Greg Armstrong

An evaluation of the quality of self-harm incident reporting across the Australian asylum seeker population according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines

Kyli Hedrick, Gregory Armstrong, Guy Coffey, Rohan Borschmann

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND: Asylum seekers are at elevated risk of self-harm, and the personal and public health costs of self-harm are high; yet ..

Comorbid Depression and Obesity: Correlates and Synergistic Association With Noncommunicable Diseases Among Australian Men

Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, John Tayu Lee, Brian Oldenburg, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2020  |  Preventing Chronic Disease

INTRODUCTION: Obesity and depression are among the leading causes of disease worldwide. Their bidirectional relationship often res..

Developing best practice guidelines for the psychosocial assessment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thoughts

Bernard Leckning, Tanja Hirvonen, Gregory Armstrong, Timothy A Carey, Mark Westby, Alix Ringbauer, Gary Robinson

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

OBJECTIVE: To develop guidelines for the culturally responsive psychosocial assessment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pe..

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..

A Qualitative Analysis of Self-Harm and Suicide in Sri Lankan Printed Newspapers.

Jane Brandt Sørensen, Melissa Pearson, Gregory Armstrong, Martin Wolf Andersen, Manjula Weerasinghe, Keith Hawton, Flemming Konradsen

Journal article  |  2020  |  Crisis

Background: Media reporting may influence suicidal behavior. In-depth exploration of how self-harm and suicide are portrayed in ne..

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..

Self-harm among asylum seekers in Australian onshore immigration detention: how incidence rates vary by held detention type

Kyli Hedrick, Gregory Armstrong, Guy Coffey, Rohan Borschmann

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Detained asylum seekers are at increased risk of self-harm, and the type of detention in which they are held may furth..

Service user and family participation in mental health policy making in Timor-Leste: a qualitative study with multiple stakeholders

Teresa Hall, Ritsuko Kakuma, Lisa Palmer, Harry Minas, Joao Martins, Greg Armstrong

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND: Participation in mental health system strengthening by people with mental health problems and their families is a corn..

Adolescent suicide in India: Significance of public health prevention plan

Anish V Cherian, Ammu Lukose, Rija Rappai, Kommu John Vijaya Sagar, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2020  |  Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Assessing the Quality of Media Reporting of Suicide Deaths in Bangladesh Against World Health Organization Guidelines

SM Yasir Arafat, Murad M Khan, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Michiko Ueda, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2020  |  Crisis: the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention

Background: Media reporting of suicide events has thus far gone without sufficient scrutiny in Bangladesh. Aim: The purpose of thi..

Self-harm among asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention

Kyli Hedrick, Gregory Armstrong, Rohan Borschmann

Journal article  |  2019  |  LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH

Intersectoral collaboration for people-centred mental health care in Timor-Leste: a mixed-methods study using qualitative and social network analysis

Teresa Hall, Ritsuko Kakuma, Lisa Palmer, Harry Minas, Joao Martins, Greg Armstrong

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Suicide by hanging is a priority for suicide prevention: method specific suicide in India (2001-2014)

Vikas Arya, Andrew Page, David Gunnell, Rakhi Dandona, Haider A Mannan, Michael Eddleston, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

BACKGROUND: India accounts for over a quarter of the global burden of suicide. One of the most effective population level suicide ..

The Geographic Heterogeneity of Suicide Rates in India by Religion, Caste, Tribe, and Other Backward Classes

Vikas Arya, Andrew Page, Rakhi Dandonaz, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Peter Mayer, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2019  |  Crisis

BACKGROUND: Caste, tribal, and religious associations, which are perhaps the most important aspects of personal and social lives i..

Self-harm in the Australian asylum seeker population: A national records-based study

Kyli Hedrick, Gregory Armstrong, Guy Coffey, Rohan Borschmann

Journal article  |  2019  |  SSM-POPULATION HEALTH

Background: Systematic research into self-harm in the Australian asylum seeker population is scarce, largely due to the lack of ac..

Surveillance for self-harm: an urgent need in low-income and middle-income countries

Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2019  |  LANCET PSYCHIATRY

Mass media representation of suicide in a high suicide state in India: an epidemiological comparison with suicide deaths in the population.

Gregory Armstrong, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Jane Pirkis, Mala Jayaseelan, Anish Cherian, Jane Brandt Soerensen, Vikas Arya, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

Objectives Suicide rates in India are among the highest in the world, equating to over 200 000 suicides annually. Reports of suici..

