IMPROVING THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVES

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..

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..

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

2018-12-01

Failure to provide follow-up care after a suicide attempt is associated with increased risk of reattempt. This online survey exami..

Implementation and evaluation of the Victorian Suicide Register

Georgina Sutherland, Allison Milner, Jeremy Dwyer, Lyndal Bugeja, Alan Woodward, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis

2018-06-01

OBJECTIVE: The Victorian Suicide Register (VSR) is a state-based suicide surveillance system that contains detailed information on..

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

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

2018-01-01

BACKGROUND: We investigated whether a public health intervention-a three-part documentary called Man Up which explored the relatio..

Suicide-Related Internet Use Among Suicidal Young People in the UK: Characteristics of Users, Effects of Use, and Barriers to Offline Help-Seeking

Jo Bell, Katherine Mok, Eric Gardiner, Jane Pirkis

2018-01-01

The study replicates earlier research using a UK sample to examine differences between suicidal people who go online for suicide-r..

Uptake of mental health websites in primary care: Insights from an Australian longitudinal cohort study of depression

Jane Gunn, Jacqui Cameron, Konstancja Densley, Sandra Davidson, Susie Fletcher, Victoria Palmer, Patty Chondros, Christopher Dowrick, Jane Pirkis

2018-01-01

OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of primary care attendees with depressive symptoms who use mental health websites. METH..

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

2017-12-01

OBJECTIVES: We compare the prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous males in urban and r..

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

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

2017-11-01

In the original publication there was an error in the calculation of scores for a number of the CMNI subscales and consequently th..

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

LS Too, J Pirkis, A Milner, MJ Spittal

2017-10-01

BACKGROUND: A suicide cluster is defined as a higher number of observed cases occurring in space and/or time than would typically ..

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

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

2017-10-01

BACKGROUND: A growing number of studies have sought to detect clusters of all suicides, but few have sought to identify clusters o..

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

2017-09-01

BACKGROUND: Universal education and awareness programs in schools are a promising suicide prevention intervention but to date no r..

Research Priorities in Suicide Prevention Stakeholder Questionnaire: Interim report

L Reifels, M Ftanou, J Robinson, K Krysinska, J Pirkis

2017-08-31

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

2017-08-15

BACKGROUND: Online and mobile telephone applications ('apps') have the potential to improve the scalability of effective intervent..

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

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

2017-07-01

OBJECTIVE: Presentation to hospital after self-harm is an opportunity to treat underlying mental health problems. We aimed to desc..

Did the suicide barrier work after all? Revisiting the Bloor Viaduct natural experiment and its impact on suicide rates in Toronto.

Mark Sinyor, Ayal Schaffer, Donald A Redelmeier, Alex Kiss, Yasunori Nishikawa, Amy H Cheung, Anthony J Levitt, Jane Pirkis

2017-06-19

OBJECTIVE: This research aims to determine the long-term impact of the Bloor Street Viaduct suicide barrier on rates of suicide in..

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

2017-06-01

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

2017-06-01

BackgroundPrediction of suicidal behaviour is an aspirational goal for clinicians and policy makers; with patients classified as '..

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

2017-06-01

OBJECTIVES: Psychosocial job stressors are known to be associated with poor mental health. This research seeks to assess the relat..

Suicide is a complex problem that requires a range of prevention initiatives and methods of evaluation

Keith Hawton, Jane Pirkis

2017-06-01

A range of factors can contribute to suicide, which means that a multifactorial approach to suicide prevention is necessary. Where..

How do frequent users of crisis helplines differ from other users regarding their reasons for calling? Results from a survey with callers to Lifeline, Australia's national crisis helpline service

Aves Middleton, Alan Woodward, Jane Gunn, Bridget Bassilios, Jane Pirkis

2017-05-01

Crisis helplines are designed to provide short-term support to people in an immediate crisis. However, there is a group of users w..

