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
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

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)

461 - 480 of 522 works

1995

Journal Article

Queensland's geographical maldistribution of psychiatrists and Queensland Health's response

Emmerson, Brett, Brown, Peggy and Whiteford, Harvey (1995). Queensland's geographical maldistribution of psychiatrists and Queensland Health's response. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 29 (2), 215-222. doi: 10.3109/00048679509075913

Queensland's geographical maldistribution of psychiatrists and Queensland Health's response

1995

Journal Article

An open-label study of famotidine as a treatment for schizophrenia

Whiteford, H. A., Stedman, T. J., McGrath, J. J., Welham, J. and Pond, S. (1995). An open-label study of famotidine as a treatment for schizophrenia. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 20 (3), 239-240.

An open-label study of famotidine as a treatment for schizophrenia

1995

Journal Article

An open-label study of famotidine as a treatment for schizophrenia

Whiteford, HA, Stedman, TJ, McGrath, JJ, Welham, JL and Pond, S. (1995). An open-label study of famotidine as a treatment for schizophrenia. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 20 (3), 239-240.

An open-label study of famotidine as a treatment for schizophrenia

1995

Journal Article

The Implications of the National Mental Health Strategy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Twelve Key Questions

Whiteford, Harvey (1995). The Implications of the National Mental Health Strategy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Twelve Key Questions. Australasian Psychiatry, 3 (4), 246-249. doi: 10.3109/10398569509080421

The Implications of the National Mental Health Strategy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Twelve Key Questions

1995

Journal Article

Progress in Australia's Mental Health Reforms

Whiteford, Harvey (1995). Progress in Australia's Mental Health Reforms. Medical Journal of Australia, 163 (9), 486-488. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb124698.x

Progress in Australia's Mental Health Reforms

1995

Journal Article

Economic Thinking about Mental Health Resource Allocation

Whiteford, Harvey (1995). Economic Thinking about Mental Health Resource Allocation. Australasian Psychiatry, 3 (1), 17-18. doi: 10.3109/10398569509081749

Economic Thinking about Mental Health Resource Allocation

1994

Journal Article

Mental health legislation in the national mental health reform process

Whiteford, H. A. (1994). Mental health legislation in the national mental health reform process. Balance - Journal of the Queensland Association for Mental Health, 6, 7-9.

Mental health legislation in the national mental health reform process

1994

Journal Article

The Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC) and the National Mental Health Reforms

Whiteford, Harvey (1994). The Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC) and the National Mental Health Reforms. Australasian Psychiatry, 2 (3), 101-104. doi: 10.3109/10398569409082056

The Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC) and the National Mental Health Reforms

1994

Journal Article

Intersectoral Policy Reform is Critical to the National Mental Health Strategy

Whiteford, Harvey (1994). Intersectoral Policy Reform is Critical to the National Mental Health Strategy. Australian Journal of Public Health, 18 (3), 342-344. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1994.tb00258.x

Intersectoral Policy Reform is Critical to the National Mental Health Strategy

1994

Journal Article

The First National Mental Health Report

Whiteford, Harvey (1994). The First National Mental Health Report. Medical Journal of Australia, 161 (7), 438-440. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb127527.x

The First National Mental Health Report

1994

Journal Article

Speaking up on Mental Health, Creating a Space for the Consumer Voice: a response

Behan, Sue, Killick, Janelle and Whiteford, Harvey (1994). Speaking up on Mental Health, Creating a Space for the Consumer Voice: a response. Australian disability review / DACA, 3, 64-72.

Speaking up on Mental Health, Creating a Space for the Consumer Voice: a response

1993

Journal Article

Making the Difference - National Conference On the Changes in Psychiatric-Service Provision

Whiteford, HA (1993). Making the Difference - National Conference On the Changes in Psychiatric-Service Provision. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 27 (4), 726-727.

Making the Difference - National Conference On the Changes in Psychiatric-Service Provision

1993

Journal Article

AUSTRALIA NATIONAL MENTAL-HEALTH POLICY

WHITEFORD, HA (1993). AUSTRALIA NATIONAL MENTAL-HEALTH POLICY. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 44 (10), 963-966.

AUSTRALIA NATIONAL MENTAL-HEALTH POLICY

1993

Journal Article

The National Mental Health Policy: Implications for Public Psychiatric Services in Australia

Whiteford, Harvey, MacLeod, Bronwyn and Leitch, Elizabeth (1993). The National Mental Health Policy: Implications for Public Psychiatric Services in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 27 (2), 186-191. doi: 10.1080/00048679309075767

The National Mental Health Policy: Implications for Public Psychiatric Services in Australia

1993

Journal Article

Assault on Staff in Psychiatric Hospitals: A Safety Issue

Grainger, Carol and Whiteford, Harvey (1993). Assault on Staff in Psychiatric Hospitals: A Safety Issue. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 27 (2), 324-328. doi: 10.3109/00048679309075785

Assault on Staff in Psychiatric Hospitals: A Safety Issue

1993

Journal Article

Australia's National Mental Health Policy

Whiteford, Harvey (1993). Australia's National Mental Health Policy. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 44 (10), 963-966.

Australia's National Mental Health Policy

1993

Journal Article

Mianserin-induced Up-Regulation of Serotonin Receptors on Normal Human Platelets In Vivo

Whiteford, Harvey A., Jarvis, Michael R., Stedman, Terry J., Pond, Susan M and Csernansky, John G. (1993). Mianserin-induced Up-Regulation of Serotonin Receptors on Normal Human Platelets In Vivo. Life Sciences, 53 (4), 371-376. doi: 10.1016/0024-3205(93)90756-S

Mianserin-induced Up-Regulation of Serotonin Receptors on Normal Human Platelets In Vivo

1992

Journal Article

Determination of Haloperidol and Reduced Haloperidol in the Plasma and Blood of Patients on Depot Haloperidol

Eyles, Darryl W., Whiteford, Harvey A., Stedman, Terry J. and Pond, Susan M. (1992). Determination of Haloperidol and Reduced Haloperidol in the Plasma and Blood of Patients on Depot Haloperidol. Psychopharmacology, 106 (2), 268-274. doi: 10.1007/BF02801983

Determination of Haloperidol and Reduced Haloperidol in the Plasma and Blood of Patients on Depot Haloperidol

1992

Journal Article

Future Directions for Mental Health Services in Australia

Whiteford, Harvey (1992). Future Directions for Mental Health Services in Australia. Australian Journal of Public Health, 16 (4), 350-353. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1992.tb00080.x

Future Directions for Mental Health Services in Australia

1992

Journal Article

Placebo controlled double blind study of the effects of proglumide in the treatment of schizophrenia

Whiteford, Harvey A., Stedman, Terry J., Welham, Joy, Csernansky, John G. and Pond, Susan M. (1992). Placebo controlled double blind study of the effects of proglumide in the treatment of schizophrenia. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 12 (5), 337-340.

Placebo controlled double blind study of the effects of proglumide in the treatment of schizophrenia

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

    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

    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

Enquiries

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

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