Careers of Misconduct

Child protection system involvement in children of incarcerated mothers: A linked data study.

Leonie Segal, Sharon Dawe, Ha Nguyen, Susan Dennison, Emmanuel S Gnanamanickam, Megan Bell, Matthew Spittal, Stuart Kinner, David B Preen

2023-03-06

BACKGROUND: Women prisoners are a growing portion of the prison population. Health and social outcomes of their children have been..

Diagnostic accuracy for self-reported methamphetamine use versus oral fluid test as the reference standard in a methamphetamine-dependent intervention trial population.

Gregory Carter, Matthew J Spittal, Linda Glowacki, Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Paul Dietze, Barbara Sinclair, Shalini Arunogiri, Michael Berk, Dan I Lubman, Victoria Manning, Peter Higgs, Brendan Quinn, Amanda Baker, Olivia M Dean, Alyna Turner, Rebecca McKetin

2023-03-01

AIMS: Treatment of methamphetamine dependence requires monitoring of recent use or abstinence. Self-report is commonly used for ro..

Testing the Impact of the #chatsafe Intervention on Young People's Ability to Communicate Safely About Suicide on Social Media: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Jo Robinson, Louise La Sala, Charlie Cooper, Matthew Spittal, Simon Rice, Michelle Lamblin, Ellie Brown, Hayley Nolan, Rikki Battersby-Coulter, Gowri Rajaram, Pinar Thorn, Jane Pirkis, Summer May-Finlay, Vincent Silenzio, Jaelea Skehan, Karolina Krysinska, India Bellairs-Walsh

2023-02-17

BACKGROUND: Suicide is the leading cause of death among Australians. One commonly cited explanation is the impact of social media,..

Suicide among health professionals in Australia: A retrospective mortality study of trends over the last two decades

Katherine Petrie, Stephanie Zeritis, Matthew Phillips, Nicola Chen, Fiona Shand, Matthew J Spittal, Samuel B Harvey

2023-01-19

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relative risk of suicide among healthcare professionals compared to other occupations and examine change..

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns on Self-Poisoning and Suicide in Sri Lanka: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

Thilini Rajapakse, Tharuka Silva, Nirosha Madhuwanthi Hettiarachchi, David Gunnell, Chris Metcalfe, Matthew J Spittal, Duleeka Knipe

2023-01-19

Evidence from high-income countries suggests that the impact of COVID-19 on suicide and self-harm has been limited, but evidence f..

Associations between workers' compensation and self-harm: A retrospective case-series study of hospital admissions data.

Tania L King, George Disney, Georgina Sutherland, Anne Kavanagh, Matthew J Spittal, Koen Simons

2023-01-01

BACKGROUND: While workers' compensation schemes aim to assist and support injured workers, there is some evidence that the process..

Australian and New Zealand doctors? experiences of disciplinary notifications, investigations, proceedings and interventions relating to alleged mental health impairment: a qualitative analysis of interviews

Owen Bradfield, Kym Jenkins, Matthew Spittal, Marie Bismark

2022-12-24

When poor mental health impairs a doctor's ability to safely practise medicine, poor patient outcomes can result. Medical regulato..

Suicide trends among Australian construction workers during years 2001-2019

Humaira Maheen, Yamna Taouk, Anthony D LaMontagne, Matthew Spittal, Tania King

2022-11-23

In many Western countries, including Australia, construction workers have been identified as being at elevated risk of suicide com..

Characteristics of suicide decedents with no federally funded mental health service contact in the 12 months before death in a population-based sample of Australians 45 years of age and over

Gregory Carter, Sandro Sperandei, Matthew J Spittal, Kate Chitty, Angela Clapperton, Andrew Page

2022-11-10

INTRODUCTION: More than half of suicide decedents have no contact with mental health services 12 months before death. It is uncert..

Employment and disability among young Australians and associations with psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marissa Shields, Matthew J Spittal, Stefanie Dimov, Anne Kavanagh, Tania L King

2022-09-01

BACKGROUND: Emerging global data indicates that the employment status and mental health of young people is being adversely impacte..