A systematic review of clinician-rated instruments to assess adults' levels of functioning in specialised public sector mental health services

Philip M Burgess, Meredith G Harris, Tim Coombs, Jane E Pirkis

2017-04-01

BACKGROUND: Functioning is one of the key domains emphasised in the routine assessment of outcomes that has been occurring in spec..

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

2017-04-01

OBJECTIVE: Previous research suggests that psychosocial job stressors may be plausible risk factors for suicide. This study assess..

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

Anna Machlin, Kylie King, Matthew Spittal, Jane Pirkis

2017-04-01

This study explored the preliminary evidence for a relationship between constructive and affirming newsprint stories about depress..

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

2017-04-01

People in low socio-economic positions are over-represented in suicide statistics and are at heightened risk for non-fatal suicida..

Comparison of Suicidal People Who Use the Internet for Suicide-Related Reasons and Those Who Do Not Survey Study in Austria

Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Anna Haider, Benedikt Till, Katherine Mok, Jane Pirkis

2017-03-01

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that suicidal individuals who use the Internet for suicide-related purposes are more suicidal than ..

Masculinity and suicidal thinking

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

2017-03-01

PURPOSE: Males feature prominently in suicide statistics, but relatively little work has been done to date to explore whether endo..

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

2017-03-01

BACKGROUND: The aim of this review was to assess whether suicide prevention provided in the primary health care setting and delive..

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

2017-02-10

OBJECTIVE: Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) was introduced in 2001 by the Australian Government to provide evidence..

Implementing a Primary Mental Health Service for Children: Administrator and Provider Perspectives

Bridget Bassilios, Angela Nicholas, Maria Ftanou, Justine Fletcher, Lennart Reifels, Kylie King, Anna Machlin, Jane Pirkis

2017-02-01

The Child Mental Health Service (CMHS) is an Australian primary care program introduced in July 2010 to provide mental healthcare ..

Global trends in suicide epidemiology

Mark Sinyor, Robyn Tse, Jane Pirkis

2017-01-01

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Suicide is a major cause of mortality accounting for nearly 1 million deaths globally per year. Suicide occurs ..

Research Priorities in Suicide Prevention: Final Report

L Reifels, M Ftanou, K Krysinska, A Machlin, J Robinson, J Pirkis

2017-01-01

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

2016-11-22

BACKGROUND: A suicide cluster has been defined as a group of suicides that occur closer together in time and space than would norm..

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

2016-11-01

OBJECTIVE: This study examines the uptake by children aged predominantly 0-11 years of an Australian primary mental health service..

Inequalities in socio-economic characteristics and health and wellbeing of men with and without disabilities: a cross-sectional analysis of the baseline wave of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health

Anne M Kavanagh, Zoe Aitken, Eric Emerson, Sash Sahabandu, Allison Milner, Rebecca Bentley, Anthony D LaMontagne, Jane Pirkis, David Studdert

2016-10-31

BACKGROUND: Internationally, men with disabilities have higher rates of social and economic disadvantage and poorer health and wel..

Introducing Ten to Men, the Australian longitudinal study on male health

Jane Pirkis, John Macdonald, Dallas R English

2016-10-31

We are very pleased to introduce Ten to Men, the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health. Ten to Men is, to our knowledge, th..

Introduction

J Pirkis, RC O'Connor

2016-10-31

Introduction. Rory. C. O'Connor. and. Jane. Pirkis. Since the publication of the first edition of the International Handbook ..

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

2016-10-31

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death in Australian males aged 18 to 55. Non-fatal suicidal behaviours and thoughts are ..

Psychosocial job quality, mental health, and subjective wellbeing: a cross-sectional analysis of the baseline wave of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health

Anthony D LaMontagne, Allison Milner, Lauren Krnjacki, Marisa Schlichthorst, Anne Kavanagh, Kathryn Page, Jane Pirkis

2016-10-31

BACKGROUND: Employment status and working conditions are strong determinants of male health, and are therefore an important focus ..

