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Matthew Spittal

Associate Professor - Quantitative Analyst
Melbourne School Of Population And Global Health
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
male
australia
adult
female
psychiatry
suicide
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A/Prof

Matthew Spittal

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry And Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Suicide and self-harm
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A/Prof

Matthew Spittal

 

Matthew's research interests centre on two main areas. He has a longstanding commitment to understanding how to improve health and prevent injury through modifying the behaviour of individuals.

This research links public health with psychological and behavioural research. He also maintain a strong interest in statistical methods for applied research, particularly observational studies in which statistical adjustment is required to account for the underlying complexity of the data. Matthew's program of research focuses on three broad areas. These are:- The epidemiology of suicide: describing trends over time in the lethality of the major suicide methods; understanding the substitution of one suicide method for another over successive suicide attempts; geographic and temporal variation in suicide rates; interventions to reduce suicide by jumping at hotspots; and media reporting of suicide. - The relationship between quality of care and medico-legal risk: quantifying the risk of complaints, disciplinary action and malpractice claims against medical practitioners; understanding the link between quality of care and negligence litigation in nursing homes.- Statistical methods for predicting events where the underlying risk is changing over time: using parametric and flexible parametric survival methods to model recurrent events; methods of predicting survival adjusted for covariates; and using Poisson regression models for meta-analysis.

Projects

Displaying the 27 most recent projects by Matthew Spittal.

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Preventing Suicide In Public Places

2020 - 2022
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Preventing Suicide In Public Places

2020 - 2022
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National Suicide Prevention Leadership And Support Program

2019 - 2021
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Improving Social And Economic Outcomes For Children Of Incarcerated Mothers

2019 - 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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The Relationship Between Social Media And Suicide Clusters

2019 - 2021
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Careers Of Misconduct

This project aims to understand how legal and health practitioners named in multiple misconduct allegations make changes to their practice. ..

2019 - 2022
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Careers Of Misconduct

This project aims to understand how legal and health practitioners named in multiple misconduct allegations make changes to their practice. ..

2019 - 2022
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An Integrated Response To Suicide Risk Among Secondary Schools: A Regionally-Based Randomised Trial

Youth suicide is a significant problem. This school-based project represents a partnership with the Department of Education and Training and..

2018 - 2023
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An Integrated Response To Suicide Risk Among Secondary Schools: A Regionally-Based Randomised Trial

Youth suicide is a significant problem. This school-based project represents a partnership with the Department of Education and Training and..

2018 - 2023
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Evaluation Of The National Suicide Prevention Trial.

2017 - 2020
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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..

2017 - 2020
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Building The Evidence Base For Prevention And Recovery Care Services

This project involves seven inter-related studies designed to evaluate the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of Victoria's Preve..

2016 - 2020
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Building The Evidence Base For Prevention And Recovery Care Services

This project involves seven inter-related studies designed to evaluate the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of Victoria's Preve..

2016 - 2020
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Building The Evidence Base For Prevention And Recovery Care Services

This project involves seven inter-related studies designed to evaluate the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of Victoria's Preve..

2016 - 2020
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Building The Evidence Base For Prevention And Recovery Care Services

This project involves seven inter-related studies designed to evaluate the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of Victoria's Preve..

2016 - 2020
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Supply Of Consultant Services To Undertake A Literature Review, Survey Design And Analysis Of Results Relating To The Community Stations Project

2016 - 2017
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Review Of Working With The Suicidal Person: Clinical Practice Guidelines For Emergency Departments And Mental Health Services

2016 - 2016
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Harnessing The Potential Of Regulatory Data To Improve The Regulation Of Lawyers

2016 - 2018
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Deaths In Young People Involved In The Youth Justice System: Towards Evidence-Based Prevention

Young offenders have complex health needs and are at dramatically increased risk of preventable death due to drug overdose, suicide and inju..

2016 - 2019
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Detecting Fatal And Non-Fatal Suicide Attempt Clusters In Young People

2015 - 2017
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Identifying Novel, Health-Related Predictors Of Recidivism: Informing Evidence-Based Throughcare

Throughcare is a policy priority for correctional authorities in Australia, however the evidence base to inform policy is limited. Using inn..

2014 - 2016
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Identifying Novel, Health-Related Predictors Of Recidivism: Informing Evidence-Based Throughcare

Throughcare is a policy priority for correctional authorities in Australia, however the evidence base to inform policy is limited. Using inn..

2014 - 2017
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Effective Suicide Prevention Campaign Material For Young People: A Randomised Controlled Trial

2014 - 2016
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Study Of Peoples' Experiences Following A Suicide Attempt - Data Linkage Study

2013 - 2014
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Complaint-Prone Medical Practitioners In Australia

2011
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Suicide Method Substitution

This study will explore patterns of suicide methods _ e.g., whether people who attempt suicide by hanging make subsequent attempts in the fo..

2011 - 2014
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Project Types

19

Research Grant

7

Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 210 most recent scholarly works by Matthew Spittal.

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Understanding the characteristics and mechanisms underlying suicide clusters in Australian youth: a comparison of cluster detection methods.

NTM Hill, LS Too, MJ Spittal, J Robinson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

AIMS: There is currently no gold-standard definition or method for identifying suicide clusters, resulting in considerable heterog..

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Calls to helplines in Australia following media reports of Robin Williams' suicide

Jane Pirkis, Dianne Currier, Lay San Too, Marc Bryant, Sara Bartlett, Mark Sinyor, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2020  |  Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

OBJECTIVE: In the United States, there was an increase in calls to helplines following media reporting of Robin Williams' suicide...

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Ensuring older Australians remain socially connected during the COVID-19 isolation period

Andrew Page, Sandro Sperandei, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

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Geographic variation in tobacco use in India: a population-based multilevel cross-sectional study.

Ankur Singh, Monika Arora, Rebecca Bentley, Matthew J Spittal, Loc G Do, Nathan Grills, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to quantify the extent to which people's use of tobacco products varies by local areas (city ward and v..

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Similarities and differences in people accessing prevention and recovery care services and inpatient units in Victoria, Australia

Georgina Sutherland, Carol Harvey, Holly Tibble, Matthew J Spittal, John Farhall, Justine Fletcher, Graham Meadows, J Richard Newton, Ruth Vine, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

BACKGROUND: There is an emerging international literature demonstrating clinical and cost-effectiveness of sub-acute residential m..

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Belief in suicide prevention myths and its effect on helping: a nationally representative survey of Australian adults

Angela Nicholas, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Nicola Reavley, Jane Pirkis, Anthony Jorm, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND: Debunking suicide myths, such as 'asking someone about suicide could make them start thinking about it' is a common st..

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Changes in Suicide and Resilience-related Google Searches during the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mark Sinyor, Matthew J Spittal, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler

Journal article  |  2020  |  CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE

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Handgun Ownership and Suicide in California

David M Studdert, Yifan Zhang, Sonja A Swanson, Lea Prince, Jonathan A Rodden, Erin E Holsinger, Matthew J Spittal, Garen J Wintemute, Matthew Miller

Journal article  |  2020  |  New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND: Research has consistently identified firearm availability as a risk factor for suicide. However, existing studies are ..

