Dr Tony Barnett
Dr

Tony Barnett

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Background

Tony Barnett is a Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, and National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, University of Queensland. Tony's work explores the social and cultural contexts of alcohol and other drug use, treatment (including novel therapeutic interventions) and policy change. His work draws on critical social science methods to provide in-depth accounts of consumers, carers and clinicians’ experiences of addiction treatment, care and recovery.

In 2020, Tony completed his PhD thesis at Monash University. His work explored clinicians’ views about the brain disease model of addiction and how neuroscientific models and interventions integrate within clinical practice. His research interests include: Qualitative research; Harm reduction; Opioid addiction; Treatment policy, evaluation and outcome monitoring.

Availability

Dr Tony Barnett is:
Available for supervision

Research impacts

Tony has led and contributed to projects on behalf of government and the pharmaceutical industry focusing on:

- The current fixed-site drug checking service in Queensland

- Youth treatment and healthcare outcomes, including novel approaches in Australian treatment settings (e.g., contingency management)

- Clients and clinicians' experiences of long-acting injectable buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction

- Service user experiences of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room in Melbourne and service evaluation

- Clients’ experiences of telehealth during COVID-19

- Australian Defence Force veterans’ experiences of transitioning to civilian life and the importance of social group engagement

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23 works between 2015 and 2025
All (23) Journal Article (22) Book Chapter (1)

1 - 20 of 23 works

2025

Journal Article

A mixed‐methods study of staff perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of patient‐reported routine outcome measures and feedback in alcohol and other drug treatment

Pocuca, Nina, Campbell, Gabrielle, Barnett, Anthony, Beck, Alison K., Ellem, Rhiannon, Quinn, Catherine A., Kelly, Peter J., Larance, Briony, Baker, Amanda L., Connor, Jason P., Marsden, John, Chan, Gary C. K., Connelly, Luke, Lenzen, Sabrina, Farrell, Michael, Stirling, Robert, Hudson, Suzie and Hides, Leanne (2025). A mixed‐methods study of staff perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of patient‐reported routine outcome measures and feedback in alcohol and other drug treatment. Drug and Alcohol Review, 44 (3), 759-771. doi: 10.1111/dar.14007

A mixed‐methods study of staff perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of patient‐reported routine outcome measures and feedback in alcohol and other drug treatment

2024

Journal Article

Keeping clients connected: exploring Australian alcohol and other drug clinicians’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators to treatment attendance

Rubenis, Adam J., Barnett, Anthony I. and Arunogiri, Shalini (2024). Keeping clients connected: exploring Australian alcohol and other drug clinicians’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators to treatment attendance. Addiction Research and Theory, 32 (2), 120-128. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2023.2227092

Keeping clients connected: exploring Australian alcohol and other drug clinicians’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators to treatment attendance

2024

Journal Article

Web-based forums for people experiencing substance use or gambling disorders: scoping review

Peart, Annette, Horn, Freya, Petukhova, Rachel, Barnett, Anthony and Lubman, Dan I. (2024). Web-based forums for people experiencing substance use or gambling disorders: scoping review. JMIR Mental Health, 11 e49010, e49010-11. doi: 10.2196/49010

Web-based forums for people experiencing substance use or gambling disorders: scoping review

2024

Journal Article

The dynamics of more-than-human care in depot buprenorphine treatment: a new materialist analysis of Australian patients’ experiences

Barnett, Anthony, Pienaar, Kiran, Lubman, Dan I., Arunogiri, Shalini, Phan, Vicky, Hayes, Vicky, Lintzeris, Nicholas and Savic, Michael (2024). The dynamics of more-than-human care in depot buprenorphine treatment: a new materialist analysis of Australian patients’ experiences. International Journal of Drug Policy, 127 104399, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104399

The dynamics of more-than-human care in depot buprenorphine treatment: a new materialist analysis of Australian patients’ experiences

2024

Journal Article

Experiences of telehealth among people receiving alcohol and other drug treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for future telehealth delivery