Suicide numbers during the first 9-15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-existing trends: An interrupted time series analysis in 33 countries

Jane Pirkis, David Gunnell, Sangsoo Shin, Marcos Del Pozo-Banos, Vikas Arya, Pablo Analuisa Aguilar, Louis Appleby, SM Yasir Arafat, Ella Arensman, Jose Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Jason Bantjes, Anna Baran, Chittaranjan Behera, Jose Bertolote, Guilherme Borges, Michael Bray, Petrana Brecic, Eric Caine, Raffaella Calati

2022-09-01

BACKGROUND: Predicted increases in suicide were not generally observed in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the ..

A state level analyses of suicide and the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.

G Borges, JA Garcia, J Pirkis, MJ Spittal, D Gunnell, M Sinyor, A John

2022-07-09

BACKGROUND: While suicide rates in high- and middle-income countries appeared stable in the early stages of the pandemic, we know ..

Somatic symptom severity association with healthcare utilization and costs in surgical inpatients with an episode of abdominal pain

Melissa Stieler, Peter Pockney, Cassidy Campbell, Vaisnavi Thirugnanasundralingam, Lachlan Gan, Matthew J Spittal, Gregory Carter

2022-07-07

BACKGROUND: Somatic syndromes are present in 30 per cent of primary healthcare populations and are associated with increased healt..

A decline in Australian suicide during COVID-19? A reflection on the 2020 cause of death statistics in the context of long-term trends.

Andrew Page, Matthew J Spittal

2022-07-01

This correspondence considers the overall decline in suicide in 2020 in the context of longer-term sex and age-specific trends ove..

Vocational and psychosocial predictors of medical negligence claims among Australian doctors: a prospective cohort analysis of the MABEL survey

Owen M Bradfield, Marie Bismark, Anthony Scott, Matthew Spittal

2022-06-01

OBJECTIVE: To understand the association between medical negligence claims and doctors' sex, age, specialty, working hours, work l..

Use of Parental Disability Trajectories to Identify Adolescents Who are Young Carers

Tania L King, Marissa Shields, Martin O'Flaherty, Anne Kavanagh, Matthew J Spittal

2022-05-20

Being a young carer can have significant impacts on the lives of children and adolescents. Identifying young carers is difficult, ..

Medical negligence claims and the health and life satisfaction of Australian doctors: a prospective cohort analysis of the MABEL survey

Owen M Bradfield, Marie Bismark, Anthony Scott, Matthew Spittal

2022-05-01

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between medical negligence claims and doctors' self-rated health and life satisfaction. DESIG..

Suicide rates amongst individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

M Isabela Troya, Matthew J Spittal, Rosina Pendrous, Grace Crowley, Hayley C Gorton, Kirsten Russell, Sadhbh Byrne, Rebecca Musgrove, Stephanie Hannah-Swain, Navneet Kapur, Duleeka Knipe

2022-05-01

BACKGROUND: Existing evidence suggests that some individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds are at increased risk of suicide com..

Suicide in India during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Vikas Arya, Andrew Page, Matthew J Spittal, Rakhi Dandona, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Sithum Munasinghe, Ann John, David Gunnell, Jane Pirkis, Gregory Armstrong

2022-04-07

BACKGROUND: There has been substantial discussion as to whether the mental health and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 ..

Cost-effectiveness of Installing Barriers at Bridge and Cliff Sites for Suicide Prevention in Australia

Piumee Bandara, Jane Pirkis, Angela Clapperton, Sangsoo Shin, Lay San Too, Lennart Reifels, Sandersan Onie, Andrew Page, Karl Andriessen, Karolina Krysinska, Anna Flego, Marisa Schlichthorst, Matthew J Spittal, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Long Khanh-Dao Le

2022-04-05

IMPORTANCE: Installation of barriers has been shown to reduce suicides. To our knowledge, no studies have evaluated the cost-effec..

Study protocol for the Multimodal Approach to Preventing Suicide in Schools (MAPSS) project: a regionally based randomised trial of an integrated response to suicide risk among secondary school students

Sadhbh J Byrne, Eleanor Bailey, Michelle Lamblin, Samuel McKay, Jane Pirkis, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Matthew J Spittal, Simon Rice, Sarah Hetrick, Matthew Hamilton, Hok Pan Yuen, Yong Yi Lee, Alexandra Boland, Jo Robinson

2022-03-02

BACKGROUND: Suicide is the leading cause of death among young Australians, accounting for one-third of all deaths in those under 2..