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

2016-10-31

BACKGROUND: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten to Men) was established in 2011 to build the evidence base on ma..

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

2016-10-31

BACKGROUND: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten to Men) used a complex sampling scheme to identify potential par..

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

2016-10-31

BACKGROUND: Men use health services less often than women and frequently delay seeking help even if experiencing serious health pr..

Achievements of the Australian Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program: summarising (almost) a decade of key evaluation data

Bridget Bassilios, Angela Nicholas, Lennart Reifels, Kylie King, Justine Fletcher, Anna Machlin, Maria Ftanou, Grant Blashki, Philip Burgess, Jane Pirkis

2016-09-26

BACKGROUND: Introduced in July 2001, Australian Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) was the inaugural national policy ..

Media Influences on Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

J PIRKIS, K Mok, J Robinson, M Nordentoft

2016-09-14

The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, 2nd Edition, presents a series of readings that consider the individual and soci..

Suicide Clusters

J Robinson, RC O'Connor, J PIRKIS

2016-09-14

The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, 2nd Edition, presents a series of readings that consider the individual and soci..

The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention

Rory C O'Connor, Jane Pirkis

2016-09-14

The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, 2nd Edition, presents a series of readings that consider the individual and soci..

The Health Service Use of Frequent Users of Telephone Helplines in a Cohort of General Practice Attendees with Depressive Symptoms

Aves Middleton, Jane Pirkis, Patty Chondros, Bridget Bassilios, Jane Gunn

2016-09-01

We examined the relationship between frequent use of telephone helplines and health service use over time in a cohort of 789 gener..

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

AJ Milner, MS Spittal, J Pirkis, AD LaMontagne

2016-07-01

This report investigated whether suicide risk by occupational groups differed for males and females. We examined this using a sub-..

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

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

2016-06-08

BACKGROUND: Brief Contact Interventions (BCIs) have been of increasing interest to suicide prevention clinicians, researchers and ..

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

2016-05-31

BACKGROUND: This paper describes a program of work designed to inform a service model to address a challenge for telephone helplin..

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

2016-04-01

OBJECTIVE: Little work has examined Community Treatment Order processes, including mode of termination. This paper aimed to examin..

Can an Internet-based intervention reduce suicidal ideation, depression and hopelessness among secondary school students: results from a pilot study

Jo Robinson, Sarah Hetrick, Georgina Cox, Sarah Bendall, Hok Pan Yuen, Alison Yung, Jane Pirkis

2016-02-01

AIM: Little evidence exists regarding the efficacy of suicide prevention programmes among the youth. This pilot study aimed to tes..

The population-level effectiveness of suicide prevention strategies that might be used in a systems-based approach

Jane Pirkis

2016-02-01

Advancing Knowledge About Suicide Prevention Media Campaigns

Jane Pirkis, Alyssia Rossetto, Angela Nicholas, Maria Ftanou

2016-01-01

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

2016-01-01

The importance of addressing health disparities experienced by boys and men reached tangible prominence in Australia with adoption..

An Analysis of the Content and Availability of Information on Suicide Methods Online

Katherine Mok, Anna M Ross, Anthony F Jorm, Jane Pirkis

2016-01-01

Objective: To describe the types of content available to people searching online for suicide methods. Method: A series of suicide ..

"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

2016-01-01

Media guidelines for the responsible reporting of violence against women: a review of evidence and issues

G SUTHERLAND, A McCormack, P Easteal, K Holland, J Pirkis

2016-01-01

Violence against women is a global public health problem. There is growing international interest in how to prevent this pervasive..

Media representations of violence against women and their children: Final report

G Sutherland, A McCormack, J Pirkis, C VAUGHAN, M Dunne-Breen, P Eastreal, K Holland

2016-01-01

Mental health professional online development (MHPOD): Pilot testing of an online training package for Australian specialist mental health services

AS Nicholas, S Day, J Pirkis, CA Harvey

2016-01-01

Introduction: Australia's National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce ("The Standards") outline the values, attitu..

