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Email

dforbes@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Psychiatry
Education
Masters (Coursework)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
PhD
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-9145-1605

Prof David Forbes

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Psychiatry

313 Scholarly works
12 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Adaptation in Context: A Qualitative Investigation of Self-Insight and Resilience Capacity Development in Emerging Adulthood
    DOI: 10.1007/s42844-026-00213-7
  • 2023

    Research grants (international)

    Silexan in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (STOP) Trial
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Medicinal psychedelics for mental health and addiction: Advancing research of an emerging paradigm
    DOI: 10.1177/0004867421998785
  • 2019

    Journal article

    The effect of group involvement on post-disaster mental health: A longitudinal multilevel analysis
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.11.006
  • 2019

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Improving Outcomes From Exposure Therapy for PTSD With Acute Exercise: Augmenting Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor as a Mechanism of Change?
  • 2017

    Journal article

    Mental health and social networks after disaster
    DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15111403
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Bushfires, Social Connectedness and Mental Health
David Forbes

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2024
The University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Study protocol: A micro-randomized trial for a just-in-time adaptive intervention to manage problem anger after trauma (Shift)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106703
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Reflection to Resilience: A Qualitative Study of Non-Ruminative Self-Reflection, Rumination, and Resilience in Emerging Adults
    DOI: 10.1177/21676968251412925
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Silexan in the Treatment Of Posttraumatic stress disorder (STOP) trial: protocol for a 12-week randomised controlled trial of adjunctive Silexan for PTSD
    DOI: 10.1186/s12906-026-05312-7
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Factors associated with increased preparedness for future bushfires after exposure to a severe bushfire in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106018
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Systematic review and meta-analyses of nonpharmacological interventions for co-occurring chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder
    DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003880
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in first responders and veterans: Flexing the approach with explicit case formulation
    DOI: 10.1002/jts.70005
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Integrating moral injury into forensic psychiatry
    DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00242-1
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Workplace mental health screening for trauma-exposed workforces
    DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqad098

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