Suicide and resilience-related Google searches during the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Mark Sinyor, Leo Roberts, Matthew J Spittal, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler

2022-02-16

Online searches related to suicide may sometimes be an early proxy indicator for behavioural outcomes. We used interrupted time se..

Effects of media stories of hope and recovery on suicidal ideation and help-seeking attitudes and intentions: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Benedikt Till, Stefanie Kirchner, Mark Sinyor, Marlies Braun, Jane Pirkis, Ulrich S Tran, Martin Voracek, Florian Arendt, Maria Ftanou, Reka Kovacs, Kylie King, Marisa Schlichthorst, Steven Stack, Matthew J Spittal

2022-02-01

BACKGROUND: There is strong evidence that suicides increase after media stories about suicides by celebrities, particularly those ..

Association between contact with mental health and substance use services and reincarceration after release from prison.

Emma G Thomas, Matthew J Spittal, Faye S Taxman, Cheneal Puljević, Edward B Heffernan, Stuart A Kinner

2022-01-01

OBJECTIVE: People released from prison who experience mental health and substance use problems are at high risk of reincarceration..

Trajectories of disability throughout early life and labor force status as a young adult: Results from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

Marissa Shields, Matthew J Spittal, Stefanie Dimov, Anne Kavanagh, Tania L King

2022-01-01

OBJECTIVES: Young people with disabilities have poorer labor force outcomes than their peers without disabilities. These understan..

Association of Logic's hip hop song "1-800-273-8255" with Lifeline calls and suicides in the United States: interrupted time series analysis

Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Ulrich S Tran, Madelyn Gould, Mark Sinyor, Steven Sumner, Markus J Strauss, Martin Voracek, Benedikt Till, Sean Murphy, Frances Gonzalez, Matthew J Spittal, John Draper

2021-12-13

OBJECTIVE: To assess changes in daily call volumes to the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and in suicides during periods o..

Circumstances and toxicology of violence-related deaths among young people who have had contact with the youth justice system: a data linkage study

Melissa Willoughby, Jesse T Young, Katie Hail-Jares, Matthew J Spittal, Rohan Borschmann, George Patton, Susan M Sawyer, Emilia Janca, Linda Teplin, Ed Heffernan, Stuart A Kinner

2021-12-03

BACKGROUND: Young people who have had contact with the youth justice system have an increased risk of dying from violence. Examini..

Violence-related deaths among people released from incarceration: systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

Melissa Willoughby, Jesse T Young, Matthew J Spittal, Rohan Borschmann, Emilia Janca, Prof Stuart A Kinner

2021-10-24

BACKGROUND: People released from incarceration have an increased risk of violence-related death. As deaths from violence are a rar..

Hospital presentations for self-poisoning during COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: an interrupted time-series analysis

Duleeka Knipe, Tharuka Silva, Azra Aroos, Lalith Senarathna, Nirosha Madhuwanthi Hettiarachchi, Sampath R Galappaththi, Matthew J Spittal, David Gunnell, Chris Metcalfe, Thilini Rajapakse

2021-10-01

BACKGROUND: There is widespread concern over the impact of public health measures, such as lockdowns, associated with COVID-19 on ..

Violence-related morbidity among people released from prison in Australia: A data linkage study

Melissa Willoughby, Claire Keen, Jesse T Young, Matthew J Spittal, Rohan Borschmann, Emilia Janca, Stuart A Kinner

2021-09-12

INTRODUCTION: People released from prison have an increased risk of morbidity, including from nonfatal violence. We examined the i..

Using the Patient Health Questionnaire to estimate prevalence and gender differences of somatic symptoms and psychological co-morbidity in a secondary inpatient population with abdominal pain

Melissa Stieler, Peter Pockney, Cassidy Campbell, Vaisnavi Thirugnanasundralingam, Lachlan Gan, Matthew Spittal, Gregory Carter

2021-09-04

BACKGROUND: Somatic disorders and somatic symptoms are common in primary care populations; however, little is known about the prev..

