Overview
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
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
Works
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2021
Other Outputs
National Mental Health Service Planning Framework Epidemiology Flow Charts
Diminic, S., Page, I., Gossip, K., Sparti, C., Wright, E., John, J., Woody, C. and Whiteford, H. (2021). National Mental Health Service Planning Framework Epidemiology Flow Charts. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2021
Journal Article
Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Santomauro, Damian F., Herrera, Ana M. Mantilla, Shadid, Jamileh, Zheng, Peng, Ashbaugh, Charlie, Pigott, David M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Adolph, Christopher, Amlag, Joanne O., Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Bang-Jensen, Bree L., Bertolacci, Gregory J., Bloom, Sabina S., Castellano, Rachel, Castro, Emma, Chakrabarti, Suman, Chattopadhyay, Jhilik, Cogen, Rebecca M., Collins, James K., Dai, Xiaochen, Dangel, William James, Dapper, Carolyn, Deen, Amanda, Erickson, Megan, Ewald, Samuel B., Flaxman, Abraham D., Frostad, Joseph Jon, Fullman, Nancy, Giles, John R. ... Ferrari, Alize J. (2021). Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet, 398 (10312), 1700-1712. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02143-7
2021
Journal Article
Exploring the cost-effectiveness of a Dutch collaborative stepped care intervention for the treatment of depression and/or anxiety when adapted to the Australian context: a model-based cost-utility analysis
Lee, Y. Y., Harris, M. G., Whiteford, H. A., Davidson, S. K., Chatterton, M. L., Stockings, E. A. and Mihalopoulos, C. (2021). Exploring the cost-effectiveness of a Dutch collaborative stepped care intervention for the treatment of depression and/or anxiety when adapted to the Australian context: a model-based cost-utility analysis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 30 e58. doi: 10.1017/s2045796021000470
2021
Journal Article
The Productivity Commission inquiry into mental health
Whiteford, Harvey (2021). The Productivity Commission inquiry into mental health. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56 (4), 000486742110311-331. doi: 10.1177/00048674211031159
2021
Journal Article
Core principles of international research: lessons from the national adolescent mental health surveys
Erskine, Holly E., Enright, Meaghan E., Blondell, Sarah J., Shadid, Jamileh, Scott, James G. and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2021). Core principles of international research: lessons from the national adolescent mental health surveys. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72 (1), S15-S17. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.05.006
2021
Journal Article
Measuring the Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Study Protocol for the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys
Erskine, Holly E., Blondell, Sarah J., Enright, Meaghan E., Shadid, Jamileh, Wado, Yohannes Dibaba, Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza, Wilopo, Siswanto Agus, Vu, Loi Manh, Dao, Hoa Thi Khanh, Nguyen, Vinh Duc, Emerson, Mark R., Fine, Shoshanna L., Li, Mengmeng, Blum, Robert W., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Scott, James G. (2021). Measuring the Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Study Protocol for the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72 (1), S71-S78. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.05.012
2021
Journal Article
Estimating the risk of suicide associated with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis
Moitra, Modhurima, Santomauro, Damian, Degenhardt, Louisa, Collins, Pamela Y., Whiteford, Harvey, Vos, Theo and Ferrari, Alize (2021). Estimating the risk of suicide associated with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 137, 242-249. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.02.053
2021
Other Outputs
Improving modelling of mental health service needs and care requirements for Australia: outcomes from phase 3 development of the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework. Final report, 28 April 2021
Diminic, Sandra, Gossip, Kate, Page, Imogen, Woody, Charlotte, Leitch, Elizabeth, Fjeldsoe, Kevin, Rutherford, Zoe, John, Julie, Wright, Eryn, Sparti, Claudia and Whiteford, Harvey (2021). Improving modelling of mental health service needs and care requirements for Australia: outcomes from phase 3 development of the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework. Final report, 28 April 2021. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2021
Journal Article
Register-based metrics of years lived with disability associated with mental and substance use disorders: a register-based cohort study in Denmark
Weye, Nanna, Santomauro, Damian F., Agerbo, Esben, Christensen, Maria Klitgaard, Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, Momen, Natalie C., Mortensen, Preben Bo, Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker, Whiteford, Harvey A., McGrath, John J. and Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer (2021). Register-based metrics of years lived with disability associated with mental and substance use disorders: a register-based cohort study in Denmark. The Lancet Psychiatry, 8 (4), 310-319. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00029-8
2021
Journal Article
The hidden burden of eating disorders: an extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Santomauro, Damian F, Melen, Sarah, Mitchison, Deborah, Vos, Theo, Whiteford, Harvey and Ferrari, Alize J (2021). The hidden burden of eating disorders: an extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Psychiatry, 8 (4), 320-328. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00040-7
2021
Journal Article
Using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework to support an integrated approach to regional mental health planning in Queensland, Australia
Wright, Eryn, Leitch, Elizabeth, Fjeldsoe, Kevin, Diminic, Sandra, Gossip, Kate, Hudson, Patricia and Whiteford, Harvey (2021). Using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework to support an integrated approach to regional mental health planning in Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27 (2), 109-115. doi: 10.1071/PY20150
2020
Journal Article
The National Mental Health Service Planning Framework: where has it come from and what is its future?
