Professor Harvey Whiteford
Professor

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

101 - 120 of 522 works

2018

Journal Article

Global epidemiology and burden of schizophrenia: findings from the global burden of disease study 2016

Charlson, Fiona J., Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian F., Diminic, Sandra, Stockings, Emily, Scott, James G., McGrath, John J. and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2018). Global epidemiology and burden of schizophrenia: findings from the global burden of disease study 2016. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44 (6), 1195-1203. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sby058

Global epidemiology and burden of schizophrenia: findings from the global burden of disease study 2016

2018

Journal Article

Developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Olusanya, Bolajoko O., Davis, Adrian C., Wertlieb, Donald, Boo, Nem-Yun, Nair, M. K.C., Halpern, Ricardo, Kuper, Hannah, Breinbauer, Cecilia, de Vries, Petrus J, Gladstone, Melissa, Halfon, Neal, Kancherla, Vijaya, Mulaudzi, Mphelekedzeni C., Kakooza-Mwesige, Angelina, Ogbo, Felix A., Olusanya, Jacob O., Williams, Andrew N., Wright, Scott M., Manguerra, Helena, Smith, Alison, Echko, Michelle, Ikeda, Chad, Liu, Angela, Millear, Anoushka, Ballesteros, Katherine, Nichols, Emma, Erskine, Holly E., Santomauro, Damian, Rankin, Zane ... Kassebaum, Nicholas J. (2018). Developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Global Health, 6 (10), e1100-e1121. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30309-7

Developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

2018

Journal Article

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Griswold, Max G., Fullman, Nancy, Hawley, Caitlin, Arian, Nicholas, Zimsen, Stephanie R. M., Tymeson, Hayley D., Venkateswaran, Vidhya, Tapp, Austin Douglas, Forouzanfar, Mohammad H., Salama, Joseph S., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abate, Degu, Abay, Solomon M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Aboyans, Victor, Abrar, Mohammed Mehdi, Acharya, Pawan, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Adsuar, Jose C., Afarideh, Mohsen, Agardh, Emilie Elisabet, Agarwal, Gina, Aghayan, Sargis Aghasi, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akibu, Mohammed ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2018). Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 392 (10152), 1015-1035. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31310-2

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

2018

Journal Article

A profile of Australian mental health carers, their caring role and service needs: results from the 2012 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers

Diminic, S., Hielscher, E., Harris, M. G., Lee, Y. Y., Kealton, J. and Whiteford, H. A. (2018). A profile of Australian mental health carers, their caring role and service needs: results from the 2012 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 28 (6), 1-12. doi: 10.1017/s2045796018000446

A profile of Australian mental health carers, their caring role and service needs: results from the 2012 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers

2018

Journal Article

Estimation of a Relative Risk Effect Size When Using Continuous Outcomes Data: An Application of Methods in the Prevention of Major Depression and Eating Disorders

Lee, Yong Yi, Le, Long Khanh-Dao, Stockings, Emily A., Hay, Phillipa, Whiteford, Harvey A., Barendregt, Jan J. and Mihalopoulos, Cathrine (2018). Estimation of a Relative Risk Effect Size When Using Continuous Outcomes Data: An Application of Methods in the Prevention of Major Depression and Eating Disorders. Medical Decision Making, 38 (7), 866-880. doi: 10.1177/0272989x18793394

Estimation of a Relative Risk Effect Size When Using Continuous Outcomes Data: An Application of Methods in the Prevention of Major Depression and Eating Disorders

2018

Journal Article

The burden of disease in Greece, health loss, risk factors, and health financing, 2000–16: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Tyrovolas, Stefanos, Kassebaum, Nick J., Stergachis, Andy, Abraha, Haftom N., Alla, François, Androudi, Sofia, Car, Mate, Chrepa, Vanessa, Fullman, Nancy, Fürst, Thomas, Haro, Josep Maria, Hay, Simon I., Jakovljevic, Mihajlo B., Jonas, Jost B., Khalil, Ibrahim A., Kopec, Jacek A., Manguerra, Helena, Martopullo, Ira, Mokdad, Ali, Monasta, Lorenzo, Nichols, Emma, Olsen, Helen E., Rawaf, Salman, Reiner, Robert, Renzaho, Andre M. N., Ronfani, Luca, Sanchez-Niño, Maria Dolores, Sartorius, Benn, Silveira, Dayane G. A. ... Global Burden of Disease 2016 Greece Collaborators (2018). The burden of disease in Greece, health loss, risk factors, and health financing, 2000–16: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Public Health, 3 (8), e395-e406. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30130-0

