By Professor Maree Toombs

Journal articles

Toombs M, 2020, 'Implications of COVID-19 on a clinical trial of an Indigenous model of mental health care.', Insightplus MJA, https://insightplus.mja.com.au/

Au-Yeung YT; Chang AB; Grimwood K; Lovie-Toon Y; Kaus M; Rablin S; Arnold D; Roberts J; Parfitt S; Anderson J; Toombs M; O'Grady KAF, 2020, 'Risk Factors for Chronic Cough in Young Children: A Cohort Study', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00444

Brown K; Toombs M; Nasir B; Kisely S; Ranmuthugala G; Brennan-Olsen SL; Nicholson GC; Gill NS; Hayman NS; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Hides L, 2020, 'How can mobile applications support suicide prevention gatekeepers in Australian Indigenous communities?', Social Science and Medicine, 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113015

Busija L; Cinelli R; Toombs MR; Easton C; Hampton R; Holdsworth K; Macleod A; Nicholson GC; Nasir BF; Sanders KM; McCabe MP, 2020, 'The role of elders in the wellbeing of a contemporary australian indigenous community', Gerontologist, 60, pp. 513 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny140

Valery PC; Clark PJ; Pratt G; Bernardes CM; Hartel G; Toombs M; Irvine KM; Powell EE, 2020, 'Hospitalisation for cirrhosis in Australia: Disparities in presentation and outcomes for Indigenous Australians', International Journal for Equity in Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-1144-6

Butten K; Johnson NW; Hall KK; Toombs M; King N; O'Grady KAF, 2020, 'Yarning about oral health: Perceptions of urban Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women', BMC Oral Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-020-1024-x

Toombs M; Nasir B; Kisely S; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Hides L; Gill N; Beccaria G; Brennan-Olsen S; Butten K; Nicholson G, 2020, 'Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive–behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Bjpsych Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2020.16

Toombs M; Nasir B; Kisely S; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Hides L; Gill N; Beccaria G; Brennan-Olsen S; Butten K; Nicholson G, 2020, 'Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (vol 6, e33, 2020)', BJPSYCH OPEN, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2020.26

Valery P; Clark P; Pratt G; Bernardes C; Hartel G; Toombs M; Irvine K; Powell E, 2020, 'Inequities in presentation and outcomes for indigenous Australians hospitalised for cirrhosis', JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, 73, pp. S821 - S822

O'Grady KAF; Grimwood K; Torzillo PJ; Rablin S; Lovie-Toon Y; Kaus M; Arnold D; Roberts J; Buntain H; Adsett D; King A; Scott M; Anderson J; Toombs M; Chang AB, 2019, 'Effectiveness of a chronic cough management algorithm at the transitional stage from acute to chronic cough in children: a multicenter, nested, single-blind, randomised controlled trial', Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 3, pp. 889 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30327-X

Toombs M; Nasir B; Kisely S; Ranmuthugala G; Gill NS; Beccaria G; Hayman N; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan SN; Nicholson GC, 2019, 'Cultural validation of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders in Indigenous Australians', Australasian Psychiatry, 27, pp. 362 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219852289

Karim RS; Kwan MM; Finlay AJ; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Toombs MR; Nicholson GC; McGrail M; Gill NS, 2019, 'Mortality in hospital patients with and without mental disorders: A data-linkage cohort study', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 111, pp. 104 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.01.015

Butten K; Johnson NW; Hall KK; Anderson J; Toombs M; King N; O'Grady KF, 2019, 'Risk factors for oral health in young, urban, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', Australian Dental Journal, 64, pp. 72 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/adj.12662

Butten K; Johnson NW; Hall KK; Toombs M; King N; O'Grady KAF, 2019, 'Impact of oral health on Australian urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families: A qualitative study', International Journal for Equity in Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-0937-y

Black EB; Toombs MR; Kisely S, 2018, 'The Cultural Validity of Diagnostic Psychiatric Measures for Indigenous Australians', Australian Psychologist, 53, pp. 383 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ap.12335

Nasir BF; Toombs MR; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Kisely S; Gill NS; Black E; Hayman N; Ranmuthugala G; Beccaria G; Ostini R; Nicholson GC, 2018, 'Common mental disorders among Indigenous people living in regional, remote and metropolitan Australia: A cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020196

James S; Toombs M; Brodribb W, 2018, 'Barriers and enablers to postpartum contraception among Aboriginal Australian women: Factors influencing contraceptive decisions', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 24, pp. 241 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY17041