Woolley, Jaimie, Savic, Michael, Garfield, Joshua B. B., Petukhova, Rachel, Manning, Victoria, Lubman, Dan I. and Barnett, Anthony (2024). Experiences of telehealth among people receiving alcohol and other drug treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for future telehealth delivery. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43 (3), 694-704. doi: 10.1111/dar.13797

Experiences of telehealth among people receiving alcohol and other drug treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for future telehealth delivery

2023

Journal Article

Staying with the silence: silence as affording care in online alcohol and other drug counselling

Savic, Michael, Barnett, Anthony, Pienaar, Kiran, Carter, Adrian, Warren, Narelle, Sandral, Emma, Manning, Victoria and Lubman, Dan I. (2023). Staying with the silence: silence as affording care in online alcohol and other drug counselling. International Journal of Drug Policy, 116 104030, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104030

Staying with the silence: silence as affording care in online alcohol and other drug counselling

2022

Journal Article

‘A circuit breaker’ – Interrupting the alcohol autopilot: a qualitative exploration of participants’ experiences of a personalised mHealth approach bias modification intervention for alcohol use

Bolt, G. L., Piercy, H., Barnett, A. and Manning, V. (2022). ‘A circuit breaker’ – Interrupting the alcohol autopilot: a qualitative exploration of participants’ experiences of a personalised mHealth approach bias modification intervention for alcohol use. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 16 100471, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100471

‘A circuit breaker’ – Interrupting the alcohol autopilot: a qualitative exploration of participants’ experiences of a personalised mHealth approach bias modification intervention for alcohol use

2022

Journal Article

Transitioning to civilian life: the importance of social group engagement and identity among Australian Defence Force veterans

Barnett, Anthony, Savic, Michael, Forbes, David, Best, David, Sandral, Emma, Bathish, Ramez, Cheetham, Alison and Lubman, Dan I. (2022). Transitioning to civilian life: the importance of social group engagement and identity among Australian Defence Force veterans. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56 (8), 1025-1033. doi: 10.1177/00048674211046894

Transitioning to civilian life: the importance of social group engagement and identity among Australian Defence Force veterans

2022

Journal Article

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Australia: are there challenges facing sexual health promotion?

Dunn, Matthew, Barnett, Anthony and McKay, Fiona H (2022). Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Australia: are there challenges facing sexual health promotion?. Health Promotion International, 37 (2) daab177, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daab177

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Australia: are there challenges facing sexual health promotion?

2022

Journal Article

The impact of stigma on people with opioid use disorder, opioid treatment, and policy

Cheetham, Ali, Picco, Louisa, Barnett, Anthony, Lubman, Dan I. and Nielsen, Suzanne (2022). The impact of stigma on people with opioid use disorder, opioid treatment, and policy. Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, Volume 13. doi: 10.2147/sar.s304566

The impact of stigma on people with opioid use disorder, opioid treatment, and policy

2021

Journal Article

Tracing the affordances of long-acting injectable depot buprenorphine: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences in Australia

Barnett, Anthony, Savic, Michael, Lintzeris, Nicholas, Bathish, Ramez, Arunogiri, Shalini, Dunlop, Adrian J., Haber, Paul, Graham, Robert, Hayes, Vicky and Lubman, Dan I. (2021). Tracing the affordances of long-acting injectable depot buprenorphine: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 227 108959, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108959

Tracing the affordances of long-acting injectable depot buprenorphine: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences in Australia

2021

Journal Article

Enacting ‘more-than-human’ care: Clients’ and counsellors’ views on the multiple affordances of chatbots in alcohol and other drug counselling

Barnett, Anthony, Savic, Michael, Pienaar, Kiran, Carter, Adrian, Warren, Narelle, Sandral, Emma, Manning, Victoria and Lubman, Dan I. (2021). Enacting ‘more-than-human’ care: Clients’ and counsellors’ views on the multiple affordances of chatbots in alcohol and other drug counselling. International Journal of Drug Policy, 94 102910, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102910