Primary mental health care models

M Harris, C Meurk, N Reavley, B Bassilios, C Salom, E Wright, R Scheurere, J Pirkis

2016-01-01

Stimulating community action for suicide prevention: findings on the effectiveness of the Australian R U OK? Campaign

Katherine Mok, Robert Donovan, Barbara Hocking, Brendan Maher, Rebecca Lewis, Jane Pirkis

2016-01-01

R U OK? is an Australian-based organisation that aims to prevent suicide by empowering and encouraging community members to have r..

The perceived impact of suicide-related internet use: A survey of young Australians who have gone online for suicide-related reasons

Katherine Mok, Anthony F Jorm, Jane Pirkis

2016-01-01

The aim of the present study was to examine the perceived impact of suicide-related Internet use, particularly of websites with po..

The role of technology in Australian youth mental health reform

Jane M Burns, Emma Birrell, Marie Bismark, Jane Pirkis, Tracey A Davenport, Ian B Hickie, Melissa K Weinberg, Louise A Ellis

2016-01-01

This paper describes the extent and nature of Internet use by young people, with specific reference to psychological distress and ..

Towards a shared understanding: Perspectives from Toronto's first media forum for suicide prevention

Mark Sinyor, Jane Pirkis, Andre Picard, David McKeown, Margaret Vincent, Christian Cheung, Ayal Schaffer, Jan Fordham, Rosie Mishaiel, Marnin Heisel

2016-01-01

Media reporting on suicide may have harmful and/or protective effects on deaths by suicide, depending on the nature of the coverag..

Who Goes Online for Suicide-Related Reasons? A Comparison of Suicidal People Who Use the Internet for Suicide-Related Reasons and Those Who Do Not

Katherine Mok, Anthony F Jorm, Jane Pirkis

2016-01-01

BACKGROUND: Although people who use the Internet for suicide-related reasons have been found to report significantly higher levels..

The safety and acceptability of delivering an online intervention to secondary students at risk of suicide: findings from a pilot study

Jo Robinson, Sarah Hetrick, Georgina Cox, Sarah Bendall, Alison Yung, Jane Pirkis

2015-12-01

BACKGROUND: Suicide-related behaviour is a major problem among adolescents. Yet relatively few studies have tested the efficacy, a..

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

2015-11-01

BACKGROUND: Various interventions have been introduced to try to prevent suicides at suicide hotspots, but evidence of their effec..

Responding to Young People's Health Risks in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomised Trial of Training Clinicians in Screening and Motivational Interviewing

Lena Sanci, Patty Chondros, Susan Sawyer, Jane Pirkis, Elizabeth Ozer, Kelsey Hegarty, Fan Yang, Brenda Grabsch, Alan Shiell, Helen Cahill, Anne-Emmanuelle Ambresin, Elizabeth Patterson, George Patton

2015-09-30

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a complex intervention implementing best practice guidelines recommending clinicians s..

Characteristics of People Who Use Telephone Counseling: Findings from Secondary Analysis of a Population-Based Study (vol 42, pg 621, 2015)

Bridget Bassilios, Meredith Harris, Aves Middleton, Jane Gunn, Jane Pirkis

2015-09-01

Males' mental health disadvantage: An estimation of gender-specific changes in service utilisation for mental and substance use disorders in Australia

Meredith G Harris, Sandra Diminic, Nicola Reavley, Amanda Baxter, Jane Pirkis, Harvey A Whiteford

2015-09-01

BACKGROUND: Concerns about low levels of service utilisation for mental and substance use disorders in Australia - especially amon..