Prevalence and correlates of lifetime and recent HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) who use mobile geo-social networking applications in Greater Tokyo

Adam O Hill, Benjamin R Bavinton, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLOS ONE

Access and utilisation of reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health services among women who inject drugs in coastal Kenya: Findings from a qualitative study

James Ndimbii, Sylvia Ayon, Taib Abdulrahman, Samantha Mahinda, Fatma Jeneby, Gregory Armstrong, Gitau Mburu

Journal article  |  2018  |  Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Inconsistent Condom Use among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Who Use Mobile Geo-Social Networking Applications in Greater Tokyo

Adam O Hill, Benjamin R Bavinton, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2018  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Lifetime prevalence and correlates of self-harm and suicide attempts among male prisoners with histories of injecting drug use.

Ashleigh C Stewart, Reece Cossar, Paul Dietze, Gregory Armstrong, Michael Curtis, Stuart A Kinner, James RP Ogloff, Amy Kirwan, Mark Stoové

Journal article  |  2018  |  Health & Justice

BACKGROUND: Histories of self-harm and suicide attempts are common among people in prison in Australia, and substance dependence i..

Suicide in India: a complex public health tragedy in need of a plan

Gregory Armstrong, Lakshmi Vijayakumar

Journal article  |  2018  |  LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH

Assessing the quality of media reporting of suicide news in India against World Health Organization guidelines: A content analysis study of nine major newspapers in Tamil Nadu

Gregory Armstrong, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Mala Jayaseelan, Ramya Kannan, Jane Pirkis, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Outcomes of a brief mental health and resilience pilot intervention for young women in an urban slum in Dehradun, North India: a quasi-experimental study

K Mathias, A Pandey, G Armstrong, P Diksha, M Kermode

Journal article  |  2018  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

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

Re-development of mental health first aid guidelines for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders who are experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviour

Gregory Armstrong, Natalie Ironfield, Claire M Kelly, Katrina Dart, Kerry Arabena, Kathy Bond, Nicola Reavley, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC PSYCHIATRY

Trends and socio-economic determinants of suicide in India: 2001-2013

Vikas Arya, Andrew Page, Jo River, Gregory Armstrong, Peter Mayer

Journal article  |  2018  |  Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

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

Re-development of mental health first aid guidelines for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are engaging in non-suicidal self-injury

Gregory Armstrong, Natalie Ironfield, Claire M Kelly, Katrina Dart, Kerry Arabena, Kathy Bond, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC PSYCHIATRY

Commentary on McFall et al. (2017): The need for harm reduction interventions that are effective for women who use drugs

Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2017  |  ADDICTION

A mental health training program for community health workers in India: impact on recognition of mental disorders, stigmatizing attitudes and confidence

C Hofmann-Broussard, G Armstrong, MJ Boschen, KV Somasundaram

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

Documenting a long-term development model in the slums of Delhi

Martha Morrow, Greg Armstrong, Prarthna Dayal, Michelle Kermode

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

The imperative to integrate suicide prevention within community-based harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs: Informed by the situation in Delhi, India

Gregory Armstrong, Luke Samson

Journal article  |  2016  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY

Social context, diversity and risk among women who inject drugs in Vietnam: descriptive findings from a cross-sectional survey

Oanh TH Khuat, Martha Morrow, Trang NN Nguyen, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2015  |  HARM REDUCTION JOURNAL

Extreme Levels of Suicidality Among People Who Inject Drugs in Delhi, India: A Cause for Reflection for HIV Prevention Interventions

Gregory Armstrong, Luke Samson

Journal article  |  2015  |  JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Male-to-male sex among men who inject drugs in Delhi, India: Overlapping HIV risk behaviours

Gregory Armstrong, Anthony F Jorm, Luke Samson, Lynette Joubert, Shalini Singh, Michelle Kermode

Journal article  |  2015  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY

Undiagnosed HIV among people who inject drugs in Manipur, India

Gregory Armstrong, Gajendra K Medhi, Jagadish Mahanta, RS Paranjape, Michelle Kermode

Journal article  |  2015  |  AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV

Sexual behaviours of men who inject drugs in Northeast India

Michelle Kermode, Greg Armstrong, Gajendra Kumar Medhi, Chumben Humtsoe, Biangtung Langkham, Jagadish Mahanta

Journal article  |  2015  |  HARM REDUCTION JOURNAL

Reproductive knowledge and patient education needs among Indonesian women infertility patients attending three fertility clinics

Linda Rae Bennett, Budi Wiweko, Lauren Bell, Nadia Shafira, Mulyoto Pangestu, IB Putra Adayana, Aucky Hinting, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2015  |  Patient Education and Counseling

HIV risks vary according to type of sex work in a cross-sectional survey from Nagaland, India

Anna BZ O'Halloran, Gregory Armstrong, Gajendra K Medhi, Collins Z Sono, Jagadish Mahanta, Michelle Kermode

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC WOMENS HEALTH

Injecting drug use in Manipur and Nagaland, Northeast India: injecting and sexual risk behaviours across age groups

Gregory Armstrong, Amenla Nuken, Gajendra K Medhi, Jagadish Mahanta, Chumben Humtsoe, Melody Lalmuanpuaii, Michelle Kermode