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Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) and Abdominal Pain; Increased Opioid Prescribing in Surgical Inpatients.

M Stieler, P Pockney, K Shah, C Campbell, V Thirugnanasundralingam, M Spittal, G Carter

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

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High prevalence of health and social risk behaviours among men experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviour: The imperative to undertake holistic assessments

Gregory Armstrong, Tilahun Haregu, Eric D Caine, Jesse T Young, Matthew J Spittal, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine whether suicidal thoughts and behaviour were independently associated with a wide range of health a..

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Public Service Announcements to Change Attitudes about Youth Suicide: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Maria Ftanou, Anna Ross, Anna Machlin, Matthew J Spittal, Kylie King, Angela Nicholas, Jane Hocking, Jo Robinson, Nicola Reavley, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2020  |  Archives of Suicide Research

Background: Youth suicide is a major public health concern worldwide. Public service announcements (PSAs) may have a role in suici..

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Contact with Mental Health Services After Acute Care for Self-Harm Among Adults Released from Prison: A Prospective Data Linkage Study

Jesse T Young, Rohan Borschmann, Ed Heffernan, Matthew J Spittal, Lisa Brophy, James RP Ogloff, Paul Moran, Gregory Armstrong, David B Preen, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2020  |  Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

OBJECTIVE: To determine the care pathway and rate and predictors of mental health care contact within seven days of discharge from..

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Psychosocial work stressors and risk of mortality in Australia: analysis of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey

Yamna Taouk, Anthony D LaMontagne, Matthew J Spittal, Allison Milner

Journal article  |  2020  |  Occupational and Environmental Medicine

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between exposures to psychosocial work stressors and mortality in a nationally representativ..

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Association between suicide reporting in the media and suicide: systematic review and meta-analysis

Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Marlies Braun, Jane Pirkis, Benedikt Till, Steven Stack, Mark Sinyor, Ulrich S Tran, Martin Voracek, Qijin Cheng, Florian Arendt, Sebastian Scherr, Paul SF Yip, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between reporting on suicides, especially deaths of celebrities by suicide, and subsequent s..

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Violence-Related Deaths Among People Released From Prison: A Data Linkage Study

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

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Interpersonal Violence

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Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza-related mortality in Australian hospitalized patients: a propensity score analysis.

Monica L Nation, Robert Moss, Matthew J Spittal, Tom Kotsimbos, Paul M Kelly, Allen C Cheng

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: Data on influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE) against mortality is limited, with no Australian data to guide vaccine u..

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The Mortality After Release from Incarceration Consortium (MARIC): Protocol for a multi-national, individual participant data meta-analysis

Rohan Borschmann, Holly Tibble, Matthew J Spittal, David Preen, Jane Pirkis, Sarah Larney, David L Rosen, Jesse T Young, Alexander D Love, Frederick L Altice, Ingrid A Binswanger, Anne Bukten, Tony Butler, Zheng Chang, Chuan-Yu Chen, Thomas Clausen, Peer Brehm Christensen, Gabriel J Culbert, Louisa Degenhardt, Anja JE Dirkzwager, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Population Data Science

Introduction : More than 30 million adults are released from incarceration globally each year. Many experience complex physical an..

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Childhood adversity and clinical and psychosocial outcomes in psychosis.

S Turner, C Harvey, L Hayes, D Castle, C Galletly, S Sweeney, S Shah, L Keogh, MJ Spittal

Journal article  |  2020  |  Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

AIMS: Associations between childhood abuse and various psychotic illnesses in adulthood are commonly reported. We aim to examine a..

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Psychosocial work stressors and risk of all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yamna Taouk, Matthew J Spittal, Anthony D LaMontagne, Allison J Milner

Journal article  |  2020  |  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health

Objectives Psychosocial work stressors are common exposures affecting the working population, and there is good evidence that they..

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Physical activity and depression in men: Increased activity duration and intensity associated with lower likelihood of current depression

Dianne Currier, Remy Lindner, Matthew J Spittal, Stefan Cvetkovski, Jane Pirkis, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

OBJECTIVES: Depression is a significant public health issue for men, however men are less likely to use mental health services. Al..

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Helping actions given and received in response to suicide risk: Findings from an Australian nationally representative telephone survey

Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis, Anthony Jorm, Matthew J Spittal, Nicola Reavley

Journal article  |  2019  |  SSM-POPULATION HEALTH

We conducted a nationally representative telephone survey of 3000 Australian adults. We assessed helping responses toward people i..

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The association between mental disorders and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of record linkage studies

Lay San Too, Matthew J Spittal, Lyndal Bugeja, Lennart Reifels, Peter Butterworth, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

Background: There has long been debate about the extent to which mental disorders contribute to suicide. We aimed to examine the e..

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Complaint risk among mental health practitioners compared with physical health practitioners: a retrospective cohort study of complaints to health regulators in Australia

Benjamin G Veness, Holly Tibble, Brin FS Grenyer, Jennifer M Morris, Matthew J Spittal, Louise Nash, David M Studdert, Marie M Bismark

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: To understand complaint risk among mental health practitioners compared with physical health practitioners. DESIGN: Re..

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Smoking prevalence following tobacco tax increases in Australia between 2001 and 2017: an interrupted time-series analysis

Anna L Wilkinson, Michelle M Scollo, Melanie A Wakefield, Matthew J Spittal, Frank J Chaloupka, Sarah J Durkin

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Lancet Public Health

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Does sexual orientation vary between disabled and non-disabled men? findings from a population-based study of men in Australia

Anne-Marie Bollier, Tania King, S Bryn Austin, Tom Shakespeare, Matthew Spittal, Anne Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2019  |  Disability & Society

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Suicides in Australia following media reports of the death of Robin Williams

Jane Pirkis, Dianne Currier, Lay San Too, Marc Bryant, Sara Bartlett, Mark Sinyor, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the extent to which local reporting of Robin Williams' suicide (on 11 August 2014) was associated w..

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Primary Health Network mental health reform lead site project. Link-me: First report

Susan Fletcher, Mathew Spittal, Victoria Palmer, Mary Lou Chatterton, Panagiota Chondros, Bridget Bassilios, Meredith Harris, Philip BURGESS, Cathrine Mihalopolous, Jane Pirkis, Jane Gunn

Report  |  2019

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Are young female suicides increasing? A comparison of sex-specific rates and characteristics of youth suicides in Australia over 2004-2014

Nina Stefanac, Sarah Hetrick, Carol Hulbert, Matthew J Spittal, Katrina Witt, Jo Robinson

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Australian mortality statistics suggest that young female suicides have increased since 2004 in comparison to young ma..

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Can Watching a Television Documentary Change the Way Men View Masculinity?

K King, M Schlichthorst, L Keogh, L Reifels, MJ Spittal, A Phelps, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Journal of Men’s Studies

Men’s conformity to masculine norms, such as stoicism and self-reliance, has been shown to be associated with a range of negative ..

