Davy Vancampfort
KU Leuven
Affiliation KU Leuven Top Publications Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies (2018) – 1,796 citations 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 (2017) – 1,761 citations The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint ... <a title="Davy Vancampfort" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/davy-vancampfort/" aria-label="Read more about Davy Vancampfort">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
KU Leuven
Top Publications
- Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies (2018) - 1,796 citations
- 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 (2017) - 1,761 citations
- The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness (2019) - 1,584 citations
- Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias (2016) - 1,559 citations
- 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 (2015) - 1,287 citations
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- Full name
- Davy Vancampfort
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-4592-8625
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5030050325
Research interests
- Physical Activity and Health, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
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- Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies ↗2018 · American Journal of Psychiatry1,796OpenAlex citations
- 1,761OpenAlex citations
- The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness ↗2019 · The Lancet Psychiatry1,584OpenAlex citations
- Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias ↗2016 · Journal of Psychiatric Research1,559OpenAlex citations
- 1,287OpenAlex citations
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- Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies ↗2018 · American Journal of Psychiatry
- The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness ↗2019 · The Lancet Psychiatry
- Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias ↗2016 · Journal of Psychiatric Research
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