: a qualitative exploration of eye care patients, optometrists, and ECLOs
Trott, M., Driscoll, R., Bourne, R., Slade, J., Ingleton, H., Farrell, S., Bowen, M., Lovell-Patel, R., Kidd, J. and Pardhan, S. (2023). Mental health support across the sight loss pathway: a qualitative exploration of eye care patients, optometrists, and ECLOs. Eye, 37 (12), 2554-2558. doi: 10.1038/s41433-022-02373-z
2023
Journal Article
The Expanded Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI-3): towards reliable and international screening of exercise-related dysfunction
Granziol, Umberto, Griffiths, Mark D., Zou, Liye, Yang, Peiying, Herschel, Hannah K., Junker, Annika, Akimoto, Takayuki, Stoll, Oliver, Alpay, Merve, Aydın, Zeynep, Zandonai, Thomas, Di Lodovico, Laura, Lichtenstein, Mia Beck, Trott, Mike, Portman, Robert M., Schipfer, Melanie, Cook, Brian, Cerea, Silvia, Egorov, Aleksei Y., Cantù-Berrueto, Abril, de la Vega Marcos, Ricardo, Fernandes, Paula Texeira, Landolfi, Emilio, Demetrovics, Zsolt, Tóth, Eliza E., Solmi, Marco and Szabo, Attila (2023). The Expanded Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI-3): towards reliable and international screening of exercise-related dysfunction. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 22 (6), 3559-3585. doi: 10.1007/s11469-023-01066-2
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Mike Trott is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
How can exercise be used in the holistic rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ed Heffernan
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Mike Trott directly for media enquiries about:
- child maltreatment
- epidemiology
- physical activity
- sedentary behaviour
- statistics
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