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

522 works between 1983 and 2025
All (522) Journal Article (415) Book Chapter (14) Conference Publication (44) Other Outputs (49)

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2003

Journal Article

The strength of self-reported course of illness in predicting vocational recovery for persons with schizophrenia

Waghorn, G., Chant, D. C. and Whiteford, H. (2003). The strength of self-reported course of illness in predicting vocational recovery for persons with schizophrenia. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 18 (1), 33-41.

The strength of self-reported course of illness in predicting vocational recovery for persons with schizophrenia

2002

Conference Publication

Leadership challenges for psychiatrists in a changing health political environment

Tobin, M and Whiteford, H (2002). Leadership challenges for psychiatrists in a changing health political environment. CARLTON: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING ASIA.

Leadership challenges for psychiatrists in a changing health political environment

2002

Journal Article

Australia’s National Mental Health Strategy

Whiteford, Harvey A., Buckingham, Bill and Manderscheid, Ronald (2002). Australia’s National Mental Health Strategy. British Journal of Psychiatry, 180 (3), 210-215.

Australia’s National Mental Health Strategy

2002

Journal Article

Australia's National Mental Health Strategy

Whiteford, Harvey, Buckingham, Bill and Manderscheid, Ronald (2002). Australia's National Mental Health Strategy. British Journal of Psychiatry, 180 (3), 210-5. doi: 10.1192/bjp.180.3.210

Australia's National Mental Health Strategy

2002

Journal Article

Australia's National Mental Health strategy

Whiteford, H, Buckingham, B and Manderscheid, R (2002). Australia's National Mental Health strategy. British Journal of Psychiatry, 180 (03), 210-215. doi: 10.1192/bjp.180.3.210

Australia's National Mental Health strategy

2002

Journal Article

The forces shaping psychiatric service delivery at the new millennium

Whiteford, Harvey (2002). The forces shaping psychiatric service delivery at the new millennium. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 36 (6), A1-A1.

The forces shaping psychiatric service delivery at the new millennium

2002

Conference Publication

Leadership challenges for psychiatrists in a changing health political environment

Tobin, M. and Whiteford, H. (2002). Leadership challenges for psychiatrists in a changing health political environment. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 37th Annual Congress, Brisbane, QLD, 28th April - 1st May 2002. Melbourne: Blackwell Publishing.

Leadership challenges for psychiatrists in a changing health political environment

2002

Journal Article

Ensuring the future of the psychiatrist administrator

Emmerson, Brett, Powell, Jacinta, Brown, P\eggy, Waugh, Arnold, Johnson, Vanessa and Whiteford, Harvey (2002). Ensuring the future of the psychiatrist administrator. Australasian Psychiatry, 10 (3), 250-252. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1665.2002.00457.x

Ensuring the future of the psychiatrist administrator

2002

Journal Article

Clinical and non-clinical predictors of vocational recovery for Australians with psychotic disorders

Waghorn, G., Chant, D. and Whiteford, H. (2002). Clinical and non-clinical predictors of vocational recovery for Australians with psychotic disorders. Journal of Rehabilitation, 68 (4), 40-51.

Clinical and non-clinical predictors of vocational recovery for Australians with psychotic disorders

2001

Journal Article

Can research influence mental health policy?

Whiteford, Harvey (2001). Can research influence mental health policy?. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 35 (4), 428-434. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00919.x

Can research influence mental health policy?

2001

Journal Article

Physical health of people with severe mental illness

Barr, Wally, Van de Hoef, Pamela, Colls, Ian, Scheurer, Roman, McGrath, John and Whiteford, Harvey (2001). Physical health of people with severe mental illness. BMJ, 323 (7306). doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7306.231

Physical health of people with severe mental illness

2001

Journal Article

Physical health of people with severe mental illness Adequate staffing and shared commitment are needed

Barr, Wally, van de Hoef, Pamela, Colls, Ian, Scheurer, Roman, McGrath, John and Whiteford, Harvey (2001). Physical health of people with severe mental illness Adequate staffing and shared commitment are needed. British Medical Journal, 323 (7306), 231-231. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7306.231

Physical health of people with severe mental illness Adequate staffing and shared commitment are needed

2001

Journal Article

Physical health of people with severe mental illness - General practitioners play a valuable part

van de Hoef, P., Colls, I., Scheurer, R., McGrath, J. and Whiteford, H. (2001). Physical health of people with severe mental illness - General practitioners play a valuable part. British Medical Journal, 323 (7306), 231-232.

Physical health of people with severe mental illness - General practitioners play a valuable part

2001

Other Outputs

The Interrelations of Social Capital with Health and Mental Health

Cullen, M. and Whiteford, H. (2001). The Interrelations of Social Capital with Health and Mental Health. Canberra: The Commonwealth of Australia.

The Interrelations of Social Capital with Health and Mental Health

2001

Book Chapter

Monitoring Australia's mental health services

Whiteford, H. A. and Buckingham, B. (2001). Monitoring Australia's mental health services. The Monitoring System for Mental Health Services. (pp. 63-74) edited by T. Kikkawa and T. Takeshima. Tokyo, Japan: Chuo Hoki Publications.

Monitoring Australia's mental health services

2000

Journal Article

Commentary 3: Harvey Whiteford re: Impressions of Psychiatry in Australia by David Goldberg

Whiteford, Harvey (2000). Commentary 3: Harvey Whiteford re: Impressions of Psychiatry in Australia by David Goldberg. Australasian Psychiatry, 8 (4), 316-317. doi: 10.1080/103985600128

Commentary 3: Harvey Whiteford re: Impressions of Psychiatry in Australia by David Goldberg

2000

Journal Article

Commentary 3: Harvey Whiteford

Whiteford, H. (2000). Commentary 3: Harvey Whiteford. Australasian Psychiatry, 8 (4), 316-317. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1665.2000.0279d.x

Commentary 3: Harvey Whiteford

2000

Journal Article

Introduction: Australia's Mental Health Surveys

Whiteford, Harvey (2000). Introduction: Australia's Mental Health Surveys. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 34 (2), 193-196. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000.00730.x

Introduction: Australia's Mental Health Surveys

2000

Journal Article

The Australian mental health system

Whiteford, H., Thompson, I. and Casey, D. (2000). The Australian mental health system. International Journal of Law And Psychiatry, 23 (3-4), 403-417. doi: 10.1016/S0160-2527(00)00036-4

The Australian mental health system

2000

Journal Article

The Global Burden of Depression and Anxiety

Whiteford, Harvey (2000). The Global Burden of Depression and Anxiety. Depression Awareness Journal, 9

The Global Burden of Depression and Anxiety

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

    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

    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

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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

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