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rohan.borschmann@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Professorial Fellow
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
King's College London
Doctorate
James Cook University of North Queensland
Postgraduate Diploma
University of Ballarat
Bachelors Degree
La Trobe University
ORCID

0000-0002-0365-7775

Prof Rohan Borschmann

Honorary Professorial Fellow
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

251 Scholarly works
18 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Reducing Self-Harm, Suicide and Early Mortality in Marginalised Young People.
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Addressing self-harm among detained asylum seekers in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
    DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13061
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Temporal variations in the distribution of self-harm episodes and methods across the Australian asylum seeker population: An observational study
    DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1003235
  • 2020

    Journal article

    An evaluation of the quality of self-harm incident reporting across the Australian asylum seeker population according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines
    DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02709-7
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Self-harm among asylum seekers in Australian onshore immigration detention: How incidence rates vary by held detention type
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08717-2
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Preventing Mortality in Adults After Release From Prison: Advancing Global Knowledge Through an International, Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Health Service Utilisation and Preventable Mortality in Justice-Involved Young People: A National, Retrospective Data Linkage Study
Rohan Borschmann

Latest 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)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Hunger strikes among asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention: prevalence, precipitants, characteristics, and management
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-26198-7
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Incarceration, inclusion, and health equity: A global challenge
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119604
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Caregiver and Care Recipient Perspectives on Paediatric ED Mental Health Presentations: A Qualitative Study
    DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.70309
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Demographics and clinical outcomes of autistic children and adolescents receiving psychiatric in-patient care in the Thames Valley from 2019 to 2024: retrospective cohort study
    DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2026.12039
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mental health-related presentations to Australian hospital emergency departments by children and young people, before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01700-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The association of short-term variability in suicidal ideation with subsequent suicidal thoughts and behaviours: Longitudinal cohort study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2026.105049
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Facilitated group-based peer support (Working Out Dads) versus brief phone intervention for mental health difficulties in early fatherhood in Victoria, Australia: a randomised controlled trial
    DOI: 10.1016/j.lanprc.2026.100167
  • 2026

    Journal article

    University student mental health research: look back to move forward
    DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2026.12024

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