Whiteford, Harvey and Diminic, Sandra (2020). The National Mental Health Service Planning Framework: where has it come from and what is its future?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54 (12), 1152-1153. doi: 10.1177/0004867420963723
2020
Journal Article
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Vos, Theo, Lim, Stephen S, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abrams, Elissa M, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adabi, Maryam, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adelson, Jaimie D, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adham, Davoud, Afshari, Mahdi ... Murray, Christopher J L (2020). Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1204-1222. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30925-9
2020
Journal Article
Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Wang, Haidong, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Advani, Shailesh M, Afshin, Ashkan, Aghaali, Mohammad, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Tahiya, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour ... Murray, Christopher J L (2020). Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1160-1203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30977-6
2020
Journal Article
Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Murray, Christopher J L, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abedi, Parisa, Abedi, Aidin, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu Haimed, Abdulaziz Khalid, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adabi, Maryam, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adelson, Jaimie D, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshin, Ashkan, Agarwal, Gina, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan ... Lim, Stephen S (2020). Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1135-1159. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31404-5
2020
Journal Article
Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Murray, Christopher J L, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y, Zheng, Peng, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Adabi, Maryam, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adham, Davoud, Advani, Shailesh M, Agarwal, Gina, Aghamir, Seyed Mohammad Kazem, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan ... Lim, Stephen S (2020). Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1223-1249. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2
2020
Journal Article
Nature and prevalence of combinations of mental disorders and their association with excess mortality in a population-based cohort study
Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer, Musliner, Katherine L., Dalsgaard, Søren, Momen, Natalie C., Weye, Nanna, Christensen, Maria K., Agerbo, Esben, Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, Laursen, Thomas Munk, Mortensen, Preben Bo, Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker, Petersen, Liselotte Vogdrup, Santomauro, Damian F., Vilhjálmsson, Bjarni J., Whiteford, Harvey A. and McGrath, John J. (2020). Nature and prevalence of combinations of mental disorders and their association with excess mortality in a population-based cohort study. World Psychiatry, 19 (3), 339-349. doi: 10.1002/wps.20802
2020
Journal Article
The cost of mental disorders: a systematic review
Christensen, M. K., Lim, C. C. W., Saha, S., Plana-Ripoll, O., Cannon, D., Presley, F., Weye, N., Momen, N. C., Whiteford, H. A., Iburg, K. M. and McGrath, J. J. (2020). The cost of mental disorders: a systematic review. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29 e161, e161. doi: 10.1017/s204579602000075x
2020
Journal Article
Association of specific mental disorders with premature mortality in the Danish population using alternative measurement methods
Weye, Nanna, Momen, Natalie C., Christensen, Maria K., Iburg, Kim M., Dalsgaard, Søren, Laursen, Thomas M., Mortensen, Preben B., Santomauro, Damian F., Scott, James G., Whiteford, Harvey A., McGrath, John J. and Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer (2020). Association of specific mental disorders with premature mortality in the Danish population using alternative measurement methods. JAMA Network Open, 3 (6) e206646, e206646. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6646
2020
Journal Article
Association between mental disorders and subsequent medical conditions
Momen, Natalie C., Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer, Agerbo, Esben, Benros, Michael E., Børglum, Anders D., Christensen, Maria K., Dalsgaard, Søren, Degenhardt, Louisa, de Jonge, Peter, Debost, Jean-Christophe P. G., Fenger-Grøn, Morten, Gunn, Jane M., Iburg, Kim M., Kessing, Lars V., Kessler, Ronald C., Laursen, Thomas M., Lim, Carmen C. W., Mors, Ole, Mortensen, Preben B., Musliner, Katherine L., Nordentoft, Merete, Pedersen, Carsten B., Petersen, Liselotte V., Ribe, Anette R., Roest, Annelieke M., Saha, Sukanta, Schork, Andrew J., Scott, Kate M., Sievert, Carson ... McGrath, John J. (2020). Association between mental disorders and subsequent medical conditions. New England Journal of Medicine, 382 (18), 1721-1731. doi: 10.1056/nejmoa1915784
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Harvey Whiteford is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Modelling Global Treatment Coverage for Mental Disorders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fiona Charlson
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Mental Health Service Planning in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris, Dr Sandra Diminic
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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
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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
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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
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Defining and Measuring the Impact of Research on Mental Health Policy in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Professor Brian Head
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the characteristics and service needs of carers for adults with mental illness to inform mental health service planning
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind, Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Who receives what, from whom, and to what effect at clinically operated, community-based residential mental health rehabilitation for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness in Australia?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind, Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Decision-analytic modelling to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce the burden of major depression in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Decision analytic modelling for the economic evaluation of multisectoral obesity interventions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Holly Erskine
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS): The performance of a major Australian primary mental health initiative
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Cognitive remediation and social cognition interaction training:implementation and dessimination in a clinical setting
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Neal Ashkanasy, Dr Damian Santomauro, Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Australia's primary mental health care initiatives: an epidemiological perspective
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Mental disorders in conflict-affected populations: epidemiological modelling for targeted mental health program development
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Personalised Support and Accommodation for Adults with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steve Kisely
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The global burden of anxiety disorders: challenges in calculating prevalence and burden of disease using anxiety disorders as a case-study.
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Mental Health Policy Reform: Developing a conceptual overview of content and process
Principal Advisor
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2024
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
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the contribution of psychosis and bipolar disorder to premature mortality
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari, Dr Damian Santomauro, Dr Fiona Charlson
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Southeast Asian Contexts: Using Demographic and Health Surveys to Monitor and Explore Patterns of Care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hebe Gouda
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Physical activity patterns, attitudes and counselling among adults with mental illness
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wendy Brown
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in custody.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John McGrath
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The global epidemiology and burden of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Scott
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Stimulant use disorders and psychosis: prevalence, correlates and impacts
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Professor Philip Burgess
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Schizophrenia in Thailand: Enabling better information for efficient solutions
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
An Economic Analysis of the Australian Nursing Home Industry
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
AN ECONOMIC EXAMINATION OF AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL STUDIES
Associate Advisor
Media
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