Professor Harvey Whiteford
Professor

Harvey Whiteford

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Background

Professor Whiteford is Director of the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. His research interests are in psychiatric epidemiology and burden of disease measurement, mental health policy and service reform.

Professor Whiteford trained in medicine, psychiatry and health policy at the University of Queensland, Stanford University and the Australian National University. He has held senior clinical and administrative positions, including those of Director of Mental Health in the Queensland and Federal governments in Australia. He worked for ten years on the design and implementation of Australia’s Mental Health Strategy and was Chairman of the Working Group which oversaw this initiative. He was appointed to the first mental health position in the World Bank in Washington DC with the task of developing the Bank’s capacity to respond to the rising global burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders. He has worked as a consultant to national governments, the Commonwealth and State governments in Australia, the World Bank, and the World Health Organisation.

Availability

Professor Harvey Whiteford is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Political Science, Australian National University
  • Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

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510 works between 1983 and 2024
All (510) Journal Article (404) Book Chapter (13) Conference Publication (44) Other Outputs (49)

1 - 20 of 510 works

2024

Journal Article

The global burden of suicide mortality among people on the autism spectrum: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Santomauro, Damian F, Hedley, Darren, Sahin, Ensu, Brugha, Traolach S, Naghavi, Mohsen, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey A, Ferrari, Alize J and Stokes, Mark A (2024). The global burden of suicide mortality among people on the autism spectrum: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Psychiatry Research, 341 116150, 116150. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116150

The global burden of suicide mortality among people on the autism spectrum: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

2024

Other Outputs

An independent evaluation of the Q-MOST pilot: Final report

Carpenter, M., Patel, M., Luebbe, A., Gadenne, K., Whiteford, H. and Rutherford, Z. (2024). An independent evaluation of the Q-MOST pilot: Final report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research - The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/c588917

An independent evaluation of the Q-MOST pilot: Final report

2024

Journal Article

Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Ferrari, Alize J, Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Aali, Amirali, Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Abdollahi, Arash, Abdullahi, Auwal, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abualruz, Hasan, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen ME, Ackerman, Ilana N, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Addolorato, Giovanni, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Adepoju, Abiola Victor, Adewuyi, Habeeb Omoponle, Afyouni, Shadi, Afzal, Saira, Afzal, Sina, Agodi, Antonella ... Murray, Christopher J L (2024). Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2133-2161. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00757-8

Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

2024

Journal Article

Prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Viet Nam measured by the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS): a multi-national cross-sectional study

Erskine, Holly E., Maravilla, Joemer C., Wado, Yohannes Dibaba, Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza, Loi, Vu Manh, Fine, Shoshanna L., Li, Mengmeng, Ramaiya, Astha, Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Odunga, Sally Atieno, Njeri, Anne, Setyawan, Althaf, Astrini, Yufan Putri, Rachmawati, Rizka, Hoa, Dao Thi Khanh, Wallis, Krystina, McGrath, Cartiah, Shadid, Jamileh, Enright, Meaghan E., Blondell, Sarah J., Lawrence, David, Fisher, Prudence W., Whiteford, Harvey A., Vinh, Nguyen Duc, Wilopo, Siswanto Agus, Kabiru, Caroline W., Blum, Robert Wm and Scott, James G. (2024). Prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Viet Nam measured by the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS): a multi-national cross-sectional study. The Lancet, 403 (10437), 1671-1680. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02641-7

Prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Viet Nam measured by the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS): a multi-national cross-sectional study

2024

Journal Article

Correlates of mental disorder and harmful substance use in an indigenous Australian urban sample: an analysis of data from the Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey

Basit, Tabinda, Toombs, Maree, Santomauro, Damian, Whiteford, Harvey and Ferrari, Alize (2024). Correlates of mental disorder and harmful substance use in an indigenous Australian urban sample: an analysis of data from the Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. doi: 10.1007/s00127-024-02648-8