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The impact of substance use on treatment as a compulsory patient

Ruth Vine, Holly Tibble, Jane Pirkis, Matthew Spittal, Fiona Judd

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australasian Psychiatry

OBJECTIVES: This paper considers the impact of having a diagnosis of substance use disorder on the utilisation of compulsory order..

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Confidence and Intentions to Help a Person at Risk of Suicide

Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis, Alyssia Rossetto, Anthony Jorm, Matthew Spittal, Nicola Reavley

Journal article  |  2019  |  SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify Australian adults' current level of confidence and intentions to help a person close to them in di..

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Looking for the 'active ingredients' in a men's mental health promotion intervention

Jane Pirkis, Marisa Schlichthorst, Kylie King, Anne Lockley, Louise Keogh, Lennart Reifels, Matthew J Spittal, Andrea Phelps

Journal article  |  2019  |  Advances in Mental Health

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Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Mental Health and Substance Use in Young Men in Emerging Adulthood

D Currier, G Patton, L Sanci, S Sahabandu, M Spittal, D English, A Milner, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  Behavioral Medicine

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Identification of practitioners at high risk of complaints to health profession regulators

Matthew J Spittal, Marie M Bismark, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

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Prevention and Recovery Care Services in Australia: Developing a State-Wide Typology of a Subacute Residential Mental Health Service Model

Carol Harvey, Lisa Brophy, Holly Tibble, Helen Killaspy, Matthew J Spittal, Bridget Hamilton, Priscilla Ennals, Richard Newton, Paul Cruickshank, Teresa Hall, Justine Fletcher

Journal article  |  2019  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY

Aims: Community-based residential alternatives to hospitalization are an emerging service model. Evidence for their acceptability ..

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Characteristics of Lawyers Who Are Subject to Complaints and Misconduct Findings

Tara Sklar, Yamna Taouk, David Studdert, Matthew Spittal, Ron Paterson, Marie Bismark

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

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Impact of a mass media campaign on participation rates in a National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: a field experiment

Sarah J Durkin, Kate Broun, Matthew J Spittal, Melanie A Wakefield

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

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Does legislative change affect the use and duration of compulsory treatment orders?

Ruth Vine, Holly Tibble, Jane Pirkis, Fiona Judd, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

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DOES LEGISLATIVE CHANGE AFFECT THE USE AND DURATION OF COMPULSORY TREATMENT ORDERS?

R Vine, H Tibble, J Pirkis, F Judd, M Spittal

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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Modifiable risk factors for external cause mortality after release from prison: a nested case-control study

MJ Spittal, S Forsyth, R Borschmann, JT Young, SA Kinner

Journal article  |  2019  |  EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES

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Emergency health service contact and reincarceration after release from prison: A prospective cohort study

Dominique F de Andrade, Matthew J Spittal, Kathryn J Snow, Faye S Taxman, Julia L Crilly, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2019  |  Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

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Clusters of Suicidal Events Among Young People: Do Clusters from One Time Period Predict Later Clusters?

Lay San Too, Jane Pirkis, Allison Milner, Jo Robinson, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2019  |  SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR

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Age-specific incidence of injury-related hospital contact after release from prison: a prospective data-linkage study.

Jesse T Young, Rohan Borschmann, David B Preen, Matthew J Spittal, Lisa Brophy, Emily A Wang, Ed Heffernan, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2019  |  Injury Prevention

BACKGROUND: In population studies, the risk of injury declines after early adulthood. It is unclear if a similar age difference in..

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Changes in Practice among Physicians with Malpractice Claims

David M Studdert, Matthew J Spittal, Yifan Zhang, Derek S Wilkinson, Harnam Singh, Michelle M Mello

Journal article  |  2019  |  NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

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Indexation of Tobacco Excise and Customs Duty and Smoking Prevalence Among Australian Adults, 2001-2010: A Serial Cross-sectional Study

Anna L Wilkinson, Michelle Scollo, Sarah J Durkin, Megan Bayly, Mathew J Spittal, Frank J Chaloupka, Melanie A Wakefield

Journal article  |  2019  |  Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Link-me: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a systematic approach to stepped mental health care in primary care

Susan Fletcher, Patty Chondros, Victoria J Palmer, Mary Lou Chatterton, Matthew J Spittal, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Anna Wood, Meredith Harris, Philip Burgess, Bridget Bassilios, Jane Pirkis, Jane Gunn

Journal article  |  2019  |  CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS

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Does Religion/Spirituality Modify the Association of Stressful Life Events and Suicidal Ideation in Australian Men? Religions (vol 9, 180, 2018)

Karolina Krysinska, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Dianne Currier

Journal article  |  2019  |  Religions

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Evaluating the effectiveness of a website about masculinity and suicide to prompt help-seeking.

Kylie King, Marisa Schlichthorst, Jackie Turnure, Andrea Phelps, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  Health Promot J Austr

ISSUE ADDRESSED: A website was designed to form the core of a multimedia strategy surrounding the Man Up documentary - a three-par..

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Accuracy of Clinician Predictions of Future Self-Harm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Predictive Studies

Rachel Woodford, Matthew J Spittal, Allison Milner, Katie McGill, Navneet Kapur, Jane Pirkis, Alex Mitchell, Gregory Carter

Journal article  |  2019  |  Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

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Population attributable risk of factors associated with the repetition of self-harm behaviour in young people presenting to clinical services: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Katrina Witt, Allison Milner, Matthew J Spittal, Sarah Hetrick, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis, Gregory Carter

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

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Venous Thrombotic Risk in Transgender Women Undergoing Estrogen Therapy: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis

Jenna Khan, Robert L Schmidt, Matthew J Spittal, Zil Goldstein, Kristi J Smock, Dina N Greene

Journal article  |  2019  |  CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

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Treatment seeking by employment characteristics among Australian males: a longitudinal study from the Ten to Men study

A Milner, TL King, AJ Scovelle, D Currier, MJ Spittal

Journal article  |  2018  |  PUBLIC HEALTH

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Experience of Health Care Services After a Suicide Attempt: Results from an Online Survey

Fiona L Shand, Philip J Batterham, Jade KY Chan, Jane Pirkis, Matthew J Spittal, Alan Woodward, Helen Christensen

Journal article  |  2018  |  SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR

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Impacts of a Documentary about Masculinity and Men's Health

Kylie King, Marisa Schlichthorst, Lennart Reifels, Louise Keogh, Matthew J Spittal, Andrea Phelps, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2018  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MENS HEALTH

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Widening socioeconomic inequalities in Australian suicide, despite recent declines in suicide rates

Lay San Too, Phillip CF Law, Matthew J Spittal, Andrew Page, Allison Milner

Journal article  |  2018  |  Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

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Are we underestimating the suicide rate of middle and older-aged Indigenous Australians? An interaction between 'unknown' Indigenous status and age

Gregory Armstrong, Matthew J Spittal, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Multilevel Regression and Poststratification: A Modeling Approach to Estimating Population Quantities From Highly Selected Survey Samples

