Overview
Background
Professor Philip Burgess is a researcher in the field of mental health services research and evaluation. He is a Professor with the School of Public Health at the University of Queensland, based at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research.
Philip holds qualifications in clinical psychology and has over 30 years of experience in the design, analysis and reporting of research projects, including systematic literature reviews, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, studies based on routinely collected administrative health and mental health data, epidemiological survey data, and evaluations of health programs and interventions using observational and quasi-experimental research designs.
Philip’s current role is with the Analysis and Reporting Component of the Australian Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network (AMHOCN), which leads the design, analysis and reporting of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (http://www.amhocn.org/). In this role, he is leading a range of projects designed to improve the measurement of patient- and service-level outcomes in Australia's specialised public sector mental health services.
Availability
- Professor Philip Burgess is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Melbourne
- Masters (Coursework), University of Melbourne
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Research interests
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Understanding population patterns of health service utilisation for mental health problems
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Evaluating mental health care and suicide prevention reforms
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Using epidemiological and policy analyses to inform mental health service planning decisions
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Investigating clinical and psychosocial outcomes of public sector specialised mental health treatment services and models
Works
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2024
Journal Article
The epidemiology of mental and substance use disorders in Australia 2020–22: Prevalence, socio-demographic correlates, severity, impairment and changes over time
Slade, Tim, Vescovi, Joshua, Chapman, Cath, Teesson, Maree, Arya, Vikas, Pirkis, Jane, Harris, Meredith G, Burgess, Philip M, Santomauro, Damian, O’Dean, Siobhan, Tapp, Caley and Sunderland, Matthew (2024). The epidemiology of mental and substance use disorders in Australia 2020–22: Prevalence, socio-demographic correlates, severity, impairment and changes over time. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48674241275892. doi: 10.1177/00048674241275892
2024
Journal Article
Suicidal ideation, suicide plans and suicide attempts among Australian adults: Findings from the 2020–2022 National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Arya, Vikas, Burgess, Philip, Diminic, Sandra, Harris, Meredith G., Slade, Tim, Sunderland, Matthew, Tapp, Caley, Vescovi, Joshua and Pirkis, Jane (2024). Suicidal ideation, suicide plans and suicide attempts among Australian adults: Findings from the 2020–2022 National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48674241256753. doi: 10.1177/00048674241256753
2024
Journal Article
Breast screening participation and degree of spread of invasive breast cancer at diagnosis in mental health service users, a population linkage study
Sara, Grant, Lambeth, Chris, Burgess, Philip, Curtis, Jackie, Walton, Richard and Currow, David (2024). Breast screening participation and degree of spread of invasive breast cancer at diagnosis in mental health service users, a population linkage study. Cancer, 130 (1), 77-85. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35002
2024
Journal Article
Greater need but reduced access: a population study of planned and elective surgery rates in adult mental health service users
Sara, G., Hamer, J., Gould, P., Curtis, J., Ramanuj, P., O’Brien, T. A. and Burgess, P. (2024). Greater need but reduced access: a population study of planned and elective surgery rates in adult mental health service users. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33 e12. doi: 10.1017/s2045796024000131
2024
Journal Article
Persons with mental disorders and suicidality in crisis or high-risk situations involving police negotiation: a systematic review
Clugston, Bobbie, Meurk, Carla, Harris, Meredith, Burgess, Philip and Heffernan, Ed (2024). Persons with mental disorders and suicidality in crisis or high-risk situations involving police negotiation: a systematic review. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 31 (1), 57-75. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2023.2175066
2023
Journal Article
Age-specific differences in cervical cancer screening rates in women using mental health services in New South Wales, Australia
Impelido, Michael Louis, Brewer, Kate, Burgess, Philip, Curtis, Jackie, Currow, David and Sara, Grant (2023). Age-specific differences in cervical cancer screening rates in women using mental health services in New South Wales, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (10), 48674231217415-891. doi: 10.1177/00048674231217415
2023
Journal Article
Breast cancer screening participation in women using mental health services in NSW, Australia: a population study
Lambeth, Chris, Burgess, Philip, Curtis, Jackie, Currow, David and Sara, Grant (2023). Breast cancer screening participation in women using mental health services in NSW, Australia: a population study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 59 (5), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00127-023-02509-w
2023
Journal Article
Early impacts of the ‘National Suicide Prevention Trial’ on trends in suicide and hospital admissions for self-harm in Australia
Page, Andrew, Pirkis, Jane, Bandara, Piumee, Oostermeijer, Sanne, Hall, Teresa, Burgess, Philip M., Harris, Meredith and Currier, Dianne (2023). Early impacts of the ‘National Suicide Prevention Trial’ on trends in suicide and hospital admissions for self-harm in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (10), 1384-1393. doi: 10.1177/00048674231166330
2023
Journal Article
Vaccine-preventable hospitalisations in adult mental health service users: a population study
Sara, Grant, Gould, Patrick, Curtis, Jackie, Chen, Wendy, Lau, Michael, Ramanuj, Parashar, Currow, David and Burgess, Philip (2023). Vaccine-preventable hospitalisations in adult mental health service users: a population study. Psychological Medicine, 53 (15), 1-10. doi: 10.1017/s0033291723000776
2023
Conference Publication
Early impacts of the ‘National Suicide Prevention Trial’ on trends in suicide and hospital admissions for self-harm in Australia
Page, A., Pirkis, J., Bandara, P., Oostermeijer, S., Burgess, P., Harris, M. and Currier, D. (2023). Early impacts of the ‘National Suicide Prevention Trial’ on trends in suicide and hospital admissions for self-harm in Australia. 32nd International Association for Suicide Prevention World Congress, Piran, Slovenia, 19-22 September 2023.
