Professor Philip Burgess
Professor

Philip Burgess

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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

Clinical sciences Health Sciences Psychology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Melbourne
  • Masters (Coursework), University of Melbourne
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne

Research interests

  • Understanding population patterns of health service utilisation for mental health problems

  • Evaluating mental health care and suicide prevention reforms

  • Using epidemiological and policy analyses to inform mental health service planning decisions

  • Investigating clinical and psychosocial outcomes of public sector specialised mental health treatment services and models

Search Professor Philip Burgess’s works on UQ eSpace

270 works between 1983 and 2024
All (270) Journal Article (182) Book Chapter (6) Conference Publication (36) Book (18) Other Outputs (28)

181 - 200 of 270 works

2003

Book Chapter

Suicidality in the community

Pirkis, Jane, Goldney, Robert and Burgess, Philip (2003). Suicidality in the community. Health, Social Policy and Communities. (pp. 328-339) edited by P. Liamputtong-Rice and H. Gardner. Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press.

Suicidality in the community

2003

Journal Article

Choking deaths: the role of antipsychotic medication

Ruschena, David, Mullen, Paul E., Palmer, Simon, Burgess, Philip M., Cordner, Stephen M., Drummer, Olaf H., Wallace, Cameron and Barry-Walsh, Justine (2003). Choking deaths: the role of antipsychotic medication. British Journal of Psychiatry, 183 (05), 446-450. doi: 10.1192/bjp.183.5.446

Choking deaths: the role of antipsychotic medication

2003

Conference Publication

Substance abuse and recent-onset psychosis

Wade, D., Harrigan, S., McGorry, P., Whelan, G. and Burgess, Philip M. (2003). Substance abuse and recent-onset psychosis. IXth International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, 29 March - 2 April 2003. Amsterdam , Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S0920-9964(03)80024-5

Substance abuse and recent-onset psychosis

2003

Book

Towards National Benchmarks for Australian Mental Health Services

Eagar, K., Burgess, P. and Buckingham, B. (2003). Towards National Benchmarks for Australian Mental Health Services. Canberra: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

Towards National Benchmarks for Australian Mental Health Services

2003

Journal Article

Epidemiological analysis of electroconvulsive therapy in Victoria, Australia

Wood, D. A. and Burgess, P. M. (2003). Epidemiological analysis of electroconvulsive therapy in Victoria, Australia. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 37 (3), 307-311. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01182.x

Epidemiological analysis of electroconvulsive therapy in Victoria, Australia

2002

Journal Article

Personality disorders in the community: results from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing - Part II. Relationships between personality disorder, Axis I mental disorders and physical conditions with disability and health consultati

Jackson, Henry J. and Burgess, Philip M. (2002). Personality disorders in the community: results from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing - Part II. Relationships between personality disorder, Axis I mental disorders and physical conditions with disability and health consultati. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology, 37 (6), 251-260. doi: 10.1007/s001270200017

Personality disorders in the community: results from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing - Part II. Relationships between personality disorder, Axis I mental disorders and physical conditions with disability and health consultati

2002

Journal Article

Psychiatry and the need for mental health care in Australia: findings from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Meadows, Graham, Singh, Bruce, Burgess, Philip and Bobevski, Irene (2002). Psychiatry and the need for mental health care in Australia: findings from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 36 (2), 210-216. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2002.00990.x

Psychiatry and the need for mental health care in Australia: findings from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

2002

Journal Article

Distributing mental health care resources: strategic implications from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Meadows, Graham, Burgess, Philip and Bobevski, Irene (2002). Distributing mental health care resources: strategic implications from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 36 (2), 217-223. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2002.01011.x

Distributing mental health care resources: strategic implications from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

2002

Journal Article

Reporting of suicide in the Australian media

Pirkis, Jane, Francis, Catherine, Blood, Richard Warwick, Burgess, Phhilip, Morley, Belinda, Stewart, Andrew and Putnis, Peter (2002). Reporting of suicide in the Australian media. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 36 (2), 190-197. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2002.01000.x

Reporting of suicide in the Australian media

2002

Journal Article

Suicide among psychiatric patients: a case-control study

Pirkis, Jane, Burgess, Philip and Jolley, Damien (2002). Suicide among psychiatric patients: a case-control study. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 36 (1), 86-91. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2002.00993.x

Suicide among psychiatric patients: a case-control study

2002

Journal Article

Does Community Care Decrease Length of Stay and Risk of Rehospitalization in New Patients With Schizophrenia Disorders? A Comparative Case Register Study in Groningen, the Netherlands; Victoria, Australia; and South Verona, Italy