Marnie Downes, Lyle C Gurrin, Dallas R English, Jane Pirkis, Dianne Currier, Matthew J Spittal, John B Carlin

Journal article  |  2018  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

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The importance of including aliases in data linkage with vulnerable populations

Holly Tibble, Hsei Di Law, Matthew J Spittal, Rosemary Karmel, Rohan Borschmann, Katie Hail-Jares, Laura A Thomas, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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Suicide Risk Assessment Risk Stratification Is Not Accurate Enough to Be Clinically Useful and Alternative Approaches Are Needed

Gregory Carter, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2018  |  CRISIS-THE JOURNAL OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION

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Use of prescribed smoking cessation pharmacotherapy following release from prison: a prospective data linkage study

Cheneal Puljevic, Dominique de Andrade, Megan Carroll, Matthew J Spittal, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2018  |  Tobacco Control

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Job Stressors and Employment Precarity as Risks for Thoughts About Suicide: An Australian Study Using the Ten to Men Cohort

Allison Milner, Anthony D LaMontagne, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Dianne Currier

Journal article  |  2018  |  ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH

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Crafting safe and effective suicide prevention media messages: outcomes from a workshop in Australia

Maria Ftanou, Jaelea Skehan, Karolina Krysinska, Marc Bryant, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2018  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

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Cluster Suicides Among Unemployed Persons in Australia Over the Period 2001-2013

Allison Milner, Lay San Too, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2018  |  SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH

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Dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance use disorder and injury in adults recently released from prison: a prospective cohort study

Jesse T Young, Ed Heffernan, Rohan Borschmann, James RP Ogloff, Matthew J Spittal, Fiona G Kouyoumdjian, David B Preen, Amanda Butler, Lisa Brophy, Julia Crilly, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2018  |  LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH

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Why do surgeons receive more complaints than their physician peers?

Holly M Tibble, Nigel S Broughton, David M Studdert, Matthew J Spittal, Nicola Hill, Jennifer M Morris, Marie M Bismark

Journal article  |  2018  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

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Development of prediction models of stress and long-term disability among claimants to injury compensation systems: a cohort study

Matthew J Spittal, Genevieve Grant, Meaghan O'Donnell, Alexander C McFarlane, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ OPEN

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Using a television documentary to prevent suicide in men and boys

Marisa Schlichthorst, Kylie King, Matthew Spittal, Lennart Reifels, Andrea Phelps, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY

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Outcomes of notifications to health practitioner boards: a retrospective cohort study (vol 14, 198, 2016)

Matthew J Spittal, David M Studdert, Ron Paterson, Marie M Bismark

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC MEDICINE

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Bariatric surgery: many benefits, but emerging risks

Matthew J Spittal, Gema Fruhbeck

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

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Suicide and the criminal justice system: a more complete picture

Stuart A Kinner, Matthew J Spittal, Rohan Borschmann

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Psychiatry

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Primary Health Network mental health reform lead site project. Part A interim evaluation report: processes and impacts, July 2016 – December 2017

B Bassilios, Sanne Oostermeijer, Angela Nicholas, Michelle Williamson, Anna Machlin, Meredith Harris, Philip Burgess, Victoria Palmer, Kylie King, Matthew Spittal, Susan Fletcher, Jane Gunn, Jane Pirkis

Report  |  2018

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Can a documentary increase help-seeking intentions in men? A randomised controlled

Kylie Elizabeth King, Marisa Schlichthorst, Matthew J Spittal, Andrea Phelps, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

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Suicidality Risk and (Repeat) Disaster Exposure: Findings From a Nationally Representative Population Survey

L Reifels, MJ Spittal, MLA Dückers, K Mills, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2018  |  Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes

Objective: Despite growing awareness of adverse mental health consequences, the scarce existing evidence on the link of disaster e..

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Self-harm in the criminal justice system: a public health opportunity

Rohan Borschmann, Jesse T Young, Paul A Moran, Matthew J Spittal, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Public Health

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Does Religion/Spirituality Modify the Association of Stressful Life Events and Suicidal Ideation in Australian Men?

Karolina Krysinska, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Dianne Currier

Journal article  |  2018  |  Religions

In a large population cohort of Australian men, we previously observed that stressful life events were associated with increased s..

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Suicidal behaviour in Indigenous compared to non-Indigenous males in urban and regional Australia: Prevalence data suggest disparities increase across age groups

Gregory Armstrong, Jane Pirkis, Kerry Arabena, Dianne Currier, Matthew J Spittal, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2017  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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Masculinity and suicidal thinking (vol 52, pg 319, 2017)

Jane Pirkis, Matthew J Spittal, Louise Keogh, Tass Mousaferiadis, Dianne Currier

Journal article  |  2017  |  Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

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Outcomes of the Victorian Safewards trial in 13 wards: Impact on seclusion rates and fidelity measurement

Justine Fletcher, Mathew Spittal, Lisa Brophy, Holly Tibble, Stuart Kinner, Steve Elsom, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

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Clusters of suicides and suicide attempts: detection, proximity and correlates

LS Too, J Pirkis, A Milner, MJ Spittal

Journal article  |  2017  |  EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES

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Ambulance attendances resulting from self-harm after release from prison: a prospective data linkage study

Rohan Borschmann, Jesse T Young, Paul Moran, Matthew J Spittal, Ed Heffernan, Katherine Mok, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2017  |  SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Railway suicide clusters: how common are they and what predicts them?

Lay San Too, Jane Pirkis, Allison Milner, Lyndal Bugeja, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2017  |  INJURY PREVENTION

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Intellectual disability and patient activation after release from prison: a prospective cohort study

JT Young, C Cumming, K van Dooren, NG Lennox, R Alati, MJ Spittal, L Brophy, DB Preen, SA Kinner

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH

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Accuracy and predictive value of incarcerated adults' accounts of their self-harm histories: findings froman Australian prospective data linkage study.

Rohan Borschmann, Jesse T Young, Paul Moran, Matthew J Spittal, Kathryn Snow, Katherine Mok, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2017  |  CMAJ Open

BACKGROUND: Self-harm is prevalent in prison populations and is a well-established risk factor for suicide. Researchers typically ..

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Universal Suicide Prevention in Young People An Evaluation of the safeTALK Program in Australian High Schools

Eleanor Bailey, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Madelyn Gould, Jo Robinson

Journal article  |  2017  |  CRISIS-THE JOURNAL OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION

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The relationship between working conditions and self-rated health among medical doctors: evidence from seven waves of the Medicine In Australia Balancing Employment and Life (Mabel) survey

Allison Milner, Katrina Witt, Matthew J Spittal, Marie Bismark, Melissa Graham, Anthony D LaMontagne

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

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Effectiveness of online and mobile telephone applications ('apps') for the self-management of suicidal ideation and self-harm: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Katrina Witt, Matthew J Spittal, Gregory Carter, Jane Pirkis, Sarah Hetrick, Dianne Currier, Jo Robinson, Allison Milner

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC PSYCHIATRY

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High rates of general practice attendance by former prisoners: a prospective cohort study

Megan Carroll, Matthew J Spittal, Anna R Kemp-Casey, Nicholas G Lennox, David B Preen, Georgina Sutherland, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2017  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Predictors of using trains as a suicide method: Findings from Victoria, Australia

Lay San Too, Lyndal Bugeja, Allison Milner, Roderick McClure, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2017  |  PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

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Community mental health care after self-harm: A retrospective cohort study

Matthew J Spittal, Fiona Shand, Helen Christensen, Lisa Brophy, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2017  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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Suicide by health professionals: a retrospective mortality study in Australia, 2001-2012.

