NHMRC Research Fellowship 2009 - PIRKIS

Which Suicides Are Reported in themedia - and what makes them "Newsworthy"?

A Machlin, J Pirkis, MJ Spittal

2013-09-19

Background: Media reporting of suicide has attracted public health attention because of its potential to trigger "copycat" acts. A..

Differing perspectives on what is important in media reporting of suicide

J Pirkis, A Machlin

2013-09-01

There is a substantial literature which demonstrates that irresponsible reporting of suicide can lead to copycat acts and, as a re..

Factors associated with suicidal thoughts in a large community study of older adults

OP Almeida, B Draper, J Snowdon, NT Lautenschlager, J Pirkis, G Byrne, M Sim, N Stocks, L Flicker, JJ Pfaff

2012-12-01

Background: Thoughts about death and self-harm in old age have been commonly associated with the presence of depression, but other..

Reporting suicide: Interpreting media guidelines

A Machlin, J Skehan, M Sweet, A Wake, J Fletcher, M Spittal, J Pirkis

2012-12-01

Numerous international studies have shown that media reporting of suicide can encourage copycat acts. Australia, like other countr..

Suicide clusters in young people

GR Cox, J Robinson, M Williamson, A Lockley, YTD Cheung, J Pirkis

2012-10-17

Background: Suicide clusters have commonly been documented in adolescents and young people. Aims: The current review conducts a li..

Planning estimates for the provision of core mental health services in Queensland 2007 to 2017

MG Harris, WJ Buckingham, J Pirkis, A Groves, H Whiteford

2012-10-01

Objective: To derive planning estimates for the provision of public mental health services in Queensland 20072017. Method: We used..

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

MJ Spittal, J Pirkis, M Miller, DM Studdert

2012-09-05

Background: To investigate the epidemiology of a steep decrease in the incidence of suicide deaths in Australia. Methods: National..

Enhanced primary mental health services in response to disaster

B Bassilios, L Reifels, J Pirkis

2012-09-01

Objective: Although postdisaster mental health sequelae are recognized, the role of mental health services in primary care after d..

The prevention access and risk taking in young people (PARTY) project protocol: A cluster randomised controlled trial of health risk screening and motivational interviewing for young people presenting to general practice

L Sanci, B Grabsch, P Chondros, A Shiell, J Pirkis, S Sawyer, K Hegarty, E Patterson, H Cahill, E Ozer, J Seymour, G Patton

2012-06-08

Background. There are growing worldwide concerns about the ability of primary health care systems to manage the major burden of il..

Media reports on dementia: Quality and type of messages in Australian media

CJ Doyle, DR Dunt, J Pirkis, A Dare, S Day, BS Wijesundara

2012-06-01

Aim: To analyse changes in the quantity and quality of media reporting about dementia in Australian media between two time periods..

National telemental health responses to a major bushfire disaster

L Reifels, B Bassilios, J Pirkis

2012-06-01

In response to the Victorian bushfire disaster in 2009, various telemental health services were provided by three national agencie..

Planning estimates for the mental health community support sector

D Siskind, M Harris, B Buckingham, J Pirkis, H Whiteford

2012-06-01

Objective: To describe the approach undertaken to derive planning estimates for the mental health community support sector in Quee..

Poor mental health influences risk and duration of unemployment: A prospective study

P Butterworth, LS Leach, J Pirkis, M Kelaher

2012-06-01

Purpose: The current paper aims to investigate the role of mental health in determining future employment status. Much of the prev..

Achievements in mental health outcome measurement in Australia: Reflections on progress made by the Australian Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network (AMHOCN)

P Burgess, T Coombs, A Clarke, R Dickson, J Pirkis

2012-05-28

Background: Australia's National Mental Health Strategy has emphasised the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of services, and ..

Socioeconomic disadvantage increases risk of prevalent and persistent depression in later life

OP Almeida, J Pirkis, N Kerse, M Sim, L Flicker, J Snowdon, B Draper, G Byrne, NT Lautenschlager, N Stocks, H Alfonso, JJ Pfaff

2012-05-01

Background: Depression is more frequent in socioeconomically disadvantaged than affluent neighbourhoods, but this association may ..

Changes in suicide rates following media reports on celebrity suicide: A meta-analysis

T Niederkrotenthaler, KW Fu, PSF Yip, DYT Fong, S Stack, Q Cheng, J Pirkis

2012-04-23

Background: A growing number of studies indicate that sensationalist reporting of suicide is associated with increases in suicide ..

A framework for exploring the potential of routine outcome measurement to improve mental health care

R McKay, T Coombs, J Pirkis

2012-04-01

Objective: To present a framework for exploring the potential applications of routine outcome measurement (ROM) to improve clinica..

Meso and micro level workforce challenges in psychiatric rehabilitation.

L Reifels, J Pirkis

2012-03-01

Results of an exploratory study are presented which examined workforce challenges in Australia's most established psychiatric reha..

Personalised support delivered by support workers for people with severe and persistent mental illness: A systematic review of patient outcomes

D Siskind, M Harris, J Pirkis, H Whiteford

2012-03-01

Aims. Personalised support services assist patients with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) to live with functional defic..

The population cost-effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent childhood depression

C Mihalopoulos, T Vos, J Pirkis, R Carter

2012-03-01

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Depression in childhood and adolescence is common and often persists into adulthood. This study assesse..

Anxiety, depression, and comorbid anxiety and depression: Risk factors and outcome over two years

OP Almeida, B Draper, J Pirkis, J Snowdon, NT Lautenschlager, G Byrne, M Sim, N Stocks, N Kerse, L Flicker, JJ Pfaff

2012-01-01

Background: This study aimed to determine: (1) the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and depression associated with anxiety (DA);..

A randomized trial to reduce the prevalence of depression and self-harm behavior in older primary care patients

OP Almeida, J Pirkis, N Kerse, M Sim, L Flicker, J Snowdon, B Draper, G Byrne, R Goldney, NT Lautenschlager, N Stocks, H Alfonso, JJ Pfaf

2012-01-01

PURPOSE We wanted to determine whether an educational intervention targeting general practitioners reduces the 2-year prevalence o..

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

YTD Cheung, MJ Spittal, J Pirkis, PSF Yip

2012-01-01

Studies of suicide epidemiology in regions of Australia have been conducted, but the spatial pattern in the whole country has not ..