Correlates of mental disorder and harmful substance use in an indigenous Australian urban sample: an analysis of data from the Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey

2023

Journal Article

Educational level and the risk of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm in different age-groups: a cohort study covering 1,6 million subjects in the Stockholm region

Li, Baojing, Allebeck, Peter, Burstöm, Bo, Danielsson, Anna-Karin, Degenhardt, Louisa, Eikemo, Terje A., Ferrari, Alize, Knudsen, Ann Kristin, Lundin, Andreas, Manhica, Hélio, Newton, John, Whiteford, Harvey, Flodin, Pär, Sjöqvist, Hugo and Agardh, Emilie E. (2023). Educational level and the risk of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm in different age-groups: a cohort study covering 1,6 million subjects in the Stockholm region. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 32 (4) e1964, e1964. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1964

Educational level and the risk of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm in different age-groups: a cohort study covering 1,6 million subjects in the Stockholm region

2023

Conference Publication

The prevalence of mental disorders and suicidal behaviour among adolescents in Kenya: evidence from the Kenya national adolescent mental health survey

Wado, Yohannes, Wekesah, Frederick, Odunga, Sally, Kabiru, Caroline, Erskine, Holly, Scott, James, Whiteford, Harvey, Li, Mengmeng, Fine, Shoshanna and Blum, Robert (2023). The prevalence of mental disorders and suicidal behaviour among adolescents in Kenya: evidence from the Kenya national adolescent mental health survey. 13th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH 2023), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 20-23 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.

The prevalence of mental disorders and suicidal behaviour among adolescents in Kenya: evidence from the Kenya national adolescent mental health survey

2023

Journal Article

Using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework to inform integrated regional planning: a case study in Tasmania, Australia

Gossip, Kate, Pagliaro, Claudia, Comben, Charlotte, Fjeldsoe, Kevin, Whiteford, Harvey and Diminic, Sandra (2023). Using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework to inform integrated regional planning: a case study in Tasmania, Australia. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 17 (1) 23, 23. doi: 10.1186/s13033-023-00591-w

Using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework to inform integrated regional planning: a case study in Tasmania, Australia

2023

Journal Article

Analysis of data items and gaps in Australia's national mental health services activity and capacity data collections for integrated regional service planning

Pagliaro, Claudia, Mundie, Arabella, Whiteford, Harvey and Diminic, Sandra (2023). Analysis of data items and gaps in Australia's national mental health services activity and capacity data collections for integrated regional service planning. Health Information Management Journal, 18333583231175770. doi: 10.1177/18333583231175770

Analysis of data items and gaps in Australia's national mental health services activity and capacity data collections for integrated regional service planning

2023

Journal Article

Mental health systems modelling for evidence-informed service reform in Australia

Whiteford, Harvey, Bagheri, Nasser, Diminic, Sandra, Enticott, Joanne, Gao, Caroline X., Hamilton, Matthew, Hickie, Ian B, Khanh-Dao Le, Long, Lee, Yong Yi, Long, Katrina M, McGorry, Patrick, Meadows, Graham, Mihalopoulos, Cathrine, Occhipinti, Jo-An, Rock, Daniel, Rosenberg, Sebastian, Salvador-Carulla, Luis and Skinner, Adam (2023). Mental health systems modelling for evidence-informed service reform in Australia. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (11), 000486742311721-1427. doi: 10.1177/00048674231172113

Mental health systems modelling for evidence-informed service reform in Australia

2023

Conference Publication

Mental health service use in adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam

Erskine, H., Whiteford, H., Scott, J. and Maravilla, J. (2023). Mental health service use in adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 May-1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674231169682

Mental health service use in adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam

2023

Conference Publication

National adolescent mental health surveys in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam: a cross national study of mental disorder prevalence, mental illness risk factors and mental health service use in adolescents