Allison J Milner, Matthew J Spittal, Marie M Bismark

Journal article  |  2017  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Suicide by health professionals: a retrospective mortality study in Australia, 2001-2012

Nikki R Adler, Kimberley A Adler

Journal article  |  2017  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Cohort Profile: Ten to Men ( the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health)

Jane Pirkis, Dianne Currier, John Carlin, Louisa Degenhardt, Shyamali C Dharmage, Billie Giles-Corti, Ian R Gordon, Lyle C Gurrin, Jane S Hocking, Anne Kavanagh, Louise Keogh, Rachel Koelmeyer, Anthony D LaMontagne, George Patton, Lena Sanci, Matthew J Spittal, Marisa Schlichthorst, David Studdert, Joanne Williams, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2017  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Psychosocial job stressors and thoughts about suicide among males: a cross-sectional study from the first wave of the Ten to Men cohort

A Milner, D Currier, AD LaMontagne, MJ Spittal, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2017  |  PUBLIC HEALTH

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Predicting suicidal behaviours using clinical instruments: systematic review and meta-analysis of positive predictive values for risk scales

Gregory Carter, Allison Milner, Katie McGill, Jane Pirkis, Nav Kapur, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2017  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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Patients' Experiences of Restrictive Interventions in Australia: Findings From the 2010 Australian Survey of Psychosis.

NS Brady, MJ Spittal, LM Brophy, C Harvey

Journal article  |  2017  |  Psychiatric Services

OBJECTIVE: The authors used survey data to investigate patients' experiences of restrictive interventions in inpatient settings. M..

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Low Control and High Demands at Work as Risk Factors for Suicide: An Australian National Population-Level Case-Control Study

Allison Milner, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Jean-Francois Chastang, Isabelle Niedhammer, Anthony D LaMontagne

Journal article  |  2017  |  PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE

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Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcements (PSAs): Examples from Around the World

Maria Ftanou, Georgina Cox, Angela Nicholas, Matthew J Spittal, Anna Machlin, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2017  |  HEALTH COMMUNICATION

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Socio-Economic Position and Suicidal Ideation in Men

Jane Pirkis, Dianne Currier, Peter Butterworth, Allison Milner, Anne Kavanagh, Holly Tibble, Jo Robinson, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2017  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

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Preliminary evidence for the role of newsprint media in encouraging males to make contact with helplines

Anna Machlin, Kylie King, Matthew Spittal, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2017  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION

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Self-harm following release from prison: A prospective data linkage study

Rohan Borschmann, Emma Thomas, Paul Moran, Megan Carroll, Ed Heffernan, Matthew J Spittal, Georgina Sutherland, Rosa Alati, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2017  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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Masculinity and suicidal thinking

Jane Pirkis, Matthew J Spittal, Louise Keogh, Tass Mousaferiadis, Dianne Currier

Journal article  |  2017  |  SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

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The effectiveness of suicide prevention delivered by GPs: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Allison Milner, Katrina Witt, Jane Pirkis, Sarah Hetrick, Jo Robinson, Dianne Currier, Matthew J Spittal, Andrew Page, Gregory L Carter

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

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Complementary primary mental health programs for young people in Australia: Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) and headspace

Bridget Bassilios, Nicolas Telford, Debra Rickwood, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2017  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

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Outcomes of notifications to health practitioner boards: a retrospective cohort study

Matthew J Spittal, David M Studdert, Ron Paterson, Marie M Bismark

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC MEDICINE

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Spatial suicide clusters in Australia between 2010 and 2012: a comparison of cluster and non-cluster among young people and adults

Jo Robinson, Lay San Too, Jane Pirkis, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC PSYCHIATRY

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Improving access to primary mental health care for Australian children

Bridget Bassilios, Angela Nicholas, Lennart Reifels, Kylie King, Matthew J Spittal, Justine Fletcher, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2016  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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Life stress and suicidal ideation in Australian men - cross-sectional analysis of the Australian longitudinal study on male health baseline data

Dianne Currier, Matthew J Spittal, George Patton, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

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Why do men go to the doctor? Socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with healthcare utilisation among a cohort of Australian men

Marisa Schlichthorst, Lena A Sanci, Jane Pirkis, Matthew J Spittal, Jane S Hocking

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

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The Australian longitudinal study on male health sampling design and survey weighting: implications for analysis and interpretation of clustered data

Matthew J Spittal, John B Carlin, Dianne Currier, Marnie Downes, Dallas R English, Ian Gordon, Jane Pirkis, Lyle Gurrin

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

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The Australian longitudinal study on male health-methods

Dianne Currier, Jane Pirkis, John Carlin, Louisa Degenhardt, Shyamali C Dharmage, Billie Giles-Corti, Ian Gordon, Lyle Gurrin, Jane Hocking, Anne Kavanagh, Louise A Keogh, Rachel Koelmeyer, Anthony D LaMontagne, Marisa Schlichthorst, George Patton, Lena Sanci, Matthew J Spittal, David M Studdert, Joanne Williams, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

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Suicide by health professionals: a retrospective mortality study in Australia, 2001-2012

Allison J Milner, Humaira Maheen, Marie M Bismark, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2016  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Does Gender Explain the Relationship Between Occupation and Suicide? Findings from a Meta-Analytic Study

AJ Milner, MS Spittal, J Pirkis, AD LaMontagne

Journal article  |  2016  |  COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL

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Low-intensity case management increases contact with primary care in recently released prisoners: a single-blinded, multisite, randomised controlled trial

Stuart A Kinner, Rosa Alati, Marie Longo, Matthew J Spittal, Frances M Boyle, Gail M Williams, Nicholas G Lennox

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

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Mechanisms of brief contact interventions in clinical populations: a systematic review

Allison Milner, Matthew J Spittal, Nav Kapur, Katrina Witt, Jane Pirkis, Greg Carter

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC PSYCHIATRY

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Reducing suicide through improved quality of care

Matthew J Spittal, Marie Bismark

Journal article  |  2016  |  LANCET PSYCHIATRY

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Individual and community factors for railway suicide: a matched case-control study in Victoria, Australia

Lay San Too, Matthew J Spittal, Lyndal Bugeja, Roderick McClure, Allison Milner

Journal article  |  2016  |  SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Frequent callers to telephone helplines: new evidence and a new service model

Jane Pirkis, Aves Middleton, Bridget Bassilios, Meredith Harris, Matthew J Spittal, Izabela Fedszyn, Patty Chondros, Jane Gunn

Journal article  |  2016  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

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Prevalence and Characteristics of Physicians Prone to Malpractice Claims