Employment Transitions and Mental Health in a Cohort of 45 Years and Older Australians

Vikas Arya, Sandro Sperandei, Matthew J Spittal, Andrew Page

2021-09-01

Background: This study investigated the associations between employment transitions and psychological distress among a cohort of 4..

Low education and mental health among older adults: the mediating role of employment and income

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

2021-08-06

PURPOSE: Transition from work to retirement may be associated with poor mental health outcomes in older-age groups, especially amo..

Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interruptedtime-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries

Jane Pirkis, Ann John, Sangsoo Shin, Marcos DelPozo-Banos, Vikas Arya, Pablo Analuisa-Aguilar, Louis Appleby, Ella Arensman, Jason Bantjes, Anna Baran, Jose Bertolote, Guilherme Borges, Petrana Brecic, Eric Caine, Giulio Castelpietra, Shu-Sen Chang, David Colchester, David Crompton, Marko Curkovic, Eberhard Deisenhammer

2021-07-01

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is having profound mental health consequences for many people. Concerns have been expressed that..

Systematic review and meta-analyses of suicidal outcomes following fictional portrayals of suicide and suicide attempt in entertainment media

Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Stefanie Kirchner, Benedikt Till, Mark Sinyor, Ulrich S Tran, Jane Pirkis, Matthew J Spittal

2021-06-29

BACKGROUND: Guidelines to encourage responsible reporting of suicide in news media are a key component of suicide prevention strat..

Does disability modify the relationship between labour force status and psychological distress among young people?

Marissa Shields, Stefanie Dimov, Tania L King, Allison Milner, Anne Kavanagh, Matthew J Spittal, George Disney

2021-06-01

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between labour force status, including young people who were unemployed and having problems ..

Comparison of accredited person and medical officer discharge decisions under the Mental Health Act of NSW: A cohort study of deliberate self-poisoning patients

Katie McGill, Matthew J Spittal, Jennifer Bryant, Terry J Lewin, Ian M Whyte, Clare Madden, Greg Carter

2021-05-05

BACKGROUND: The Accredited Persons Programme was introduced in 2003. The relevant Mental Health Acts (NSW) authorised reviews by a..

How do employment conditions and psychosocial workplace exposures impact the mental health of young workers? A systematic review

M Shields, S Dimov, A Kavanagh, A Milner, MJ Spittal, TL King

2021-04-17

PURPOSE: To assess the quality of the research about how employment conditions and psychosocial workplace exposures impact the men..

Clinical efficacy of a Decision Support Tool (Link-me) to guide intensity of mental health care in primary practice: a pragmatic stratified randomised controlled trial

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

2021-03-01

BACKGROUND: The volume and heterogeneity of mental health problems that primary care patients present with is a substantial challe..

Outcomes of Victorian Prevention and Recovery Care Services: A matched pairs comparison

John Farhall, Lisa Brophy, John Reece, Holly Tibble, Long Khanh-Dao Le, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Justine Fletcher, Carol Harvey, Emma Morrisroe, Richard Newton, Georgina Sutherland, Matthew J Spittal, Graham Meadows, Ruth Vine, Jane Pirkis

2021-01-11

OBJECTIVE: In Victoria, Prevention and Recovery Care Services have been established to provide a partial alternative to inpatient ..

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

2021-01-01

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

Violence-related deaths among people released from incarceration: protocol for a systematic review

Melissa Willoughby, Jesse T Young, Matthew J Spittal, Rohan Borschmann, Emilia K Janca, Stuart A Kinner

2021-01-01

INTRODUCTION: Young people and adults released from incarceration have a risk of dying from violence that far exceeds that in the ..

All-cause mortality and the time-varying effects of psychosocial work stressors: A retrospective cohort study using the HILDA survey

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

2020-12-01

The effects of poor-quality work (high job demands, low job control, job insecurity, and effort-reward imbalance) are harmful to h..

Development of a Self-Harm Monitoring System for Victoria

Jo Robinson, Katrina Witt, Michelle Lamblin, Matthew J Spittal, Greg Carter, Karin Verspoor, Andrew Page, Gowri Rajaram, Vlada Rozova, Nicole TM Hill, Jane Pirkis, Caitlin Bleeker, Alex Pleban, Jonathan C Knott

2020-12-01

The prevention of suicide and suicide-related behaviour are key policy priorities in Australia and internationally. The World Heal..