Enacting ‘more-than-human’ care: Clients’ and counsellors’ views on the multiple affordances of chatbots in alcohol and other drug counselling

2020

Journal Article

Support for the psychosocial, disease and brain disease models of addiction: A survey of treatment providers' attitudes in Australia, the UK, and U.S

Barnett, Anthony, O'Brien, Kerry, Hall, Wayne and Carter, Adrian (2020). Support for the psychosocial, disease and brain disease models of addiction: A survey of treatment providers' attitudes in Australia, the UK, and U.S. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 115 108033, 108033. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108033

Support for the psychosocial, disease and brain disease models of addiction: A survey of treatment providers' attitudes in Australia, the UK, and U.S

2020

Journal Article

Neural imaginaries at work: Exploring Australian addiction treatment providers’ selective representations of the brain in clinical practice

Barnett, Anthony I., Pickersgill, Martyn, Dilkes-Frayne, Ella and Carter, Adrian (2020). Neural imaginaries at work: Exploring Australian addiction treatment providers’ selective representations of the brain in clinical practice. Social Science and Medicine, 255 112977, 112977. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112977

Neural imaginaries at work: Exploring Australian addiction treatment providers’ selective representations of the brain in clinical practice

2020

Book Chapter

Disease, wellness, and addiction: a global perspective

Barnett, Anthony, Hall, Wayne and Carter, Adrian (2020). Disease, wellness, and addiction: a global perspective. Global mental health and neuroethics. (pp. 211-224) edited by Dan J. Stein and Ilina Singh. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815063-4.00013-7

Disease, wellness, and addiction: a global perspective

2018

Journal Article

Implications of treatment providers' varying conceptions of the disease model of addiction: a response

Barnett, Anthony, Hall, Wayne, Fry, Craig L., Dilkes-Frayne, Ella and Carter, Adrian (2018). Implications of treatment providers' varying conceptions of the disease model of addiction: a response. Drug and Alcohol Review, 37 (6), 729-730. doi: 10.1111/dar.12844

Implications of treatment providers' varying conceptions of the disease model of addiction: a response

2018

Journal Article

When the brain leaves the scanner and enters the clinic: the role of neuroscientific discourses in producing the problem of “addiction”

Barnett, Anthony, Dilkes-Frayne, Ella, Savic, Michael and Carter, Adrian (2018). When the brain leaves the scanner and enters the clinic: the role of neuroscientific discourses in producing the problem of “addiction”. Contemporary Drug Problems, 45 (3), 009145091877491-243. doi: 10.1177/0091450918774918

When the brain leaves the scanner and enters the clinic: the role of neuroscientific discourses in producing the problem of “addiction”

2017

Journal Article

Drug and alcohol treatment providers' views about the disease model of addiction and its impact on clinical practice: A systematic review

Barnett, Anthony I, Hall, Wayne, Fry, Craig L, Dilkes-Frayne, Ella and Carter, Adrian (2017). Drug and alcohol treatment providers' views about the disease model of addiction and its impact on clinical practice: A systematic review. Drug and Alcohol Review, 37 (6), 697-720. doi: 10.1111/dar.12632

Drug and alcohol treatment providers' views about the disease model of addiction and its impact on clinical practice: A systematic review

2017

Journal Article

A qualitative study of overweight and obese Australians’ views of food addiction

Cullen, A. J., Barnett, A., Komesaroff, P. A., Brown, W., O'Brien, K. S., Hall, W. and Carter, A. (2017). A qualitative study of overweight and obese Australians’ views of food addiction. Appetite, 115, 62-70. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.02.013

A qualitative study of overweight and obese Australians’ views of food addiction

2017

Journal Article

Substance use terminology

Barnett, Anthony I., Hall, Wayne and Carter, Adrian (2017). Substance use terminology. JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association, 317 (7), 769-770. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.20475

Substance use terminology

Availability

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