DM Studdert, MM Bismark, MM Mello, H Singh, MJ Spittal

Journal article  |  2016  |  Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey

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Prevalence and Characteristics of Physicians Prone to Malpractice Claims EDITORIAL COMMENT

David M Studdert, Marie M Bismark, Michelle M Mello, Harnam Singh, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2016  |  OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY

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Impact and Acceptability of Delivering Skills-based Training on Risk Management (STORM) in Australian Secondary Schools

Jo Robinson, Gill Green, Matthew J Spittal, Kate Templer, Eleanor Bailey

Journal article  |  2016  |  Health Behavior and Policy Review

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Validity of a Job-Exposure Matrix for Psychosocial Job Stressors: Results from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey

A Milner, I Niedhammer, J-F Chastang, MJ Spittal, AD LaMontagne

Journal article  |  2016  |  PLOS ONE

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Mental health service utilisation after a Community Treatment Order: A comparison between three modes of termination

Ruth Vine, Suzanne Turner, Jane Pirkis, Fiona Judd, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2016  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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Trajectories of psychological distress after prison release: implications for mental health service need in ex-prisoners

EG Thomas, MJ Spittal, EB Heffernan, FS Taxman, R Alati, SA Kinner

Journal article  |  2016  |  PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE

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Prevalence and Characteristics of Physicians Prone to Malpractice Claims

David M Studdert, Marie M Bismark, Michelle M Mello, Harnam Singh, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2016  |  NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

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Reporting of health practitioners by their treating practitioner under Australia's national mandatory reporting law

Marie M Bismark, Matthew J Spittal, Jennifer M Morris, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2016  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

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Reporting of health practitioners by their treating practitioner under Australia's national mandatory reporting law

Marie M Bismark, Matthew Spittal, Jennifer M Morris, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2016  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

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"Hotspots" and "copycats": a plea for more thoughtful language about suicide Reply

Jane Pirkis, Karolina Krysinska, Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Lay San Too, Matthew J Spittal, Jo Robinson

Journal article  |  2016  |  LANCET PSYCHIATRY

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Age Matters: Exploring Correlates of Self-Rated Health Across Four Generations of Australian Males

Rachel Koelmeyer, Dianne Currier, Matthew J Spittal, Marisa Schlichthorst, Jane E Pirkis, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2016  |  BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE

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Effective psychological and psychosocial approaches to reduce repetition of self-harm: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

Sarah E Hetrick, Jo Robinson, Matthew J Spittal, Greg Carter

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMJ OPEN

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Health-related factors predict return to custody in a large cohort of ex-prisoners: new approaches to predicting re-incarceration

Emma G Thomas, Matthew J Spittal, Faye S Taxman, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2015  |  Health & Justice

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Interventions to reduce suicides at suicide hotspots: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jane Pirkis, Lay San Too, Matthew J Spittal, Karolina Krysinska, Jo Robinson, Yee Tak Derek Cheung

Journal article  |  2015  |  LANCET PSYCHIATRY

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Accuracy and interrater reliability of paediatric emergency department triage

Amy R Allen, Matthew J Spittal, Caroline Nicolas, Ed Oakley, Gary L Freed

Journal article  |  2015  |  EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA

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An investigation of neighborhood-level social, economic and physical factors for railway suicide in Victoria, Australia

Lay San Too, Matthew J Spittal, Lynda Bugeja, Allison Milner, Mark Stevenson, Roderick McClure

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

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Compensation Seeking and Disability After Injury: The Role of Compensation-Related Stress and Mental Health

Meaghan L O'Donnell, Genevieve Grant, Nathan Alkemade, Matthew Spittal, Mark Creamer, Derrick Silove, Alexander McFarlane, Richard A Bryant, David Forbes, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY

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Safety on the Line - a short report on the development of a quality improvement model of nurse and GP helpline using simulated patients

R MCKENZIE, GL Freed, MJ Spittal, M Williamson

Journal article  |  2015  |  Quality in Primary Care

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The PRONE score: an algorithm for predicting doctors' risks of formal patient complaints using routinely collected administrative data

Matthew J Spittal, Marie M Bismark, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2015  |  BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY

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Patterns and Predictors of Primary Mental Health Service Use Following Bushfire and Flood Disasters

Lennart Reifels, Bridget Bassilios, Matthew J Spittal, Kylie King, Justine Fletcher, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2015  |  DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS

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Why Do People Take Fewer Damage Mitigation Actions Than Survival Actions? Other Factors Outweigh Cost

John McClure, Matthew J Spittal, Ronald Fischer, Andrew Charleson

Journal article  |  2015  |  NATURAL HAZARDS REVIEW

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Meta-analysis of incidence rate data in the presence of zero events

Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Lyle C Gurrin

Journal article  |  2015  |  BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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Letters, green cards, telephone calls and postcards: systematic and meta-analytic review of brief contact interventions for reducing self-harm, suicide attempts and suicide

Allison J Milner, Greg Carter, Jane Pirkis, Jo Robinson, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2015  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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A step towards evidence-based regulation of health practitioners

Marie M Bismark, Martin Fletcher, Matthew J Spittal, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2015  |  AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW

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Frequent Callers to Lifeline

J Pirkis, A Middleton, B Bassilios, M Harris, M Spittal, I Fedszyn, P Chondros, J Gunn

Report  |  2015

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Substance use and risk of death in young offenders: A prospective data linkage study

Stuart A Kinner, Louisa Degenhardt, Carolyn Coffey, Stephen Hearps, Matthew Spittal, Susan M Sawyer, George C Patton

Journal article  |  2015  |  DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW

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Frequent callers to crisis helplines: Who are they and why do they call?

Matthew J Spittal, Izabela Fedyszyn, Aves Middleton, Bridget Bassilios, Jane Gunn, Alan Woodward, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2015  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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Mandatory reports of concerns about the health, performance and conduct of health practitioners

Marie M Bismark, Matthew J Spittal, Tessa M Plueckhahn, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2014  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

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Predictors of suicides occurring within suicide clusters in Australia, 2004-2008

Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Matthew J Spittal, Michelle Kate Williamson, Sui Jay Tung, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2014  |  SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

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Suicide in adults released from prison in Queensland, Australia: a cohort study

Matthew J Spittal, Simon Forsyth, Jane Pirkis, Rosa Alati, Stuart A Kinner

Journal article  |  2014  |  JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

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The Repeated Episodes of Self-Harm (RESH) score: A tool for predicting risk of future episodes of self-harm by hospital patients

Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Matthew Miller, Gregory Carter, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2014  |  JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

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Time series analysis of the impact of tobacco control policies on smoking prevalence among Australian adults, 2001-2011

Melanie A Wakefield, Kerri Coomber, Sarah J Durkin, Michelle Scollo, Megan Bayly, Matthew J Spittal, Julie A Simpson, David Hill

Journal article  |  2014  |  BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

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Relationship Between Stressfulness of Claiming for Injury Compensation and Long-term Recovery