Leske S; Harris MG; Charlson FJ; Toombs M, 2017, 'Re: Meta-analysis of Australian Indigenous psychiatric treatment, critiqued', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51, pp. 1053 - 1054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867417726177

Black E; Kisely S; Alichniewicz K; Toombs M, 2017, 'Mood and anxiety disorders in Australia and New Zealand's indigenous populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Psychiatry Research, 255, pp. 128 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.05.015

Kwan MMS; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Ranmuthugala G; Toombs MR; Nicholson GC, 2017, 'The rural pipeline to longer-term rural practice: General practitioners and specialists', Plos One, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180394

Nasir B; Kisely S; Hides L; Ranmuthugala G; Brennan-Olsen S; Nicholson GC; Gill NS; Hayman N; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Toombs M, 2017, 'An Australian Indigenous community-led suicide intervention skills training program: Community consultation findings', BMC Psychiatry, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1380-5

Brennan-Olsen SL; Vogrin S; Leslie WD; Kinsella R; Toombs M; Duque G; Hosking SM; Holloway KL; Doolan BJ; Williams LJ; Page RS; Pasco JA; Quirk SE, 2017, 'Fractures in indigenous compared to non-indigenous populations: A systematic review of rates and aetiology', Bone Reports, 6, pp. 145 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2017.04.003

O'Grady KAF; Grimwood K; Toombs M; Sloots TP; Otim M; Whiley D; Anderson J; Rablin S; Torzillo PJ; Buntain H; Connor A; Adsett D; Meng Kar O; Chang AB, 2017, 'Effectiveness of a cough management algorithm at the transitional phase from acute to chronic cough in Australian children aged <15 years: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013796

Kisely S; Alichniewicz KK; Black EB; Siskind D; Spurling G; Toombs M, 2017, 'The prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in indigenous people of the Americas: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 84, pp. 137 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.09.032

Leske S; Harris MG; Charlson FJ; Ferrari AJ; Baxter AJ; Logan JM; Toombs M; Whiteford H, 2016, 'Systematic review of interventions for Indigenous adults with mental and substance use disorders in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50, pp. 1040 - 1054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867416662150

Nasir BF; Hides L; Kisely S; Ranmuthugala G; Nicholson GC; Black E; Gill N; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Toombs M, 2016, 'The need for a culturally-tailored gatekeeper training intervention program in preventing suicide among Indigenous peoples: A systematic review', BMC Psychiatry, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-1059-3

Brennan-Olsen SL; Quirk SE; Leslie WD; Toombs M; Holloway KL; Hosking SM; Pasco JA; Doolan BJ; Page RS; Williams LJ, 2016, 'Comparison of fracture rates between indigenous and non-indigenous populations: a systematic review protocol', BMJ Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/BMJOPEN-2016-012124

Black EB; Ranmuthugala G; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Toombs MR; Nicholson GC; Kisely S, 2015, 'A systematic review: Identifying the prevalence rates of psychiatric disorder in Australia's Indigenous populations', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49, pp. 412 - 429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867415569802

O'Grady KAF; Dunbar M; Medlin LG; Hall KK; Toombs M; Meiklejohn J; McHugh L; Massey PD; Creighton A; Andrews RM, 2015, 'Uptake of influenza vaccination in pregnancy amongst Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: A mixed-methods pilot study Pregnancy and Childbirth', BMC Research Notes, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1147-3

Chang AB; Marsh RL; Upham JW; Hoffman LR; Smith-Vaughan H; Holt D; Toombs M; Byrnes C; Yerkovich ST; Torzillo PJ; O'Grady KAF; Grimwood K; Brown N; D'Antoine H; Leach A; Mulholland K; Morris P; Currie B; Ellis K; Lee B; Paterson B; Singleton R; Buntain H; Clark L; Cripps A; Hammill J; Mackay I; Maclennan C; Rogers G; Thornton R; Anderson-James S; Bell A; Binks M; Drescher B; Goyal V; Hall K; McCallum G; Medlin L; Pizzutto S; Pooley J; Wurzel D; Hare K; Marchant J; McDonald E; Morseau-Diop N; Petsky H; Gardiner S; Su SC; Tuppin J, 2015, 'Toward making inroads in reducing the disparity of lung health in Australian Indigenous and New Zealand Māori children', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2015.00009

Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Eley DS; Ranmuthugala G; Chater AB; Toombs MR; Darshan D; Nicholson GC, 2015, 'Determinants of rural practice: positive interaction between rural background and rural undergraduate training', Medical Journal of Australia, 202, pp. 41 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00236