Erskine, H., Scott, J., Maravilla, J. and Whiteford, H. (2023). National adolescent mental health surveys in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam: a cross national study of mental disorder prevalence, mental illness risk factors and mental health service use in adolescents. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 May-1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674231169682

National adolescent mental health surveys in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam: a cross national study of mental disorder prevalence, mental illness risk factors and mental health service use in adolescents

2023

Conference Publication

Risk factors for mental health problems in adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam

Maravilla, J., Erskine, H., Scott, J. and Whiteford, H. (2023). Risk factors for mental health problems in adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 May-1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674231169682

Risk factors for mental health problems in adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam

2023

Conference Publication

Measuring the mental health of adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam: the national adolescent mental health surveys

Erskine, H., Scott, J., Maravilla, J. and Whiteford, H. (2023). Measuring the mental health of adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam: the national adolescent mental health surveys. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 May-1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674231169682

Measuring the mental health of adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam: the national adolescent mental health surveys

2023

Conference Publication

The institute for urban indigenous health: bringing psychiatry to Indigenous health

Suetani, S., Chong, L., Nelson, C., Serghi, M. and Whiteford, H. (2023). The institute for urban indigenous health: bringing psychiatry to Indigenous health. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA Australia, 28 May-1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

The institute for urban indigenous health: bringing psychiatry to Indigenous health

2023

Conference Publication

The prevalence of mental disorders and self-injury in adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam

Scott, J., Maravilla, J., Whiteford, H. and Erskine, H. (2023). The prevalence of mental disorders and self-injury in adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 May-1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674231169682

The prevalence of mental disorders and self-injury in adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam

2023

Journal Article

Determinants of effective treatment coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder: findings from the World Mental Health Surveys

Stein, Dan J., Kazdin, Alan E., Munthali, Richard J., Hwang, Irving, Harris, Meredith G., Alonso, Jordi, Andrade, Laura Helena, Bruffaerts, Ronny, Cardoso, Graça, Chardoul, Stephanie, de Girolamo, Giovanni, Florescu, Silvia, Gureje, Oye, Haro, Josep Maria, Karam, Aimee N., Karam, Elie G., Kovess-Masfety, Viviane, Lee, Sing, Medina-Mora, Maria Elena, Navarro-Mateu, Fernando, Posada-Villa, José, Stagnaro, Juan Carlos, ten Have, Margreet, Sampson, Nancy A., Kessler, Ronald C., Vigo, Daniel V., Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio, Al-Hamzawi, Ali, Altwaijri, Yasmin A. ... on behalf of the WHO World Mental Health Survey Collaborators (2023). Determinants of effective treatment coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder: findings from the World Mental Health Surveys. BMC Psychiatry, 23 (1) 226, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04605-2

Determinants of effective treatment coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder: findings from the World Mental Health Surveys

2023

Journal Article

Grading disorder severity and averted burden by access to treatment within the GBD framework: a case study with anxiety disorders

Santomauro, Damian F., Purcell, Caroline, Whiteford, Harvey A., Ferrari, Alize J. and Vos, Theo (2023). Grading disorder severity and averted burden by access to treatment within the GBD framework: a case study with anxiety disorders. The Lancet Psychiatry, 10 (4), 272-281. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00037-8

Grading disorder severity and averted burden by access to treatment within the GBD framework: a case study with anxiety disorders

2023

Journal Article

Diagnostic accuracy of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) in an urban Indigenous Australian sample

Basit, Tabinda, Anderson, Mathew, Lindstrom, Akiaja, Santomauro, Damian F., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Ferrari, Alize J. (2023). Diagnostic accuracy of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) in an urban Indigenous Australian sample. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (2), 283-290. doi: 10.1177/00048674221150361

Diagnostic accuracy of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) in an urban Indigenous Australian sample

2023

Journal Article

The association between mental disorders and subsequent years of working life: a Danish population-based cohort study

Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer, Weye, Nanna, Knudsen, Ann Kristin, Hakulinen, Christian, Madsen, Kathrine Bang, Christensen, Maria Klitgaard, Agerbo, Esben, Laursen, Thomas Munk, Nordentoft, Merete, Timmermann, Allan, Whiteford, Harvey, Øverland, Simon, Iburg, Kim Moesgaard and McGrath, John J. (2023). The association between mental disorders and subsequent years of working life: a Danish population-based cohort study. The Lancet Psychiatry, 10 (1), 30-39. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00376-5

The association between mental disorders and subsequent years of working life: a Danish population-based cohort study

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Evaluation of the Staying Deadly Hubs
    Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Multidisciplinary co-design of innovative, client-centred models for Indigenous mental health services in South East Queensland
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Evaluation of the Queensland MOST Pilot Project
    The Children's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Analysis of mental health service provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations in South East Queensland
    Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Mental Health Community Support Services Evaluation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2023
    Nationally-representative population surveys of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam
    The University of Queensland in America, Inc
    Open grant
  • 2018
    ARP1711: Self-reported health of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel after use of anti-malarial drugs on deployment
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Collecting minimally sufficient data on child and adolescent mental health disorders in Indonesia
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Understanding the factors associated with Australian mental health carer's employment
    Mind Australia Carer Development Fund
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (HME), Global Public Goods: Global Burden of Disease (GBD), Forecasting, ... (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant admin. by the University of Washington)
    University of Washington (Seattle)
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Alcohol and other drug treatment funding, purchasing and workforce: empirical analyses to inform policy (NHMRC Project Grant administered by the University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    The estimated value of informal care giving in mental health
    Mind Australia Carer Development Fund
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Quantifying the burden of perinatal depression in Australia and New Zealand
    RANZCP Pat, Toni and Peter Kinsman Research Scholarship
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Mental and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant administered by University of Washington)
    University of Washington (Seattle)
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Updating estimates of service utilisation for mental disorders among Australian males
    Movember Foundation Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2018
    Centre for Research Excellence in Evidence-based Mental Health Planning: Translating Evidence into Policy and Services
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2008
    The prevalence and treated prevalence of mental health conditions in employees
    Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth of Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    WORK OUTCOMES RESEARCH COST-BENEFIT (WORC) PROJECT: (1) Rural data analysis (2) Evaluation of the impact of mental-physical health co-morbidity on employee productivity
    Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth of Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2012
    QCMHR Operational (Policy and Economics)
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Work outcomes research cost-benefit (WORC) project
    Department of Health and Ageing
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Mental health burden of illness research
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Professor mental health services research
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Strategic and Operational Planning Project
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Screening and treatment of depression in the labour force: Australian component of a multinational study
    Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    Screening and treatment of depression in the labour force
    Queensland Centre for Schizophrenia Research
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Mental Health Policy Research Project
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Analytical Studies on Mental Health Policy and Services
    Global Forum for Health Research
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Harvey Whiteford is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring models of care for optimal care of acute mental health crises in Indigenous patients

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari, Professor Roxanne Bainbridge, Associate Professor Janet Xiang-Yu Hou

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rural Mental Health

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sandra Diminic

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Modelling Global Treatment Coverage for Mental Disorders

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Damian Santomauro, Dr Fiona Charlson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Planning mental health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: an analysis of service models, prevalence, and local variation in needs

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sandra Diminic, Dr Alize Ferrari

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mental Health Service Planning in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris, Dr Sandra Diminic

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Bridging the implementation-evidence gap in Queensland's Mental Health Services: developing practice-based evidence to drive improvement and sustainability

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Stephen Parker

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Determinants and correlates of mental and substance use disorders amongst Indigenous Australians: An analysis of survey processes and epidemiological data

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Harvey Whiteford directly for media enquiries about:

  • Health - mental health policy
  • Health - mental health services
  • Mental health policy
  • Mental health services
  • Policy - mental health
  • Services - mental health

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