Genevieve M Grant, Meaghan L O'Donnell, Matthew J Spittal, Mark Creamer, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2014  |  JAMA PSYCHIATRY

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Heaviness of Smoking Predicts Smoking Relapse Only in the First Weeks of a Quit Attempt: Findings From the International Tobacco Control Four-Country Survey

Hua-Hie Yong, Ron Borland, James Balmford, Andrew Hyland, Richard J O'Connor, Mary E Thompson, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2014  |  NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH

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The effect of leaving employment on mental health: testing 'adaptation' versus 'sensitisation' in a cohort of working-age Australians

A Milner, MJ Spittal, A Page, AD LaMontagne

Journal article  |  2014  |  OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

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Assessing population-wide behaviour change: concordance of 10-year trends in self-reported and observed sun protection

Suzanne J Dobbinson, Kris Jamsen, Helen G Dixon, Matthew J Spittal, Magdalena Lagerlund, John E Lipscomb, Natalie L Herd, Melanie A Wakefield, David J Hill

Journal article  |  2014  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

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Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) program. Special Report: An evaluation of the ATAPS Child Mental Health Service.

B Bassilios, A Nicholas, J Fletcher, K King, L Reifels, M Ftanou, A Machlin, M Spittal, J Pirkis

Report  |  2014

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The effect of leaving employment on mental health: testing 'adaptation' versus 'sensitisation' in a cohort of working-age Australians

A Milner, MJ Spittal, A Page, AD LaMontagne

Journal article  |  2014  |  Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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The Role of the Media in Encouraging Men to Seek Help for Depression or Anxiety

Anna Machlin, KE KING, Matthew Spittal, J Pirkis

Report  |  2014

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Suicide by occupation: systematic review and meta-analysis

Allison Milner, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Anthony D LaMontagne

Journal article  |  2013  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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In response to 'Correspondence: Identification of doctors at risk of recurrent complaints: a national study of healthcare complaints in Australia'

Marie M Bismark, Matthew J Spittal, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMJ Quality & Safety

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Opiate substitution treatment to reduce in-prison drug injection: A natural experiment

Stuart A Kinner, Elizabeth Moore, Matthew L Spittal, Devon Indig

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Drug Policy

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Identification of doctors at risk of recurrent complaints: a national study of healthcare complaints in Australia

Marie M Bismark, Matthew J Spittal, Lyle C Gurrin, Michael Ward, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMJ Quality and Safety

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Does Litigation Increase or Decrease Health Care Quality? A National Study of Negligence Claims Against Nursing Homes

David G Stevenson, Matthew J Spittal, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Care

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IDENTIFICATION OF DOCTORS AT RISK OF RECURRENT COMPLAINTS: A NATIONAL STUDY OF HEALTH CARE COMPLAINTS IN AUSTRALIA

Marie Bismark, Matthew Spittal, Michael Ward, David Studdert

Journal article  |  2013  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

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The effectiveness of structural interventions at suicide hotspots: a meta-analysis

Jane Pirkis, Matthew J Spittal, Georgina Cox, Jo Robinson, Yee Tak Derek Cheung, David Studdert

Journal article  |  2013  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Risks of complaints and adverse disciplinary findings against international medical graduates in Victoria and Western Australia REPLY

David M Studdert, Matthew J Spittal, Katie Elkin

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Does Tobacco-Control Mass Media Campaign Exposure Prevent Relapse Among Recent Quitters?

Melanie A Wakefield, Steven J Bowe, Sarah J Durkin, Hua-Hie Yong, Matthew J Spittal, Julie A Simpson, Ron Borland

Journal article  |  2013  |  Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Application of Scan Statistics to Detect Suicide Clusters in Australia

Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Matthew J Spittal, Michelle Kate Williamson, Sui Jay Tung, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLOS ONE

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Which Suicides Are Reported in the Media - and What Makes Them "Newsworthy"?

Anna Machlin, Jane Pirkis, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2013  |  CRISIS-THE JOURNAL OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION

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Removal of doctors from practice for professional misconduct in Australia and New Zealand

Katie Elkin, Matthew J Spittal, David Elkin, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2012  |  BMJ Quality and Safety

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Geographic variation in inquest rates in Australia

Simon J Walter, Lyndal Bugeja, Matthew J Spittal, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2012  |  Health and Place

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Geographic variation in inquest rates in Australia.

SJ Walter, L Bugeja, MJ Spittal, DM Studdert

Journal article  |  2012  |  Health & place

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Risks of complaints and adverse disciplinary findings against international medical graduates in Victoria and Western Australia

Katie Elkin, Matthew J Spittal, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Spatial analysis of suicide mortality in Australia: Investigation of metropolitan-rural-remote differentials of suicide risk across states/territories

Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Paul Siu Fai Yip

Journal article  |  2012  |  SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

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Declines in the Lethality of Suicide Attempts Explain the Decline in Suicide Deaths in Australia

Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Matthew Miller, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLOS ONE

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Children's sun exposure and sun protection: Prevalence in Australia and related parental factors

Suzanne Dobbinson, Melanie Wakefield, David Hill, Afaf Girgis, Joanne F Aitken, Kerri Beckmann, Anthony I Reeder, Natalie Herd, Matthew J Spittal, Andrew Fairthorne, Kelly-Ann Bowles

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Factors predicting coroners' decisions to hold discretionary inquests

Simon J Walter, Lyndal Bugeja, Matthew J Spittal, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2012  |  CMAJ

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Geographic variation in inquest rates in Australia.

SJ Walter, L Bugeja, MJ Spittal, DM Studdert

Journal article  |  2012  |  Health & place

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Reporting suicide: interpreting media guidelines

AF Machlin, J Skehan, M Sweet, A Wake, JR Fletcher, MJ Spittal, JE Pirkis

Journal article  |  2012  |  Australian Journalism Review

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Which types of televised anti-tobacco campaigns prompt more quitline calls from disadvantaged groups?

Sarah J Durkin, Melanie A Wakefield, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2011  |  Health Education Research

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Effects of mass media campaign exposure intensity and durability on quit attempts in a population-based cohort study

MA Wakefield, MJ Spittal, H-H Yong, SJ Durkin, R Borland

Journal article  |  2011  |  Health Education Research

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Remedies sought and obtained in healthcare complaints

Marie M Bismark, Matthew J Spittal, Andrew J Gogos, Russell L Gruen, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2011  |  BMJ Quality and Safety

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Australia's Better Access initiative: an evaluation

Jane Pirkis, Maria Ftanou, Michelle Williamson, Anna Machlin, Matthew J Spittal, Bridget Bassilios, Meredith Harris

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

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What impact have tobacco control policies, cigarette price and tobacco control programme funding had on Australian adolescents' smoking? Findings over a 15-year period

Victoria M White, Charles D Warne, Matthew J Spittal, Sarah Durkin, Kate Purcell, Melanie A Wakefield

Journal article  |  2011  |  Addiction

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Case 9-2011: A man with flushing and hypotension.