The population cost-effectiveness of a parenting intervention designed to prevent anxiety disorders inchildren

Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Theo Vos, Ronald M Rapee, Jane Pirkis, Mary Lou Chatterton, Yu-Chen Lee, Rob Carter

2015-09-01

BACKGROUND: Prevention and early intervention for anxiety disorders has lagged behind many other forms of mental disorder. Recent ..

Suicide-related Internet use: A review

Katherine Mok, Anthony F Jorm, Jane Pirkis

2015-08-01

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review research on how people use the Internet for suicide-related reasons and its influence on users..

A Systematic Review and Evaluation of Measures for Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors in Population-Based Research

Philip J Batterham, Maria Ftanou, Jane Pirkis, Jacqueline L Brewer, Andrew J Mackinnon, Annette Beautrais, A Kate Fairweather-Schmidt, Helen Christensen

2015-06-01

The use of measures of suicidal ideation and behavior with sound measurement properties is critical in identifying people most at ..

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

2015-06-01

OBJECTIVE: To examine patterns and predictors of primary mental health care service use following 2 major Australian natural disas..

Mental health interventions and future major depression among primary care patients with subthreshold depression

Sandra K Davidson, Meredith G Harris, Christopher F Dowrick, Caroline A Wachtler, Jane Pirkis, Jane M Gunn

2015-05-15

BACKGROUND: Subthreshold depression is prevalent in primary care and is associated with poorer quality of life, higher health care..

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

Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis, Lyle C Gurrin

2015-04-30

BACKGROUND: When summary results from studies of counts of events in time contain zeros, the study-specific incidence rate ratio (..

Frequency and quality of mental health treatment for affective and anxiety disorders among Australian adults

Meredith G Harris, Megan J Hobbs, Philip M Burgess, Jane E Pirkis, Sandra Diminic, Dan J Siskind, Gavin Andrews, Harvey A Whiteford

2015-03-02

OBJECTIVES: To describe the frequency, type and quality of mental health treatment among Australian adults with past-year affectiv..

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

2015-03-01

BACKGROUND: There is growing interest in brief contact interventions for self-harm and suicide attempt. AIMS: To synthesise the ev..

Improving access to primary mental healthcare for Indigenous Australians

Lennart Reifels, Bridget Bassilios, Angela Nicholas, Justine Fletcher, Kylie King, Shaun Ewen, Jane Pirkis

2015-02-01

OBJECTIVE: To examine the uptake, population reach and outcomes of primary mental healthcare services provided to Indigenous Austr..

Developing a suicide prevention strategy for Tasmania: A review of the literature

J Robinson, E Bailey, S Hetrick, S DeSilva, N Reavley, B Bassilios, G Cox, A Donalson, S Rice, M Hamilton, J Pirkis

2015-01-01

Developing a youth suicide prevention strategy for Tasmania: A review of the literature

J Robinson, E Bailey, S Hetrick, S DeSilva, N Reavley, B Bassilios, G Cox, S Rice, M Hamilton, J Pirkis

2015-01-01

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

2015-01-01

OBJECTIVE: Frequent callers present a challenge for crisis helplines, which strive to achieve optimal outcomes for all callers wit..

Frequent Callers to Lifeline

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

2015-01-01

Routine outcome measurement in Australia

Philip Burgess, Jane Pirkis, Tim Coombs

2015-01-01

Australia has been implementing routine outcome measurement in its specialized public sector mental health services for over a dec..

THE EUROPEANNESS OF EUROPEAN CINEMA: AN OVERVIEW

Mary Harrod, Mariana Liz, Alissa Timoshkina

2015-01-01

AIMS: To examine: (1) gender-specific determinants of help-seeking for mental health, including health professional consultation a..

Why did Divisions of General Practice implement some Access to Allied Psychological Services mental health initiatives and not others?

Kylie King, Angela Nicholas, Justine Fletcher, Bridget Bassilios, Lennart Reifels, Grant Blashki, Jane Pirkis

2015-01-01

OBJECTIVE: The Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) programs implemented through Divisions of General Practice (now Med..