The burden of disease in Greece, health loss, risk factors, and health financing, 2000–16: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

2018

Journal Article

Socio-economic variations in the mental health treatment gap for people with anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders: results from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys

Evans-Lacko, S., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Al-Hamzawi, A., Alonso, J., Benjet, C., Bruffaerts, R., Chiu, W. T., Florescu, S., De Girolamo, G., Gureje, O., Haro, J. M., He, Y., Hu, C., Karam, E. G., Kawakami, N., Lee, S., Lund, C., Kovess-Masfety, V., Levinson, D., Navarro-Mateu, F., Pennell, B. E., Sampson, N. A., Scott, K. M., Tachimori, H., Ten Have, M., Viana, M. C., Williams, D. R., Wojtyniak, B. J., Zarkov, Z. ... Wojtyniak, Bogdan (2018). Socio-economic variations in the mental health treatment gap for people with anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders: results from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys. Psychological Medicine, 48 (9), 1560-1571. doi: 10.1017/S0033291717003336

Socio-economic variations in the mental health treatment gap for people with anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders: results from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys

2018

Journal Article

Implementing cognitive remediation and social cognitive interaction training into standard psychosis care

Dark, Frances, Harris, Meredith, Gore-Jones, Victoria, Newman, Ellie and Whiteford, Harvey (2018). Implementing cognitive remediation and social cognitive interaction training into standard psychosis care. BMC Health Services Research, 18 (1) 458, 458. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3240-5

Implementing cognitive remediation and social cognitive interaction training into standard psychosis care

2018

Journal Article

Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Fullman, Nancy, Yearwood, Jamal, Abay, Solomon M, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abebe, Zegeye, Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Aboyans, Victor, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abreu, Daisy M X, Abu-Raddad, Laith J, Adane, Akilew Awoke, Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshin, Ashkan, Agarwal, Gina, Agius, Dominic, Agrawal, Anurag, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akibu, Mohammed, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akinyemiju, Tomi F, Akseer, Nadia ... GBD 2016 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators (2018). Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 391 (10136), 2236-2271. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30994-2

Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

2018

Other Outputs

National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) 2017–2018 Training Program Final Report – June 2018

Leitch, Elizabeth, Gossip, Kate, Woody, Charlotte, Fjeldsoe, Kevin, Diminic, Sandra and Whiteford, Harvey (2018). National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) 2017–2018 Training Program Final Report – June 2018. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) 2017–2018 Training Program Final Report – June 2018

2018

Journal Article

The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states

Murray, Christopher J. L., Mokdad, Ali H., Ballestros, Katherine, Echko, Michelle, Glenn, Scott, Olsen, Helen E., Mullany, Erin, Lee, Alex, Khan, Abdur Rahman, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ferrari, Alize J., Kasaeian, Amir, Werdecker, Andrea, Carter, Austin, Zipkin, Ben, Sartorius, Benn, Serdar, Berrin, Sykes, Bryan L., Troeger, Chris, Fitzmaurice, Christina, Rehm, Colin D., Santomauro, Damian, Kim, Daniel, Colombara, Danny, Schwebel, David C., Tsoi, Derrick, Kolte, Dhaval, Nsoesie, Elaine, Nichols, Emma ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 319 (14), 1444-1472. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.0158

The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states

2018

Other Outputs

Semantic mapping between the Australian NMHSPF and the DESDE-LTC. Applications in Western Australia

Salvador-Carulla, Luis, Fjeldsoe, Kevin, Leitch, Elizabeth, Reynolds, Julia, Gossip, Kate, Furst, Maryanne, Woody, Charlotte, Rock, Daniel, Wright, Eryn and Whiteford, Harvey (2018). Semantic mapping between the Australian NMHSPF and the DESDE-LTC. Applications in Western Australia. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Semantic mapping between the Australian NMHSPF and the DESDE-LTC. Applications in Western Australia

2018

Journal Article

Impact of nurse-led behavioural counselling to improve metabolic health and physical activity among adults with mental illness

