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Rohan Borschmann

Principal Research Fellow
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
female
male
adult
adolescent
young adult
psychiatry
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Projects

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The Kids are Not Okay: Emergency Department management of acute mental health crises in children and young people

2019 - 2024
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HEALTH SERVICE UTILISATION AND PREVENTABLE MORTALITY IN JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUNG PEOPLE: A NATIONAL, RETROSPECTIVE DATA LINKAGE STUDY

2019 - 2023
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COMMON MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN A 28-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF A COMMUNITY COHORT: IDENTIFICATION OF PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES FROM ADOLESCENCE TO EARLY MIDLIFE

2019 - 2022
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Developing draft principles for forensic mental health services in Australia, for sector-wide consultation

2021 - 2022
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PREVENTING MORTALITY IN ADULTS AFTER RELEASE FROM PRISON: ADVANCING GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL, INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT DATA META-ANALYSIS

Ex-prisoners are at increased risk of death, but not enough is known about the incidence, timing, causes, context or risk factors for preven..

2019 - 2020
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Contact with the criminal justice system and effective interventions to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviours

2020 - 2020
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SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA

Suicide and self-harm are major public health problems in Australia and globally, placing a strain on health services. Rates are higher in v..

2019 - 2019
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SUICIDE AND SELF HARM IN YOUNG PEOPLE

2015 - 2018
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A cross-cultural investigation of the demographic, clinical and criminogenic factors related to incarcerated offenders with mental illness and substance use histories.

2015 - 2017
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2016 ACT Inmate Health Survey

2016 - 2017
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Projects

Project Types

5

Research Grant

4

Research Contracts

2

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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Violence-related morbidity among people released from prison in Australia: A data linkage study

Melissa Willoughby, Claire Keen, Jesse T Young, Matthew J Spittal, Rohan Borschmann, Emilia Janca, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2021  |  DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW

INTRODUCTION: People released from prison have an increased risk of morbidity, including from nonfatal violence. We examined the i..

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533The psychosocial profiles of children aged 11-12 years who have self-harmed: A prospective cohort study

Rohan Borschmann, Lisa Mundy, Louise Canterford, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Paul Moran, Nicholas Allen, Russell Viner, Louisa Degenhardt, Silja Kosola, Izabela Fedyszyn, George Patton

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract Background Self-harm in very young people can be a clinically ominous..

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HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and tuberculosis-related mortality among incarcerated people: a global scoping review

Rebecca Jane Bosworth, Rohan Borschmann, Frederick L Altice, Stuart Alistair Kinner, Kate Dolan, Michael Farrell

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRISONER HEALTH

Purpose: People in prison are at a higher risk of preventable mortality from infectious disease such as human immunodeficiency vir..

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Gender norms and the mental health of boys and young men

Simon Rice, John Oliffe, Zac Seidler, Rohan Borschmann, Jane Pirkis, Nicola Reavley, George Patton

Journal article  |  2021  |  LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH

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The physical and mental health of young people in detention: A global scoping review

Rohan Borschmann, Emilia Janca, Melissa Willoughby, Nathan Hughes, George Patton, Susan Sawyer, Alexander Love, Cheneal Puljevic, Emily Stockings, Nicole Hill, Jane Hocking, Jo Robinson, Kathryn Snow, Annie Carter, Stuart Kinner

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Integrated Care

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Tackling stigma in self-harm and suicide in the young

Shilpa Aggarwal, Rohan Borschmann, George C Patton

Journal article  |  2021  |  LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH

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Violence-related deaths among people released from incarceration: protocol for a systematic review

Melissa Willoughby, Jesse T Young, Matthew J Spittal, Rohan Borschmann, Emilia K Janca, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Young people and adults released from incarceration have a risk of dying from violence that far exceeds that in the ..

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Antidepressant use and interpersonal violence perpetration: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Claire Keen, James A Foulds, Melissa Willoughby, Giles Newton-Howes, Josh Knight, Seena Fazel, Rohan Borschmann, Stuart A Kinner, Jesse T Young

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: There are conflicting perspectives as to whether antidepressant medication increases, decreases or has no effect on ..

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Direct assessment of mental health and metabolic syndrome amongst Indonesian adolescents: a study design for a mixed-methods study sampled from school and community settings

Peter S Azzopardi, Lisa Willenberg, Nisaa Wulan, Yoga Devaera, Bernie Medise, Aida Riyanti, Ansariadi Ansariadi, Susan Sawyer, Tjhin Wiguna, Fransiska Kaligis, Jane Fisher, Thach Tran, Paul A Agius, Rohan Borschmann, Alex Brown, Karly Cini, Susan Clifford, Elissa C Kennedy, Alisa Pedrana, Minh D Pham, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with the burden largely borne by peopl..

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Addressing self-harm among detained asylum seekers in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kyli Hedrick, Rohan Borschmann

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

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Keyword Analysis

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Health Services and Systems
Public Health
Clinical Sciences
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Epidemiology
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Provision of Health and Support Services
Demography
Paediatrics

News

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Preventing a rebound in youth homelessness after COVID-19

Jess Heerde, George Patton, Rohan Borschmann, Stuart Kinner, Jesse Young

In 2008 Australia had a national strategic agenda to halve homelessness by 2020, with a strategy of early intervention and improved service ..

May 19, 2021
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Self-harm in immigration detention has risen sharply. Here are 6 ways to address this health crisis

Kyli Hedrick, Rohan Borschmann

DARREN ENGLAND/AAPNewly published data have revealed the number of self-harm incidents in Australia’s immigrati..

October 8, 2020
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Australia’s sub-standard reporting of refugee self-harm incidents

Kyli Hedrick, Rohan Borschmann

Australia’s reporting of self-harm among asylum seekers has been sub-standard, ad-hoc and inconsistent, making it extremely difficult to col..

June 18, 2020
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Women released from prison are at much greater risk of violence

Melissa Willoughby, Holly Tibble, Matthew J. Spittal, Rohan Borschmann, Stuart Kinner

ShutterstockViolence against women is rarely out of the news in Australia. We are now ten years into the Nation..

March 11, 2020
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Rates of diagnosed mental illness soar

Roger Wilkins, Rohan Borschmann

The prevalence of diagnosed mental conditions in Australia like depression and anxiety has soared in the last eight years, making mental ill..

July 16, 2019
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2018

Rising Star Award

Society for Mental Health Research (Australia)
2016

Early Career Travel Scholarship

Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health (USA)
2016

Early Career Scholar Award

Australian Psychological Society (APS)
2015

Early Career Scholar Award

Society for Mental Health Research (Australia)
2013

Conference Attendance Travel Scholarship

Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP; Brazil)
2001

MAPS - Member, Australian Psychological Society

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Principal Research Fellow

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Honorary

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Honorary

Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

Education

PhD in Psychiatry

King's College London

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

James Cook University of North Queensland

Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology

University of Ballarat

Bachelor of Behavioural Science

La Trobe University

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