Journal article  |  2014  |  HARM REDUCTION JOURNAL

Suicidal ideation and attempts among men who inject drugs in Delhi, India: psychological and social risk factors

Gregory Armstrong, Anthony F Jorm, Luke Samson, Lynette Joubert, Shalini Singh, Michelle Kermode

Journal article  |  2014  |  Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

An assessment of an HIV prevention intervention among People Who Inject Drugs in the states of Manipur and Nagaland, India

Prabuddhagopal Goswami, Gajendra Kumar Medhi, Gregory Armstrong, Maninder Singh Setia, Shajan Mathew, Gay Thongamba, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Bitra George, Rakesh Kumar Singh, Ramesh S Paranjape, Jagadish Mahanta

Journal article  |  2014  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY

Association of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Ideation With High-Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Inject Drugs in Delhi, India

Gregory Armstrong, Anthony F Jorm, Luke Samson, Lynette Joubert, Amenla Nuken, Shalini Singh, Michelle Kermode

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)

Alcohol and condom use among HIV-positive and HIV-negative female sex workers in Nagaland, India

Amenla Nuken, Michelle Kermode, Niranjan Saggurti, Greg Armstrong, Gajendra Kumar Medhi

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of STD & AIDS

Quality of life, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation among men who inject drugs in Delhi, India

Gregory Armstrong, Amenla Nuken, Luke Samson, Shalini Singh, Anthony F Jorm, Michelle Kermode

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMC Psychiatry

Exposure to HIV prevention programmes associated with improved condom use and uptake of HIV testing by female sex workers in Nagaland, Northeast India

Gregory Armstrong, Gajendra K Medhi, Michelle Kermode, Jagadish Mahanta, Prabuddhagopal Goswami, RS Paranjape

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMC Public Health

Dengue in peri-urban Pak-Ngum district, Vientiane capital of Laos: a community survey on knowledge, attitudes and practices

Mayfong Mayxay, Wanyuan Cui, Sounthone Thammavong, Khamphong Khensakhou, Viengnakhone Vongxay, Latdaphone Inthasoum, Vanphanom Sychareun, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMC Public Health

Syphilis infection among female sex workers in Nagaland, Northeast India: analysing their vulnerability to the infection

GK Medhi, J Mahanta, I Hazarika, G Armstrong, R Adhikary, M Mainkar, RS Paranjape

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of STD & AIDS

Knowledge and attitudes of doctors regarding the provision of mental health care in Doddaballapur Taluk, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka

Joshua Cowan, Shoba Raja, Amali Naik, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2012  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

HIV risk behaviours among injecting drug users in Northeast India following scale-up of a targeted HIV prevention programme

Gregory Armstrong, Chumben Humtsoe, Michelle Kermode

Journal article  |  2011  |  BMC Public Health

Long-term follow up of clients from a community-based opioid substitution therapy programme in Manipur.

Michelle Kermode, Gregory Armstrong, Surmick Waribam

Journal article  |  2011  |  Indian J Med Res

A mental health training program for community health workers in India: impact on knowledge and attitudes

Gregory Armstrong, Michelle Kermode, Shoba Raja, Sujatha Suja, Prabha Chandra, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Preparing Health Services for Climate Change in Australia

Grant Blashki, Greg Armstrong, Helen Louise Berry, Haylee J Weaver, Elizabeth G Hanna, Peng Bi, David Harley, Jeffery Thomas Spickett

Journal article  |  2011  |  Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Opioid substitution therapy in manipur and nagaland, north-east india: operational research in action

Gregory Armstrong, Michelle Kermode, Charan Sharma, Biangtung Langkham, Nick Crofts

Journal article  |  2010  |  Harm Reduction Journal

An evaluation of the effect of an educational intervention for Australian social workers on competence in delivering brief cognitive behavioural strategies: A randomised controlled trial

G Armstrong, G Blashki, L Joubert, R Bland, R Moulding, J Gunn, L Naccarella

Journal article  |  2010  |  BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Service user and family participation in mental health policy making in Timor-Leste: a qualitative study with multiple stakeholders

Teresa Hall, Ritsuko Kakuma, Lisa Palmer, Harry Minas, João Martins, Greg Armstrong

Journal article

Abstract Introduction Participation in mental health system strengthening by people with mental health problems and their ..

Temporal variations in the distribution of self-harm episodes and methods across the Australian asylum seeker population: An observational study

Kyli Hedrick, Gregory Armstrong, Guy Coffey, Rohan Borschmann

Journal article  |  PLOS Medicine

Social Correlates of Recent Suicidal Ideation Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Greater Tokyo

Adam O Hill, Anthony Distefano, Stuart Gilmour, Benjamin R Bavinton, Yasuharu Hidaka, Adam Bourne, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  Sexuality Research and Social Policy