RECOVER Injury Research Centre

Mr David Johnston

BSc (Psych) (Hons), MPsych (Clin)
Clinical Psychologist
RECOVER Injury Research Centre
RECOVER Injury Research Centre
The University of Queensland
Level 7, Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service
296 Herston Road
HERSTON QLD 4029
Mr David Johnston

David Johnston is a registered clinical psychologist, supervisor, and researcher with experience across clinical, forensic, and academic settings in both Australia and the United Kingdom.

David has worked in a range of public health and research environments, including positions at New South Wales Health, the Black Dog Institute, and the University of Cambridge’s MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. His work has focused on developing and delivering evidence-based treatments for individuals experiencing complex and co-occurring psychological disorders, as well as contributing to the advancement of transdiagnostic and digital mental health interventions.

David joined the RECOVER Research Injury Centre in 2026, where he is contributing to the INSPIRE Feasibility and Pilot Trial, an innovative study exploring the use of virtual reality to treat driving anxiety.
 

Publications

Journal Articles (14)
Conference Paper (1)

Journal Articles

Johnston, David, Foord, Rachael, Casties, Achim, Viaphay, Nola, Tohamy, Ahmed, Van Leeuwen, Naomi, Sinclair, Jodie, Talbot, Daniel and Harris, Anthony (2024). Integrating smartwatches in community mental health services for severe mental illness for detecting relapse and informing future intervention: A case series. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 18 (6), 471-477. doi: 10.1111/eip.13529
Choi, Isabella, Petrie, Katherine, Einboden, Rochelle, Collins, Daniel, Ryan, Rose, Johnston, David, Harvey, Samuel B., Glozier, Nicholas, Wray, Alexis and Deady, Mark (2022). Apprentices' attitudes toward using a mental health mobile app to support healthy coping: mixed methods study. JMIR Human Factors, 9 (3) e35661, 1-10. doi: 10.2196/35661
Hitchcock, Caitlin, Goodall, Benjamin, Wright, Isobel M., Boyle, Adrian, Johnston, David, Dunning, Darren, Gillard, Julia, Griffiths, Kirsty, Humphrey, Ayla, McKinnon, Anna, Panesar, Inderpal K., Werner‐Seidler, Aliza, Watson, Peter, Smith, Patrick, Meiser‐Stedman, Richard and Dalgleish, Tim (2022). The early course and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in very young children: diagnostic prevalence and predictors in hospital‐attending children and a randomized controlled proof‐of‐concept trial of trauma‐focused cognitive therapy, for 3‐ to 8‐year‐olds. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 63 (1), 58-67. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13460
Deady, M., Collins, D. A. J., Johnston, D. A., Glozier, N., Calvo, R. A., Christensen, H. and Harvey, S. B. (2022). The impact of depression, anxiety and comorbidity on occupational outcomes. Occupational Medicine, 72 (1), 17-24. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqab142
Einboden, Rochelle, Choi, Isabella, Ryan, Rose, Petrie, Katherine, Johnston, David, Harvey, Samuel B., Glozier, Nicholas, Wray, Alexis and Deady, Mark (2021). ‘Having a thick skin is essential’: mental health challenges for young apprentices in Australia. Journal of Youth Studies, 24 (3), 355-371. doi: 10.1080/13676261.2020.1728240
Deady, Mark, Glozier, Nicholas, Calvo, Rafael, Johnston, David, Mackinnon, Andrew, Milne, David, Choi, Isabella, Gayed, Aimee, Peters, Dorian, Bryant, Richard, Christensen, Helen and Harvey, Samuel B. (2020). Preventing depression using a smartphone app: a randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine, 52 (3), 457-466. doi: 10.1017/s0033291720002081
Morrison, Ben W., Johnston, David, Naylor, Mathew, Morrison, Natalie M. V. and Forrest, Daniel (2020). “You Can’t Hide Your Lyin’ Eyes”: investigating the relationship between associative learning, cue awareness, and decision performance in detecting lies. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 14 (2), 99-111. doi: 10.1177/1555343420918084
Dalgleish, Tim, Black, Melissa, Johnston, David and Bevan, Anna (2020). Transdiagnostic approaches to mental health problems: Current status and future directions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88 (3), 179-195. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000482
Johnston, D.A., Harvey, S.B., Glozier, N., Calvo, R.A., Christensen, H. and Deady, M. (2019). The relationship between depression symptoms, absenteeism and presenteeism. Journal of Affective Disorders, 256, 536-540. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.041
Deady, Mark, Johnston, David, Milne, David, Glozier, Nick, Peters, Dorian, Calvo, Rafael and Harvey, Samuel (2018). Preliminary Effectiveness of a Smartphone App to Reduce Depressive Symptoms in the Workplace: Feasibility and Acceptability Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 6 (12) e11661, e11661. doi: 10.2196/11661
Black, Melissa, Hitchcock, Caitlin, Bevan, Anna, O Leary, Cliodhna, Clarke, James, Elliott, Rachel, Watson, Peter, LaFortune, Louise, Rae, Sarah, Gilbody, Simon, Kuyken, Willem, Johnston, David, Newby, Jill M and Dalgleish, Tim (2018). The HARMONIC trial: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial of Shaping Healthy Minds—a modular transdiagnostic intervention for mood, stressor-related and anxiety disorders in adults. BMJ Open, 8 (8) e024546, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024546
Deady, Mark, Johnston, David A., Glozier, Nick, Milne, David, Choi, Isabella, Mackinnon, Andrew, Mykletun, Arnstein, Calvo, Rafael A., Gayed, Aimee, Bryant, Richard, Christensen, Helen and Harvey, Samuel B. (2018). Smartphone application for preventing depression: study protocol for a workplace randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8 (7) e020510, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020510
Deady, M., Johnston, D. A., Glozier, N., Milne, D., Choi, I., Mackinnon, A., Mykletun, A., Calvo, R. A., Gayed, A., Bryant, R., Christensen, H. and Harvey, S. B. (2018). A smartphone application for treating depressive symptoms: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 18 (1) 166, 166. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1752-5
Johnston, David and Morrison, Ben W. (2016). The application of naturalistic decision-making techniques to explore cue use in rugby league playmakers. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 10 (4), 391-410. doi: 10.1177/1555343416662181

Conference Paper

Fani-Molky, Parisa, Haroutonian, Carla, Ahmadi, Matthew N., Talbot, Daniel, Foord, Rachael, Johnston, David, Casties, Achim, Stamatakis, Emmanuel, Kotze, Beth and Harris, Anthony (2025). Wearables-defined sedentary behavior clusters reveal distinct symptom profiles in youth with severe mental illness: insights from the UnWIRED Study. 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chicago, IL, United States, 20-25 October 2025. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.092