Chang AB; Brown N; Toombs M; Marsh RL; Redding GJ, 2014, 'Lung disease in indigenous children', Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 15, pp. 325 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prrv.2014.04.016

Toombs M, 2012, 'Ethical research for Indigenous people by Indigenous researchers.', Aboriginal And Islander Health Worker Journal

Toombs M, 2011, 'Development of a Resilience Training Package.', Aboriginal And Islander Health Worker Journal

Toombs M, 2011, 'Identity and this skin colour business-A university student's perspective.', Aboriginal And Islander Health Worker Journal

Toombs M, 2011, 'Mental health and indigenous university students.', Aboriginal And Islander Health Worker Journal

Conference Papers

Toombs M, 2022, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and COVID-19: a national survey (Yarning About COVID) exploring beliefs, attitudes, and vaccination.', in Toombs M (ed.), Sydney, NSW Australia, presented at 2nd Australasian COVID-19 Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 21 July 2022

Amarasena S; Clark P; Gordon L; Toombs M; Pratt G; Hartel G; Bernardes C; Powell E; Valery P, 2021, 'Differences in the pattern and cost of hospital care between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians with cirrhosis', in JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 74 - 75

Walter ZC; Quinn CA; Dingle GA; Pocuca N; Baker AL; Beck AK; De Andrade D; Toombs M; Hides L, 2021, 'FULLFIX: A PILOT TRIAL OF A TELEPHONE DELIVERED TRANSDIAGNOSTIC INTERVENTION FOR COMORBID SUBSTANCE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN YOUNG PEOPLE', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, pp. S149 - S149

Toombs M, 2020, 'Home chemotherapy - Sustaining care for patients', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 61 - 61

Toombs M, 2018, 'Mental health and indigenous connection to land and community.', in Toombs M (ed.), Auckland, New Zealand, presented at The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Annual Congress 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 2018

Toombs M, 2018, 'The cultural appropriateness of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV TR, Axis I (SCID-I) for Indigenous populations, study update.', in Toombs M (ed.), Auckland, New Zealand, presented at The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Annual Congress 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 2018

Toombs M, 2018, 'Understanding existing community networks for volunteer suicide intervention trainees – preliminary findings from trainees undertaking an Indigenous suicide intervention training program developed in partnership with Indigenous communities.', in Toombs M (ed.), Auckland, New Zealand, presented at The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Annual Congress 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 2018

Toombs M, 2017, 'Do Indigenous people have uniformly higher rates of psychiatric disorder and are there differences between Australia and New Zealand.', in Toombs M (ed.), Adelaide, SA, Australia, presented at RANZCP Congress, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 30 April 2017

Toombs M, 2017, 'Pathways to prevention: closing the gap in Indigenous suicide intervention pathways.', in Toombs M (ed.), Cairns, QLD, Australia, presented at National Rural Health Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 26 March 2017

Brennan-Olsen SL; Vogrin S; Kinsella R; Leslie WD; Toombs M; Duque G; Hosking SM; Holloway KL; Doolan BJ; Williams LJ; Page RS; Pasco JA; Quirk SE, 2017, 'FRACTURES IN INDIGENOUS COMPARED TO NON-INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF RATES AND AETIOLOGY', in OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, SPRINGER LONDON LTD, ITALY, Florence, pp. S154 - S154, presented at WCO-IOF-ESCEO World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, ITALY, Florence, 23 March 2017 - 26 March 2017

Toombs M, 2016, 'The feasibility of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (SCID-I) as a practical and culturally appropriate method of diagnosing mental disorders in indigenous Australians.', in Toombs M (ed.), Hong Kong, presented at 2016 RANZCP International Congress, Hong Kong, 08 May 2016

Busija L; Nicholson G; Toombs M; Cinelli R; Sanders K; Holdsworth K; McCabe M, 2016, 'Developing conceptual model of the role of elders in the wellbeing of Australian indigenous communities: group concept mapping study', in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, SPRINGER, pp. 19 - 20

Kisely S; Black E; Alichniewicz K; Ranmuthugala G; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Siskind D; Toombs M; Nicholson G, 2016, 'PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY IN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM AUSTRALIA AND THE AMERICAS: UNEXPECTED FINDINGS FROM A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS', in AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, pp. 144 - 144

Medlin L; Chang A; Toombs M; Brown A; O'Grady K, 2014, 'KAPRI - ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTION OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 123 - 123

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