Professor Harvey Whiteford
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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
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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

Search Professor Harvey Whiteford’s works on UQ eSpace

524 works between 1983 and 2025
All (524) Journal Article (417) Book Chapter (14) Conference Publication (44) Other Outputs (49)

221 - 240 of 524 works

2015

Journal Article

Excess mortality from mental, neurological and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Charlson, Fiona J., Baxter, Amanda J., Dua, T., Degenhardt, Louisa, Whiteford, Harvey A. and Vos, Theo (2015). Excess mortality from mental, neurological and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 24 (2), 121-140. doi: 10.1017/S2045796014000687

Excess mortality from mental, neurological and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

2015

Journal Article

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

Harris, Meredith G., Hobbs, Megan J., Burgess, Philip M., Pirkis, Jane E., Diminic, Sandra, Siskind, Dan, Andrews, Gavin and Whiteford, Harvey (2015). Frequency and quality of mental health treatment for affective and anxiety disorders among Australian adults. Medical Journal of Australia, 202 (4), 185-189. doi: 10.5694/mja14.00297

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

2015

Journal Article

Stimulant use disorders in people with psychosis: a meta-analysis of rate and factors affecting variation

Sara, Grant E., Large, Matthew M., Matheson, Sandra L., Burgess, Philip M., Malhi, Gin S., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Hall, Wayne D. (2015). Stimulant use disorders in people with psychosis: a meta-analysis of rate and factors affecting variation. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49 (2), 106-117. doi: 10.1177/0004867414561526

Stimulant use disorders in people with psychosis: a meta-analysis of rate and factors affecting variation

2015

Journal Article

The global burden of mental, neurological and substance use disorders: An analysis from the global burden of disease study 2010

Whiteford, Harvey A., Ferrari, Alize J., Degenhardt, Louisa, Feigin, Valery and Vos, Theo (2015). The global burden of mental, neurological and substance use disorders: An analysis from the global burden of disease study 2010. PLoS One, 10 (2) e0116820, 207-217. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116820

The global burden of mental, neurological and substance use disorders: An analysis from the global burden of disease study 2010

2015

Journal Article

Burden attributable to child maltreatment in Australia

Moore, Sophie E., Scott, James G., Ferrari, Alize J., Mills, Ryan, Dunne, Michael P., Erskine, Holly E., Devries, Karen M., Degenhardt, Louisa, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey A., McCarthy, Molly and Norman, Rosana E. (2015). Burden attributable to child maltreatment in Australia. Child Abuse and Neglect, 48, 208-220. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.05.006

Burden attributable to child maltreatment in Australia

2015

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Naghavi, Mohsen, Wang, Haidong, Lozano, Rafael, Davis, Adrian, Liang, Xiaofeng, Zhou, Maigeng, Vollset, Stein Emil, Ozgoren, Ayse Abbasoglu, Abdalla, Safa, Abd-Allah, Foad, Aziz, Muna I. Abdel, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abraham, Biju, Abraham, Jerry P., Abuabara, Katrina E., Abubakar, Ibrahim, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Achoki, Tom, Adelekan, Ademola, Ademi, Zanfi Na, Adofo, Koranteng, Adou, Arsene Kouablan, Adsuar, Jose C., Aernlov, Johan, Agardh, Emilie Elisabet, Akena, Dickens, Al Khabouri, Mazin J. ... GBD 2013 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators (2015). Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet, 385 (9963), 117-171. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61682-2

Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

2015

Journal Article

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among inpatient adults with mental illness

Fraser, Sarah J., Chapman, Justin J., Brown, Wendy J., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Burton, Nicola W. (2015). Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among inpatient adults with mental illness. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19 (8), 659-663. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.09.002

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among inpatient adults with mental illness

2015

Conference Publication

Updated Estimates of Burden Due to Mental and Substance Use Disorders from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Whiteford, Harvey A. (2015). Updated Estimates of Burden Due to Mental and Substance Use Disorders from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. 12th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry, Venice, Italy, 27-29 March 2015. Milano, Italy: International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics.

Updated Estimates of Burden Due to Mental and Substance Use Disorders from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

2015

Journal Article

The effects of Tai Chi in centrally obese adults with depression symptoms

Liu, Xin, Vitetta, Luis, Kostner, Karam, Crompton, David, Williams, Gail, Brown, Wendy J., Lopez, Alan, Xue, Charlie C., Oei, Tian P., Byrne, Gerard, Martin, Jennifer H. and Whiteford, Harvey (2015). The effects of Tai Chi in centrally obese adults with depression symptoms. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015 879712, 879712.1-879712.8. doi: 10.1155/2015/879712

The effects of Tai Chi in centrally obese adults with depression symptoms

2015

Journal Article

Implementing cognitive therapies into routine psychosis care: organisational foundations

Dark, Frances, Whiteford, Harvey, Ashkanasy, Neal M., Harvey, Carol, Crompton, David and Newman, Ellie (2015). Implementing cognitive therapies into routine psychosis care: organisational foundations. BMC Health Services Research, 15 (310) 953, 1-6. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0953-6

Implementing cognitive therapies into routine psychosis care: organisational foundations

2015

Book Chapter

Excess mortality from mental, neurological and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Charlson, Fiona J., Baxter, Amanda J., Dua, Tarun, Degenhardt, Louisa, Whiteford, Harvey A. and Vos, Theo (2015). Excess mortality from mental, neurological and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Disease control priorities: Volume 4, Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders. (pp. 41-65) edited by Vikram Patel, Dan Chisholm, Tarun Dua, Ramanan Laxminarayan and Maria Elena Medina-Mora. Washington, DC, United States: The World Bank.