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

2014-10-01

A number of studies have investigated the presence of suicide clusters, but few have sought to identify risk and protective factor..

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

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

2014-10-01

BACKGROUND: Previous research has demonstrated elevated mortality following release from prison. We contrasted the risk of opioid ..

Characteristics of People Who Use Telephone Counseling: Findings from Secondary Analysis of a Population-Based Study

B Bassilios, M Harris, A Middleton, J Gunn, J Pirkis

2014-09-19

The characteristics of people who use telephone counseling are not well understood. This secondary analysis used data from a natio..

Reflections on Expert Recommendations for US Research Priorities in Suicide Prevention

Morton M Silverman, Jane E Pirkis, Jane L Pearson, Joel T Sherrill

2014-09-01

Understanding service demand for mental health among Australians aged 16 to 64 years according to their possible need for treatment

Meredith G Harris, Sandra Diminic, Philip M Burgess, Georgia Carstensen, Gavin Stewart, Jane Pirkis, Harvey A Whiteford

2014-09-01

BACKGROUND: To inform decisions about mental health resource allocation, planners require reliable estimates of people who report ..

An evaluation of an Australian initiative designed to improve interdisciplinary Collaboration in primary mental health care

Justine Fletcher, Kylie King, Jo Christo, Anna Machlin, Bridget Bassilios, Grant Blashki, Chris Gibbs, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis

2014-08-01

This paper reports on a multi-component evaluation of Australia's Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN). MHPN aims to improve..

Preventing Suicide at Suicide Hotspots: A Case Study from Australia

Anne Lockley, Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Georgina Cox, Jo Robinson, Michelle Williamson, Meredith Harris, Anna Machlin, Caitlin Moffat, Jane Pirkis

2014-08-01

The Gap Park Self-Harm Minimisation Masterplan project is a collaborative attempt to address jumping suicides at Sydney’s Gap Park..

What happens to coroners' recommendations for improving public health and safety? Organisational responses under a mandatory response regime in Victoria, Australia

Georgina Sutherland, Celia Kemp, Lyndal Bugeja, Graham Sewell, Jane Pirkis, David M Studdert

2014-07-18

BACKGROUND: Several countries of the British Commonwealth, including Australia and the United Kingdom, vest in coroners the power ..

A Retrospective Quasi-Experimental Study of a Transitional Housing Program for Patients with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

Dan Siskind, Meredith Harris, Steve Kisely, Victor Siskind, James Brogan, Jane Pirkis, David Crompton, Harvey Whiteford

2014-07-01

Transitional housing programs aim to improve living skills and housing stability for tenuously housed patients with mental illness..

Examining Disaster Mental Health Workforce Capacity

Lennart Reifels, Lucio Naccarella, Grant Blashki, Jane Pirkis

2014-06-01

OBJECTIVE: We examined the capacity of the disaster mental health workforce in Victoria, Australia, to provide the three evidence-..

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

2014-06-01

BACKGROUND: Repetition of hospital-treated deliberate self-harm is common. Several recent studies have used emergency department d..

The development of a randomised controlled trial testing the effects of an online intervention among school students at risk of suicide

Jo Robinson, Sarah Hetrick, Georgina Cox, Sarah Bendall, Alison Yung, Hok Pan Yuen, Kate Templer, Jane Pirkis

2014-05-27

BACKGROUND: Suicide-related behaviour among young people is of significant concern, yet little is known regarding the effectivenes..

Evaluating the Better Access Initiative: What do Consumers Have to Say?

Maria Ftanou, Michelle Williamson, Anna Machlin, Deborah Warr, Jo Christo, Lani Castan, Meredith Harris, Bridget Bassilios, Jane Pirkis

2014-04-03

The Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule initiative (Bet..