Sytema, Sjoerd, Burgess, Philip and Tansella, Michele (2002). Does Community Care Decrease Length of Stay and Risk of Rehospitalization in New Patients With Schizophrenia Disorders? A Comparative Case Register Study in Groningen, the Netherlands; Victoria, Australia; and South Verona, Italy. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 28 (2), 273-281. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a006937

Does Community Care Decrease Length of Stay and Risk of Rehospitalization in New Patients With Schizophrenia Disorders? A Comparative Case Register Study in Groningen, the Netherlands; Victoria, Australia; and South Verona, Italy

2002

Other Outputs

Review of Victoria's 1997-1998 Resource Allocation Formula for Mental Health Services

Burgess, Philip (2002). Review of Victoria's 1997-1998 Resource Allocation Formula for Mental Health Services. Melbourne: Mental Health Research Institute.

Review of Victoria's 1997-1998 Resource Allocation Formula for Mental Health Services

2002

Book

Mental Health Needs and Expenditure in Australia

Burgess, P., Pirkis, J., Buckingham, B., Burns, J. and Eagar, K. (2002). Mental Health Needs and Expenditure in Australia. Canberra: Mental Health and Special Programs Branch, Department of Health and Ageing.

Mental Health Needs and Expenditure in Australia

2002

Other Outputs

Review of the Arrangements for and Conduct of the National Survey of Mental Health Services

Glover, J. and Burgess, P. (2002). Review of the Arrangements for and Conduct of the National Survey of Mental Health Services. Mental Health Research Institute.

Review of the Arrangements for and Conduct of the National Survey of Mental Health Services

2002

Journal Article

Perceived need for mental health care: influences of diagnosis, demography and disability

Meadows, G., Burgess, Philip M., Bobevski, I., Fossey, E., Harvey, C. and Liaw, S. T. (2002). Perceived need for mental health care: influences of diagnosis, demography and disability. Psychological Medicine, 32 (2), 299-309. doi: 10.1017/S0033291701004913

Perceived need for mental health care: influences of diagnosis, demography and disability

2001

Journal Article

Australian general practice and the meeting of needs for mental health care.

Meadows, G., Liaw, T., Burgess, P., Bobevski, I. and Fossey, E. (2001). Australian general practice and the meeting of needs for mental health care.. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 36 (12), 595-603. doi: 10.1007/s127-001-8199-7

Australian general practice and the meeting of needs for mental health care.

2001

Journal Article

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts as predictors of mental health service use

Pirkis, Jane E., Burgess, Philip M., Meadows, Graham N. and Dunt, David R. (2001). Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts as predictors of mental health service use. Medical Journal of Australia, 175 (10), 542-545. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143716.x

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts as predictors of mental health service use

2001

Journal Article

Evaluating complex, collaborative programmes: the Partnership Project as a case study

Pirkis, Jane, Herrman, Helen, Schweitzer, Isaac, Yung, Alison, Grigg, Margaret and Burgess, Philip (2001). Evaluating complex, collaborative programmes: the Partnership Project as a case study. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 35 (5), 639-646. doi: 10.1080/0004867010060513

Evaluating complex, collaborative programmes: the Partnership Project as a case study

2001

Journal Article

Access to Australian mental health care by people from non-English-speaking backgrounds

Pirkis, Jane, Burgess, Philip, Meadows, Graham and Dunt, David (2001). Access to Australian mental health care by people from non-English-speaking backgrounds. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 35 (2), 174-182. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00882.x

Access to Australian mental health care by people from non-English-speaking backgrounds

2001

Journal Article

Self-reported needs for care among persons who have suicidal ideation or who have attempted suicide

Pirkis, Jane, Burgess, Philip, Meadows, Graham and Dunt, David (2001). Self-reported needs for care among persons who have suicidal ideation or who have attempted suicide. Psychiatric Services, 52 (3), 381-383. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.381

Self-reported needs for care among persons who have suicidal ideation or who have attempted suicide

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Better Access Evaluation
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Australian Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network (AMHOCN): National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC) Analysis and Reporting (2009-2011)
    Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth of Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Evaluation of the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and GPs through the Medicare Benefits Schedule Initiative (DoHA-funded project administered by University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Australian Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network (AMHOCN): National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC) Analysis and Reporting (2008/2009 Financial Year)
    Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth of Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Australian Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network: Outcomes and Casemix Analysis and Reporting
    Department of Health and Ageing
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    Australian mental health outcomes and classification network: outcomes and casemix analysis and reporting
    Department of Health and Ageing
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Philip Burgess is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Completed supervision

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