Excess mortality from mental, neurological and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

2015

Conference Publication

Mental Health: New Alignments for a New Generation Service Model

O'Connor, N., Crawshaw, J., Butt, D., Whiteford, H., Pontonio, S. and Vine, R. (2015). Mental Health: New Alignments for a New Generation Service Model. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Annual Congress (RANZCP 2015 Congress), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-7 May 2015. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/0004867415578344

Mental Health: New Alignments for a New Generation Service Model

2015

Journal Article

Implementing cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) in a mental health service: staff training

Dark, Francis, Newman, Ellie, Harris, Meredith, Cairns, Alice, Simpson, Michael, Gore-Jones, Victoria, Whiteford, Harvey, Harvey, Carol and Crompton, David (2015). Implementing cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) in a mental health service: staff training. Australasian Psychiatry, 24 (2), 185-189. doi: 10.1177/1039856215604486

Implementing cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) in a mental health service: staff training

2015

Book Chapter

Cross-walking with fixed effects: anxiety disorders

Baxter, Amanda, Blore, Jed, Flaxman, Abraham D., Vos, Theo and Whiteford, Harvey (2015). Cross-walking with fixed effects: anxiety disorders. An integrative metaregression framework for descriptive epidemiology. (pp. 141-143) edited by Abraham D. Flaxman, Theo Vos and Christopher J. L. Murray. Seattle, WA, United States: University of Washington Press.

Cross-walking with fixed effects: anxiety disorders

2014

Journal Article

A heavy burden on young minds: the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth

Erskine H.E., Moffitt T.E., Copeland W.E., Costello E.J., Ferrari A.J., Patton G., Degenhardt L., Vos T., Whiteford H.A. and Scott J.G. (2014). A heavy burden on young minds: the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth. Psychological Medicine, 45 (7), 1551-1563. doi: 10.1017/S0033291714002888

A heavy burden on young minds: the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth

2014

Journal Article

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adults with mental illness at a private psychiatric hospital

Fraser, S., Brown, W., Whiteford, H. and Burton, N. (2014). Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adults with mental illness at a private psychiatric hospital. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.11.160

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adults with mental illness at a private psychiatric hospital

2014

Journal Article

Physical activity preferences and attitudes in adults with mental illness at a private psychiatric hospital

Fraser, S., Brown, W., Whiteford, H. and Burton, N. (2014). Physical activity preferences and attitudes in adults with mental illness at a private psychiatric hospital. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.11.163

Physical activity preferences and attitudes in adults with mental illness at a private psychiatric hospital

2014

Journal Article

Developing a service platform definition to promote evidence-based planning and funding of the mental health service system

Lee, Yong Yi, Meurk, Carla S., Harris, Meredith, Diminic, Sandra, Scheurer, Roman W. and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2014). Developing a service platform definition to promote evidence-based planning and funding of the mental health service system. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11 (12), 12261-12282. doi: 10.3390/ijerph111212261

Developing a service platform definition to promote evidence-based planning and funding of the mental health service system

2014

Journal Article

Stimulant and other substance use disorders in schizophrenia: prevalence, correlates and impacts in a population sample

Sara, Grant E., Burgess, Philip M., Malhi, Gin S., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Hall, Wayne C. (2014). Stimulant and other substance use disorders in schizophrenia: prevalence, correlates and impacts in a population sample. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48 (11), 1036-1047. doi: 10.1177/0004867414533838

Stimulant and other substance use disorders in schizophrenia: prevalence, correlates and impacts in a population sample

2014

Other Outputs

Males' help-seeking for mental health: an update

Harris, Meredith, Pirkis, Jane, Diminic, Sandra, Baxter, Amanda, Reavley, Nicola, Leske, Stuart and Whiteford, Harvey (2014). Males' help-seeking for mental health: an update. East Melbourne, VIC, Australia: The Movember Foundation.

Males' help-seeking for mental health: an update

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

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Evaluation of the Queensland MOST Pilot Project
    The Children's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rural Mental Health

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sandra Diminic

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rural strengths: Local assets, resources, and protective factors to improve rural mental health

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sandra Diminic

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing an evidence base for person-centred mental health Crisis Support Spaces: understanding repeated service use

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Stephen Parker

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing an evidence base for person-centred mental health Crisis Support Spaces: understanding repeated service use

    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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Modelling Global Treatment Coverage for Mental Disorders

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: 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

    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

Completed supervision

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

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