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

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

281 - 300 of 524 works

2013

Journal Article

A retrospective quasi-experimental study of a community crisis house for patients with severe and persistent mental illness

Siskind, Dan, Harris, Meredith, Kisely, Steve, Brogan, James, Pirkis, Jane, Crompton, David and Whiteford, Harvey (2013). A retrospective quasi-experimental study of a community crisis house for patients with severe and persistent mental illness. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47 (7), 667-675. doi: 10.1177/0004867413484369

A retrospective quasi-experimental study of a community crisis house for patients with severe and persistent mental illness

2013

Journal Article

Differences in associations between cannabis and stimulant disorders in first admission psychosis

Sara, Grant, Burgess, Philip, Malhi, Gin S., Whiteford, Harvey and Hall, Wayne (2013). Differences in associations between cannabis and stimulant disorders in first admission psychosis. Schizophrenia Research, 147 (2-3), 216-222. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.04.017

Differences in associations between cannabis and stimulant disorders in first admission psychosis

2013

Other Outputs

Mental health service cost drivers: an international literature review. Final report for Stage B of the Definition and Cost Drivers for Mental Health Services project. Volume 2

Harris, Meredith, Legge, Nick, Diminic, Sandra, Carstensen, Georgia, McKeon, Gemma, Siskind, Dan, Burgess, Philip, Stewart, Gavin and Whiteford, Harvey (2013). Mental health service cost drivers: an international literature review. Final report for Stage B of the Definition and Cost Drivers for Mental Health Services project. Volume 2. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Mental health service cost drivers: an international literature review. Final report for Stage B of the Definition and Cost Drivers for Mental Health Services project. Volume 2

2013

Journal Article

Global epidemiology of mental disorders: What are we missing?

Baxter, Amanda J., Patton, George, Scott, Kate M., Degenhardt, Louisa and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2013). Global epidemiology of mental disorders: What are we missing?. PLoS ONE, 8 (6) e65514, e65514.1-e65514.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065514

Global epidemiology of mental disorders: What are we missing?

2013

Journal Article

A domains-based taxonomy of supported accommodation for people with severe and persistent mental illness

Siskind, Dan, Harris, Meredith, Pirkis, Jane and Whiteford, Harvey (2013). A domains-based taxonomy of supported accommodation for people with severe and persistent mental illness. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 48 (6), 875-894. doi: 10.1007/s00127-012-0590-x

A domains-based taxonomy of supported accommodation for people with severe and persistent mental illness

2013

Journal Article

How did we arrive at burden of disease estimates for mental and illicit drug use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010?

Whiteford, Harvey A., Ferrari, Alize J., Baxter, Amanda J., Charlson, Fiona J. and Degenhardt, Louisa (2013). How did we arrive at burden of disease estimates for mental and illicit drug use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010?. Current Opinion In Psychiatry, 26 (4), 376-383. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328361e60f

How did we arrive at burden of disease estimates for mental and illicit drug use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010?

2013

Journal Article

Global prevalence of anxiety disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression

Baxter, A. J., Scott, K. M., Vos, T. and Whiteford, H. A. (2013). Global prevalence of anxiety disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression. Psychological Medicine, 43 (5), 897-910. doi: 10.1017/S003329171200147X

Global prevalence of anxiety disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression

2013

Journal Article

The Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study: what does it tell us about mental disorders in Latin America?

Whiteford, Harvey A. and Baxter, Amanda J. (2013). The Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study: what does it tell us about mental disorders in Latin America?. Revista Brasileira De Psiquiatria, 35 (2), 111-112. doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2012-3502

The Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study: what does it tell us about mental disorders in Latin America?

2013

Journal Article

GBD 2010 country results: a global public good

GBD 2010 Country Collaboration, Scott, James G., Whiteford, Harvey, Lopez, Alan D., Norman, Rosana E. and Lee, Yong Yi (2013). GBD 2010 country results: a global public good. The Lancet, 381 (9871), 965-970. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60283-4

GBD 2010 country results: a global public good

2013

Other Outputs

Stage A final report: defining mental health services for classification purposes. Definition and cost drivers for Mental Health Services project

Whiteford, Harvey, Eagar, Kathy, Harris, Meredith, Diminic, Sandra, Burgess, Philip and Stewart, Gavin (2013). Stage A final report: defining mental health services for classification purposes. Definition and cost drivers for Mental Health Services project. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Stage A final report: defining mental health services for classification purposes. Definition and cost drivers for Mental Health Services project

2013

Journal Article

Global variation in the prevalence and incidence of major depressive disorder: a systematic review of the epidemiological literature

Ferrari, A. J., Somerville, A. J., Baxter, A. J., Norman, R., Patten, S. B., Vos, T. and Whiteford, H. (2013). Global variation in the prevalence and incidence of major depressive disorder: a systematic review of the epidemiological literature. Psychological Medicine, 43 (3), 471-481. doi: 10.1017/S0033291712001511

Global variation in the prevalence and incidence of major depressive disorder: a systematic review of the epidemiological literature

2013

Journal Article

Differences in wage rates for males and females in the health sector: a consideration of unpaid overtime to decompose the gender wage gap