2022
Other Outputs
Evaluation of the Better Access initiative – final report
Pirkis, Jane, Currier, Dianne, Harris, Meredith, Mihalopoulos, Cathy, Arya, Vikas, Banfield, Michelle, Bassilios, Bridget, Buchanan, Ben, Butterworth, Peter, Brophy, Lisa, Burgess, Philip, Chatterton, Mary Lou, Chilver, Miranda, Eagar, Kathy, Faller, Jan, Fossey, Ellie, Ftanou, Maria, Gunn, Jane, Kruger, Ariel, Le, Long, Newton, Danielle, Roberts, Leo, Scurrah, Katrina, Scheurer, Roman, Spittal, Matthew, Tapp, Caley, van Gelder, Tim and Williamson, Michelle (2022). Evaluation of the Better Access initiative – final report. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
2022
Journal Article
Economic evaluation of a Decision Support Tool to guide intensity of mental health care in general practice: the Link-me pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Chatterton, Mary Lou, Harris, Meredith, Burgess, Philip, Fletcher, Susan, Spittal, Matthew J., Faller, Jan, Palmer, Victoria J., Chondros, Patty, Bassilios, Bridget, Pirkis, Jane, Gunn, Jane and Mihalopoulos, Cathrine (2022). Economic evaluation of a Decision Support Tool to guide intensity of mental health care in general practice: the Link-me pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Primary Care, 23 (1) 236, 236. doi: 10.1186/s12875-022-01839-z
2022
Journal Article
Assessing the content validity of the revised health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS 2018)
Harris, Meredith G., Tapp, Caley, Arnautovska, Urska, Coombs, Tim, Dickson, Rosemary, James, Mick, Painter, Jon, Smith, Mark, Jury, Angela, Lai, Jennifer and Burgess, Philip M. (2022). Assessing the content validity of the revised health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS 2018). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (16) 9895, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19169895
2022
Journal Article
Assessing the content validity of the revised Health of the Nation Outcome Scales 65+: the HoNOS Older Adults
Harris, Meredith G., Tapp, Caley, Arnautovska, Urska, Coombs, Tim, Dickson, Rosemary, Smith, Mark, Jury, Angela, Lai, Jennifer, James, Mick, Painter, Jon and Burgess, Philip M. (2022). Assessing the content validity of the revised Health of the Nation Outcome Scales 65+: the HoNOS Older Adults. BJPsych Bulletin, 47 (4), 1-8. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2022.37
2022
Conference Publication
Use of a clinical outcomes national data collection in measuring performance of mental health services
Gee, A., Thomson, J., Harris, M. and Burgess, P. (2022). Use of a clinical outcomes national data collection in measuring performance of mental health services . Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ), 12th Health Services Research Conference , Sydney, Australia, 30 November - 2 December 2022.
2021
Journal Article
Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Infants field trial: concurrent validity
Brann, Peter, Culjak, Gordana, Kowalenko, Nick, Dickson, Rosemary, Coombs, Tim, Burgess, Philip, Williams, Anne Sved, Hoehn, Elisabeth and Hoyland, Margaret (2021). Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Infants field trial: concurrent validity. BJPsych Open, 7 (4) e129, 1-8. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.951
2021
Other Outputs
Assessing the content validity of the revised Health of the Nation Outcome Scales 65+: the HoNOS Older Adults
Harris, Meredith , Tapp, Caley , Arnautovska, Urska , Coombs, Tim , Dickson, Rosemary , Smith, Mark , Jury, Angela , Lai, Jennifer , James, Mick , Painter, Jon and Burgess, Philip (2021). Assessing the content validity of the revised Health of the Nation Outcome Scales 65+: the HoNOS Older Adults. Sydney, Australia: Australian Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network.
2021
Journal Article
The interrater reliability of a routine outcome measure for infants and pre-schoolers aged under 48 months: Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Infants
Brann, Peter, Culjak, Gordana, Kowalenko, Nick, Dickson, Rosemary, Coombs, Tim, Sved Williams, Anne, Hoehn, Elisabeth, Davies, Simon, Hoyland, Margaret and Burgess, Philip (2021). The interrater reliability of a routine outcome measure for infants and pre-schoolers aged under 48 months: Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Infants. BJPsych Open, 7 (3) e85, e85. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.39
2021
Other Outputs
Assessing the content validity of the revised Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS 2018)
Harris, Meredith , Tapp, Caley , Arnautovska, Urska , Coombs, Tim , Dickson, Rosemary , James, Mick , Painter, Jon , Smith, Mark , Jury, Angela , Lai, Jennifer and Burgess, Philip (2021). Assessing the content validity of the revised Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS 2018). Sydney, Australia: Australian Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network.
2021
Journal Article
Potentially preventable hospitalisations for physical health conditions in community mental health service users: a population-wide linkage study
Sara, G., Chen, W., Large, M., Ramanuj, P., Curtis, J., McMillan, F., Mulder, C. L., Currow, D. and Burgess, P. (2021). Potentially preventable hospitalisations for physical health conditions in community mental health service users: a population-wide linkage study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 30 e22, e22. doi: 10.1017/s204579602100007x
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Philip Burgess is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Australian Mental Health Court Liaison Services: developing an approach to performance measurement
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Stimulant use disorders and psychosis: prevalence, correlates and impacts
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Harvey Whiteford, Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness and Exploring the Implementation of Interventions for Major Depression in Thailand
Associate Advisor
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