Risk factors associated with suicide clusters in Australian youth: Identifying who is at risk and the mechanisms associated with cluster membership

Nicole TM Hill, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Michelle Torok, Jo Robinson

2020-12-01

BACKGROUND: It is unclear who is at risk of being involved in a suicide cluster and whether suicide clusters are influenced by the..

Suicide Clusters Among Top 10 High-Risk Occupations A Study From 2001 to 2016 in Australia

Lay San Too, Matthew J Spittal

2020-12-01

A number of studies have demonstrated elevated risk of suicide in certain occupational groups. We seek to understand a possible ne..

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

2020-08-01

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

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

2020-06-16

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

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

2020-06-15

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

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

Mark Sinyor, Matthew J Spittal, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler

2020-06-11

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

2020-06-04

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

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

2020-06-01

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

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

2020-06-01

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

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

2020-05-19

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

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

2020-05-02

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

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

2020-04-01

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

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

2020-03-18

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

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

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

2020-02-13

People released from prison are a socially marginalized group and are at high risk of death from preventable causes, including vio..

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

2020-01-01

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

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

2020-01-01

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

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

2020-01-01

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

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

2020-01-01

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

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

2020-01-01

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

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

2019-12-01

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

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

2019-12-01

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

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

2019-12-01

BACKGROUND: Building on substantial tobacco control action over the previous decade, Australia increased the taxes on tobacco by 2..

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

2019-12-01

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

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

2019-11-26

Some research suggests that disabled people are more likely to be sexual minorities than non-disabled people, but this evidence co..

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

2019-11-21

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

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

2019-10-31

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

2019-10-28

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

Prevention and Recovery Care Services in Australia: Describing the Role and Function of Sub-Acute Recovery-Based Residential Mental Health Services in Victoria

Justine Fletcher, Lisa Brophy, Helen Killaspy, Priscilla Ennals, Bridget Hamilton, Laura Collister, Teresa Hall, Carol Harvey

2019-10-24

Background: Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) services are relatively new sub-acute residential services that have supported peo..

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

2019-10-01

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

The impact of substance use on treatment as a compulsory patient

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

2019-08-01

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

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

2019-07-03

Objective:Man Up is a three-episode documentary in which Sydney radio personality, Gus Worland, explores the relationship between ..

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

2019-06-22

Emerging adulthood is a neglected phase of the life course in health research. Health problems and risk behaviors at this time of ..

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

Matthew J Spittal, Marie M Bismark, David M Studdert

2019-06-13

BACKGROUND: Some health practitioners pose substantial threats to patient safety, yet early identification of them is notoriously ..

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

2019-06-11

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

Characteristics of Lawyers Who Are Subject to Complaints and Misconduct Findings

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

2019-06-01

Regulators of the legal profession are charged with protecting the public by ensuring lawyers are fit to practice law. However, th..

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

2019-06-01

OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN: This field experiment aimed to compare bowel cancer screening participation rates prior to, during and afte..

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

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

2019-05-01

OBJECTIVE: Victoria, Australia, introduced reformed mental health legislation in 2014. The Act was based on a policy platform of r..

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

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

2019-04-01

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

2019-04-01

BACKGROUND: Adults released from prison often have complex health needs. They are at high risk of poor health outcomes and reincar..

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

2019-04-01

AIM: People released from prison are at higher risk of mortality from potentially preventable causes than their peers in the gener..

Changes in Practice among Physicians with Malpractice Claims

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

2019-03-28

BACKGROUND: Physicians with poor malpractice liability records may pose a risk to patient safety. There are long-standing concerns..

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

2019-02-25

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

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

2019-02-01

Assessment of a patient after hospital-treated self-harm or psychiatric hospitalization often includes a risk assessment, resultin..

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

2019-01-01

The repetition of hospital-treated self-harm by young people is common. However, little work has summarised the modifiable factors..

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

2019-01-01

BACKGROUND: Transgender women are female individuals who were recorded men at birth based on natal sex. Supporting a person's gend..