Vecchio, Nerina, Scuffham, Paul A., Hilton, Michael F. and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2013). Differences in wage rates for males and females in the health sector: a consideration of unpaid overtime to decompose the gender wage gap. Human Resources for Health, 11 (1) 9, 9.1-9.11. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-9

Differences in wage rates for males and females in the health sector: a consideration of unpaid overtime to decompose the gender wage gap

2013

Journal Article

Translation of the World Mental Health Survey data to policies: an exploratory study of stakeholders' perceptions of how epidemiologic data can be utilized for policy in the field of mental health

Weinberg, Lauren, Whiteford, Harvey, Caldas de Almeida, Jose, Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio, Levinson, Daphna, O’Neill, Siobhan and Kovess-Masfety, Viviane (2013). Translation of the World Mental Health Survey data to policies: an exploratory study of stakeholders' perceptions of how epidemiologic data can be utilized for policy in the field of mental health. Public Health Reviews, 34 (2), 1-21. doi: 10.1007/BF03391672

Translation of the World Mental Health Survey data to policies: an exploratory study of stakeholders' perceptions of how epidemiologic data can be utilized for policy in the field of mental health

2013

Conference Publication

Centre of research excellence in mental health systems improvement

Carstensen, Georgia, Diminic, Sandra and Whiteford, Harvey (2013). Centre of research excellence in mental health systems improvement. 4th Annual West Moreton Hospital and Health Service Research Day, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, 18 October 2013.

Centre of research excellence in mental health systems improvement

2013

Book Chapter

The burdens of mental disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 and the World Mental Health surveys: similarities, differences, and implications for mental health research

Whiteford, Harvey A. and Ferrari, Alize J. (2013). The burdens of mental disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 and the World Mental Health surveys: similarities, differences, and implications for mental health research. The burdens of mental disorders: global perspectives from the WHO world mental health surveys. (pp. 221-229) edited by Jordi Alonso, Barcelona Somnath Chatterji and Yanling He. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

The burdens of mental disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 and the World Mental Health surveys: similarities, differences, and implications for mental health research

2013

Conference Publication

System-level intersectoral linkages between the mental health and non-clinical support sectors: a systematic, narrative review

Diminic, Sandra, Whiteford, Harvey, McKeon, Gemma, Harris, Meredith and Siskind, Dan (2013). System-level intersectoral linkages between the mental health and non-clinical support sectors: a systematic, narrative review. 8th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 2-4 December 2013.

System-level intersectoral linkages between the mental health and non-clinical support sectors: a systematic, narrative review

2013

Conference Publication

The burden of mental disorders in the USA: new tools for comparative analysis of health outcomes between countries

Atkinson, Charles, Lozano, Rafael, Naghavi, Mohsen, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey and Murray, Christopher J. L. (2013). The burden of mental disorders in the USA: new tools for comparative analysis of health outcomes between countries. 3rd Global Health Metrics and Evaluation Conference, Seattle, WA United States, 17-19 June 2013. London, United Kingdom: The Lancet Publishing Group. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61264-7

The burden of mental disorders in the USA: new tools for comparative analysis of health outcomes between countries

2013

Journal Article

Burden of Depressive Disorders by Country, Sex, Age, and Year: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Ferrari, Alize J., Charlson, Fiona J., Norman, Rosana E., Patten, Scott B., Freedman, Greg, Murray, Christopher J. L., Vos, Theo and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2013). Burden of Depressive Disorders by Country, Sex, Age, and Year: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. PLoS Medicine, 10 (11) e1001547, e1001547. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001547

Burden of Depressive Disorders by Country, Sex, Age, and Year: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

2012

Journal Article

Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Vos, Theo, Flaxman, Abraham D., Naghavi, Mohsen, Lozano, Rafael, Michaud, Catherine, Ezzati, Majid, Shibuya, Kenji, Salomon, Joshua A, Abdalla, Safa, Aboyans, Victor, Abraham, Jerry, Ackerman, Ilana, Aggarwal, Rakesh, Ahn, Stephanie Y., Ali, Mohammed K., Alvarado, Miriam, Anderson, H. Ross, Anderson, Laurie M., Andrews, Kathryn G., Atkinson, Charles, Baddour, Larry M., Bahalim, Adil N., Barker-Collo, Suzanne, Barrero, Lope H., Bartels, David H., Basanez, Maria-Gloria, Baxter, Amanda, Bell, Michelle L., Benjamin, Emelia J. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2012). Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet, 380 (9859), 2163-2196. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61729-2

Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

2012

Journal Article

Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Salomon, Joshua A., Vos, Theo, Hogan, Daniel R., Gagnon, Michael, Naghavi, Mohsen, Mokdad, Ali, Begum, Nazma, Shah, Razibuzzaman, Karyana, Muhammad, Kosen, Soewarta, Farje, Mario Reyna, Moncada, Gilberto, Dutta, Arup, Sazawal, Sunil, Dyer, Andrew, Seiler, Jason, Aboyans, Victor, Baker, Lesley, Baxter, Amanda, Benjamin, Emelia J., Bhalla, Kavi, Bin Abdulhak, Aref, Blyth, Fiona, Bourne, Rupert, Braithwaite, Tasanee, Brooks, Peter, Brugha, Traolach S., Bryan-Hancock, Claire, Buchbinder, Rachelle ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2012). Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet, 380 (9859), 2129-2143. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61680-8

Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

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

    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

    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

    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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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

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