Prof Matthew Spittal
Professorial Fellow, Quantitative Analyst
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
354 Scholarly works
37 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Real-Time Monitoring of Suicide and Self-Harm Clusters
2022
Journal article
Employment and disability among young Australians and associations with psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.1011402022
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Coverage of Robin Williams' Suicide in Australian Newspapers
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a0007482021
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How do employment conditions and psychosocial workplace exposures impact the mental health of young workers? A systematic review
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02077-x2021
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Does disability modify the relationship between labour force status and psychological distress among young people?
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-1071492019
Research Contracts
National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support Program
2017
Research contracts (non-grants)
Evaluation of the National Suicide Prevention Trial.
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
Temporal trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality in Australia: An Age-Period-Cohort analysis
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2026.1030172026
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Examining the effectiveness of the Better Access initiative using data from real-world practice settings
DOI: 10.1177/000486742514051422026
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Examining Better Access use by Australian adults using data from two longitudinal studies (Ten to Men and the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health)
DOI: 10.1177/000486742514090172026
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Consumers’ experiences with and outcomes from Better Access: Results from a national survey
DOI: 10.1177/000486742514050812026
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Who uses Better Access treatment services? A re-analysis of data from the usual care arms of two randomised controlled trials
DOI: 10.1177/000486742514060282026
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The impact of the suicide of ‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun Kyun on suicide rates in South Korea: A time-series analysis
DOI: 10.1177/000486742513744672026
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Preparing for a meta-analysis of rates: extracting effect sizes and standard errors from studies of count outcomes with person-time denominators
DOI: 10.1136/ip-2024-0456102026
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Teenage Motherhood Among Those Whose Mothers Were Incarcerated
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-068371