Journal Articles
Listed below are articles authored by AMHOCN staff and other collaborators on key issues in outcome measurement and mental health information.
2012
McKay R, Coombs, T, Pirkis, J. A Framework for exploring the potential of routine outcome measurement to improve mental health care. Australasain Psychiatry 2012, online version 0(0) 1-7.
2011
Burgess P, Pirkis J, Coombs T, Rosen A. Assessing the value of existing recovery measures for routine use in Australian mental health services. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2011; Feb 11. Epub ahead of print.
Coombs T, Walter G, Brann P. Overview of the national mental health benchmarking project. Australasian Psychiatry 2011; 19(1):37-44.
McKay R, McDonald R, Coombs T. Benchmarking older persons mental health organizations. Australasian Psychiatry 2011; 19(1):45-8.
Brann P, Walter G, Coombs T. Benchmarking child and adolescent mental health organizations. Australasian Psychiatry 2011; Epub ahead of print
2009
Burgess P, Pirkis J, Coombs T. Modelling candidate effectiveness indicators for mental health services. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2009; 43(6):531-538.
Willis A, Deane FP, Coombs T. Improving clinicians' attitudes toward providing feedback on routine outcome assessments. International journal of Mental Health Nursing 2009; 18(3):211-5.
Black J, Lewis T, McIntosh P, Callaly T, Coombs T, Hunter A, Moore L. It’s not that bad: the views of consumers and carers about routine outcome measurement in mental health. Australian Health Review 2009;33(1):93-9.
Prowse L, Coombs T. The use of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) to inform discharge and transfer decisions in community mental health services. Australian Health Review 2009; 33(1):13-8.
Burgess P, Trauer T, Coombs T, McKay R, Pirkis J. What does ‘clinical significance’ mean in the context of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) family of measures? Australasian Psychiatry 2009; 17:141-148.
2008
Guthrie D, McIntosh M, Callaly T, Trauer T, Coombs T. Consumer attitudes towards the use of routine outcome measures in a public mental health service: a consumer-driven study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 2008; 17(2):92-7.
2006
Burgess P, Pirkis J, Coombs T. Do adults in contact with Australia’s public sector mental health services get better? Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2006; 3:9.
Callaly T, Hyland M, Coombs T, Trauer T. Routine outcome measurement in public mental health: results of a clinician survey. Australian Health Review 2006; 30(2):164-73.
2005
Coombs T, Hirini P. Training in the health of the nation outcome scales: An Australasian opportunity to integrate cultural context in mental health outcome ratings. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling 2005; 11(1):34-39.
Pirkis J, Burgess P, Kirk P, Dodson S, Coombs T, Williamson M. A review of the psychometric properties of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) family of measures. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2005; 3:76.
Pirkis J, Burgess P, Coombs T, Clarke A, Jones-Ellis D, Dickson R. Routine measurement of outcomes in Australia’s public sector mental health services. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2005; 2:8.