Martin Windpessl, Manfred Wallner

Journal article  |  2011  |  New England Journal of Medicine

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Prevalence and characteristics of complaint-prone doctors in private practice in Victoria

Marie M Bismark, Matthew J Spittal, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Doctors disciplined for professional misconduct in Australia and New Zealand, 2000-2009

Katie J Elkin, Matthew J Spittal, David J Elkin, David M Studdert

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Clinical improvement after treatment provided through the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) programme: Do some patients show greater improvement than others?

Jane Pirkis, Bridget Bassilios, Justine Fletcher, Kristy Sanderson, Matthew J Spittal, Kylie King, Fay Kohn, Philip Burgess, Grant Blashki

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

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Relationship between Quality of Care and Negligence Litigation in Nursing Homes

David M Studdert, Matthew J Spittal, Michelle M Mello, A James O'Malley, David G Stevenson

Journal article  |  2011  |  New England Journal of Medicine

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Secondhand smoke exposure (PM2.5) in outdoor dining areas and its correlates

Melissa Cameron, Emily Brennan, Sarah Durkin, Ron Borland, Mark J Travers, Andrew Hyland, Matthew J Spittal, Melanie A Wakefield

Journal article  |  2010  |  Tobacco Control

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Evaluation of the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and GPs through the Medicare Benefits Schedule Initiative: Component A: A Study of Consumers and their Outcomes: Final Report.

J Pirkis, M Ftanou, M Williamson, A Machlin, D Warr, J Christo, M Spittal, B Bassilios, M Harris

Report  |  2010

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Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) program: Sixteenth Interim Evaluation Report: Clinical improvement after treatment provided through the ATAPS projects: Do some patients fare better than others?

JEP Pirkis, BB Bassilios, JRF Fletcher, K Sanderson, MJS Spittal, KEK King, FK Kohn, P Burgess, GB Blashki

Report  |  2010

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Mass media campaign improves cervical screening across all socio-economic groups

Jenny O Anderson, Robyn M Mullins, Mohammad Siahpush, Matthew J Spittal, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2009  |  Health Education Research

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Taxation Reduces Social Disparities in Adult Smoking Prevalence

Mohammad Siahpush, Melanie A Wakefield, Matt J Spittal, Sarah J Durkin, Michelle M Scollo

Journal article  |  2009  |  American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Predictors of Two Types of Earthquake Preparation Survival Activities and Mitigation Activities

Matthew J Spittal, John McClure, Richard J Siegert, Frank H Walkey

Journal article  |  2008  |  Environment and Behavior

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Happiness and life satisfaction prospectively predict self-rated health, physical health, and the presence of limiting, long-term health conditions

Mohammad Siahpush, Matt Spittal, Gopal K Singh

Journal article  |  2008  |  American Journal of Health Promotion

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Impact of tobacco control policies and mass media campaigns on monthly adult smoking prevalence

Melanie A Wakefield, Sarah Durkin, Matthew J Spittal, Mohammad Siahpush, Michelle Scollo, Julie A Simpson, Simon Chapman, Victoria White, David Hill

Journal article  |  2008  |  American Journal of Public Health

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Weekend Sun Protection and Sunburn in Australia. Trends (1987-2002) and Association with SunSmart Television Advertising

SJ Dobbinson, MA Wakefield, KM Jamsen, NL Herd, MJ Spittal, JE Lipscomb, DJ Hill

Journal article  |  2008  |  American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Use of sun-protective clothing at outdoor leisure settings from 1992 to 2002: Serial cross-sectional observation survey

Helen G Dixon, Magdalena Lagerlund, Matthew J Spittal, David J Hill, Suzanne J Dobbinson, Melanie A Wakefield

Journal article  |  2008  |  Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention

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Weekend sun protection and sunburn in Australia: Trends (1987-2002) and association with SunSmart television advertising

Suzanne J Dobbinson, Melanie A Wakefield, Kris M Jamsen, Natalie L Herd, Matthew J Spittal, John E Lipscomb, David J Hill

Journal article  |  2008  |  American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Association of smoking cessation with financial stress and material well-being: Results from a prospective study of a population-based national survey

Mohammad Siahpush, Mbiostat Matt Spittal, Gopal K Singh

Journal article  |  2007  |  American Journal of Public Health

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Smoking cessation and financial stress

Mohammad Siahpush, Matt Spittal, Gopal K Singh

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Public Health

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Antismoking television advertising and socioeconomic variations in calls to Quitline

Mohammad Siahpush, Melanie Wakefield, Matt Spittal, Sarah Durkin

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

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Looking for boomerang effects: A pre-post experimental study of the effects of exposure of youth to television advertising for nicotine replacement therapy and Zyban (R)

Sarah Durkin, Melanie Wakefield, Matt Spittal

Journal article  |  2006  |  Addictive Behaviors

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The Earthquake Readiness Scale: The development of a valid and reliable unifactorial measure

Matthew J Spittal, Frank H Walkey, John McClure, Richard J Siegert, Kimberley E Ballantyne

Journal article  |  2006  |  Natural Hazards

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Observed use of sunglasses in public outdoor settings around melbourne, Australia: 1993 to 2002.

M Lagerlund, HG Dixon, JA Simpson, M Spittal, H TAYLOR, SJ Dobbinson

Journal article  |  2006  |  Preventive Medicine

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Optimistic bias in relation to preparedness for earthquakes

MJ Spittal, J McClure, RJ Siegert, FH Walkey

Journal article  |  2005  |  Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies

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Direct measurement of living standards in New Zealand. Development and application of the ELSI scale

J Jensen, M SPITTAL, V Krishnan

Book Chapter  |  2005

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Living Standards and Demographic Characteristics: An analysis using the New Zealand ELSI scale

J Jensen, V Krishnan, M SPITTAL, S Sathiyandra

Journal article  |  2003  |  New Zealand Population Review

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New Zealand Living Standards: Their Measurement and Variation, with an Application to Policy.

J Jensen, V Krishnan, M SPITTAL, S Sathiyandra

Journal article  |  2003  |  Social Policy Journal of New Zealand: te puna whakaaro

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The Spheres of Control scale: the identification of a clear replicable three-factor structure

MJ Spittal, RJ Siegert, JL McClure, FH Walkey

Journal article  |  2002  |  Personality and Individual Differences

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The New Zealand Conference on Database Integration and Linked Employer-Employee Data

M SPITTAL

Journal article  |  2002  |  Social Policy Journal of New Zealand: te puna whakaaro

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Keyword Analysis

Public Health and Health Services
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Health and Support Services
Clinical Sciences
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Psychology
Law
Expanding Knowledge
Justice and the Law
Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2009

BCA Roche Annual Award for Excellence

Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia
2006

BCA Pifzer Annual Award for Excellence

Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia
2001

School of Psychology Postgraduate Scholarship

Victoria University of Wellington

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Associate Professor - Quantitative Analyst

Melbourne School Of Population And Global Health

Full Membership

International Association for Suicide Prevention

Full Membership

Statistical Society of Australia

Education

Doctorate of Philosophy

Victoria University of Wellington

Bachelor of Science

Victoria University of Wellington

Master of Biostatistics

University of Melbourne

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