The Burden Attributable to Mental and Substance Use Disorders as Risk Factors for Suicide: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Alize J Ferrari, Rosana E Norman, Greg Freedman, Amanda J Baxter, Jane E Pirkis, Meredith G Harris, Andrew Page, Emily Carnahan, Louisa Degenhardt, Theo Vos, Harvey A Whiteford

2014-04-02

BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) identified mental and substance use disorders as the 5th leading co..

Uptake of a national primary mental health program by young people in Australia

Bridget Bassilios, Angela Nicholas, Lennart Reifels, Jane Pirkis

2014-03-21

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the uptake of an Australian primary mental health care program (Access to All..

Systematic review of research into frequent callers to crisis helplines

Aves Middleton, Jane Gunn, Bridget Bassilios, Jane Pirkis

2014-03-01

We conducted a systematic review of research into callers making multiple calls to crisis helplines. Two databases were searched, ..

Assessing patient satisfaction in an australian primary mental health care context

K King, B Bassilios, A Nicholas, J Fletcher, L Reifels, J Pirkis

2014-01-01

This paper presents the first attempt to provide a national snapshot of patient satisfaction with the Access to Allied Psychologic..

Estimating treatment rates for mental disorders in Australia

Harvey A Whiteford, William J Buckingham, Meredith G Harris, Philip M Burgess, Jane E Pirkis, Jan J Barendregt, Wayne D Hall

2014-01-01

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the percentage of Australians with a mental disorder who received treatment for that disorder each year bet..

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

2014-01-01

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) Program: Annual Report 2013-2014

K King, B Bassilios, J Fletcher, L Reifels, A Nicholas, J Pirkis

2014-01-01

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) Program: Evaluation of the ATAPS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services

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2014-01-01

Evaluation of an Australian primary care telephone cognitive behavioural therapy pilot

Bridget Bassilios, Jane Pirkis, Kylie King, Justine Fletcher, Grant Blashki, Philip Burgess

2014-01-01

A telephone-based cognitive behavioural therapy pilot project was trialled from July 2008 to June 2010, via an Australian Governme..

Hetrick SH, Yuen HP, Cox G, Bendall A, Pirkis J, Robinson J. (2014) Does cognitive behavioural therapy have a role in improving problem solving and coping in adolescents with suicidal ideation? . 7:e13

S HETRICK, HP Yuen, G Cox, S Bendall, J Pirkis, J Robinson

2014-01-01

Problem-solving and coping skills deficits have been shown in adolescents who experience suicide-related behaviours, including sui..

Informing the development of Tasmania’s mental health strategic plan: A review of policy documents and related literature

J Pirkis, H Whiteford, A Jorm, M Harris, N Realey, D Siskind, B Bassilios, S Diminic, J Robinson, G Carstensen, I Wong

2014-01-01

Research priorities in suicide prevention: an examination of Australian-based research 2007-11

Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis

2014-01-01

OBJECTIVE: Suicide prevention, including among youth, has been a national priority in Australia for some time. Yet despite this, r..

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

Anna Machlin, KE KING, Matthew Spittal, J Pirkis

2014-01-01

Suicide by occupation: systematic review and meta-analysis

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

2013-12-01

BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that those employed in certain occupations, such as doctors and farmers, have an elevated ..

A review of social inclusion measures

Tim Coombs, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis

2013-10-01

BACKGROUND: Social inclusion is crucial to mental health and well-being and is emphasised in Australia's Fourth National Mental He..

Suicide prevention: Evaluation of a pilot intervention in a primary care context

Kylie King, Bridget Bassilios, Lennart Reifels, Justine Fletcher, Maria Ftanou, Grant Blashki, Philip Burgess, Jane Pirkis

2013-10-01

BACKGROUND: From July 2008 to June 2011, 19 Australian Divisions of General Practice piloted specialist services for consumers at ..

A retrospective quasi-experimental study of a community crisis house for patients with severe and persistent mental illness

Dan Siskind, Meredith Harris, Steve Kisely, James Brogan, Jane Pirkis, David Crompton, Harvey Whiteford

2013-07-01

OBJECTIVE: There is increasing international evidence that crisis houses can reduce the time spent in acute psychiatric inpatient ..