Fraser, Sarah J., Brown, Wendy J. , Whiteford, Harvey A. and Burton, Nicola W. (2018). Impact of nurse-led behavioural counselling to improve metabolic health and physical activity among adults with mental illness. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27 (2), 619-630. doi: 10.1111/inm.12343

Impact of nurse-led behavioural counselling to improve metabolic health and physical activity among adults with mental illness

2018

Journal Article

Hours of care and caring tasks performed by Australian carers of adults with mental illness: Results from an online survey

Hielscher, Emily, Diminic, Sandra, Kealton, Jan, Harris, Meredith, Lee, Yong Yi and Whiteford, Harvey (2018). Hours of care and caring tasks performed by Australian carers of adults with mental illness: Results from an online survey. Community Mental Health Journal, 55 (2), 279-295. doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0244-x

Hours of care and caring tasks performed by Australian carers of adults with mental illness: Results from an online survey

2018

Journal Article

Civilians in World War II and DSM-IV mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative

Frounfelker, Rochelle, Gilman, Stephen E., Betancourt, Theresa S., Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio, Alonso, Jordi, Bromet, Evelyn J., Bruffaerts, Ronny, de Girolamo, Giovanni, Gluzman, Semyon, Gureje, Oye, Karam, Elie G., Lee, Sing, Lépine, Jean-Pierre, Ono, Yutaka, Pennell, Beth-Ellen, Popovici, Daniela G., ten Have, Margreet, Kessler, Ronald C., Al-Hamzawi, Ali, Al-Kaisy, Mohammed Salih, Andrade, Laura Helena, Benjet, Corina, Borges, Guilherme, Bunting, Brendan, de Almeida, Jose Miguel Caldas, Cardoso, Graca, Cia, Alfredo H., Chatterji, Somnath, Degenhardt, Louisa ... Wojtyniak, Bogdan (2018). Civilians in World War II and DSM-IV mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 53 (2), 207-219. doi: 10.1007/s00127-017-1452-3

Civilians in World War II and DSM-IV mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative

2018

Journal Article

Identifying characteristics and practices of multidisciplinary team reviews for patients with severe mental illness: a systematic review

Woody, Charlotte A., Baxter, Amanda J., Harris, Meredith G., Siskind, Dan J. and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2018). Identifying characteristics and practices of multidisciplinary team reviews for patients with severe mental illness: a systematic review. Australasian Psychiatry, 26 (3), 1039856217751783-275. doi: 10.1177/1039856217751783

Identifying characteristics and practices of multidisciplinary team reviews for patients with severe mental illness: a systematic review

2018

Journal Article

Pragmatic psychiatric epidemiology-if you can't count it, it won't Count

McGrath, John J., Mortensen, Preben Bo and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2018). Pragmatic psychiatric epidemiology-if you can't count it, it won't Count. JAMA Psychiatry, 75 (2), 111-112. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.4184

Pragmatic psychiatric epidemiology-if you can't count it, it won't Count

2018

Journal Article

The prevalence and burden of mental and substance use disorders in Australia: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Ciobanu, Liliana G., Ferrari, Alize J., Erskine, Holly E., Santomauro, Damian F., Charlson, Fiona J., Leung, Janni, Amare, Azmeraw T., Olagunju, Andrew T., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Baune, Bernhard T. (2018). The prevalence and burden of mental and substance use disorders in Australia: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52 (5), 4867417751641-490. doi: 10.1177/0004867417751641

The prevalence and burden of mental and substance use disorders in Australia: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

2018

Conference Publication

Perceived need for mental health care among Australian adolescents: do adolescents and their parents agree?

Schnyder, N., Lawrence, D., Sawyer, M., Whiteford, H., Burgess, P. and Harris, M. (2018). Perceived need for mental health care among Australian adolescents: do adolescents and their parents agree? . Society for Mental Health Research , Noosa, QLD, Australia, 28-30 November 2018.

Perceived need for mental health care among Australian adolescents: do adolescents and their parents agree?

2018

Journal Article

The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Mental Health Collaborators, McGrath, John J., Mokdad, Ali H., Santomauro, Damian, Ferrari, Alize J., Charlson, Fiona J., Erskine, Holly E., Leung, Janni, Whiteford, Harvey A. and Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu (2018). The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (S1), 25-37. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1006-1

The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study

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

    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

Enquiries

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

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