A domains-based taxonomy of supported accommodation for people with severe and persistent mental illness

Dan Siskind, Meredith Harris, Jane Pirkis, Harvey Whiteford

2013-06-01

PURPOSE: A lack of definitional clarity in supported accommodation and the absence of a widely accepted system for classifying sup..

Mental health affects future employment as job loss affects mental health: findings from a longitudinal population study

Sarah C Olesen, Peter Butterworth, Liana S Leach, Margaret Kelaher, Jane Pirkis

2013-05-24

BACKGROUND: Workforce participation is a key feature of public mental health and social inclusion policies across the globe, and o..

Extending the Role of Primary Care Agencies in Mental Health Responses to Disaster

Lennart Reifels, Bridget Bassilios, Jane Pirkis

2013-04-01

Priority-setting for mental health services

Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Rob Carter, Jane Pirkis, Theo Vos

2013-04-01

BACKGROUND: Economic evaluation of individual interventions can have limited usefulness due to the potential for methodological co..

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

2013-04-01

BACKGROUND: Certain sites have gained notoriety as 'hotspots' for suicide by jumping. Structural interventions (e.g. barriers and ..

The sustainability of an Australian initiative designed to improve interdisciplinary collaboration in mental health care

Kylie King, Jo Christo, Justine Fletcher, Anna Machlin, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis

2013-03-19

BACKGROUND: The Australian Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN) is fostering a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to ..

Interventions to reduce suicides at suicide hotspots: a systematic review

Georgina R Cox, Christabel Owens, Jo Robinson, Angela Nicholas, Anne Lockley, Michelle Williamson, Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Jane Pirkis

2013-03-09

BACKGROUND: 'Suicide hotspots' include tall structures (for example, bridges and cliffs), railway tracks, and isolated locations (..

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

2013-01-14

BACKGROUND: Suicide clustering occurs when multiple suicide incidents take place in a small area or/and within a short period of t..

A systematic approach to building the mental health response capacity of practitioners in a post-disaster context

L Reifels, B Bassilios, D Forbes, M Creamer, D Wade, S Coates, M Hopwood, J Pirkis

2013-01-01

This paper presents the results of a summative evaluation of the training component of the Australian Government Mental Health Res..

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) program: Ten year Consolidated ATAPS evaluation report

B Bassilios, AS Nicholas, L Reifels, AF Machlin, M Ftanou, KE King, JR Fletcher, G Blashki, P Burgess, JE Pirkis

2013-01-01

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) programThe ATAPS workforce: Mental health professional survey results

JR Fletcher, B Bassilios, KE King, L Reifels, AS Nicholas, G Blashki, P Burgess, JE Pirkis

2013-01-01

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) Program: Annual Report 2012-2013

AS Nicholas, B Bassilios, JR Fletcher, L Reifels, KE King, JE Pirkis

2013-01-01

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program: An Evaluation of the ATAPS Suicide Prevention initiative

AS Nicholas, B Bassilios, KE King, M Ftanou, AF Machlin, L Reifels, JE Pirkis

2013-01-01

Evaluation of Mental Health Professional Online Development (MHPOD) NGO Pilot

M Ftanou, AF Machlin, KE King, JR Fletcher, AS Nicholas, JE Pirkis

2013-01-01

Evaluation plan for the national rollout of Mental Health Professional Online Development (MHPOD)

M Ftanou, AF Machlin, B Bassilios, KE King, JR Fletcher, JE Pirkis

2013-01-01

Innovations in primary mental healthcare

Lennart Reifels, Bridget Bassilios, Kylie E King, Justine R Fletcher, Grant Blashki, Jane E Pirkis

2013-01-01

OBJECTIVE: We review the evidence on innovations in Tier 2 of the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program, which i..