By Professor Tony Gerard Butler

Journal articles

Perkes I; Schofield PW; Butler TG; Hollis SJ, 2011, 'Traumatic brain injury rates and sequelae: A comparison of prisoners with a matched community sample in Australia', Brain Injury, 25, pp. 131 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2010.536193

Schofield PW; Perkes I; Butler TG; Hollis SJ, 2011, 'Traumatic brain injury rates and sequelae: A comparison of prisoners with a matched community sample in Australia. Letter to Editor Response', Brain Injury, 25, pp. 1028 - 1028, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2011.605098

Bonevski B; Bowman J; Richmond RL; Bryant J; Wye P; Stockings E; Wilhelm K; Butler T; Indig D; Wodak AD, 2011, 'Turning of the tide: Changing systems to address smoking for people with a mental illness', Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis, 4, pp. 116 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17523281.2011.555073

van Dooren K; Kinner SA; Butler T, 2010, 'Young prisoners: An important group for health research?', Journal of Correctional Health Care, 16, pp. 322 - 327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078345810378659

Butler TG; Schofield P; Greenberg DM; Allnutt S; Indig D; Carr VJ; D''este C; Mitchell PB; Ellis AE, 2010, 'Reducing impulsivity in repeat violent offenders: an open label trial of a selective serotonin inhibitor', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44, pp. 1137 - 1143

Yap L; Richters J; Butler TG; Schneider K; Kirkwood K; Donovan BJ, 2010, 'Sexual practices and dental dam use among women prisoners - a mixed methods study', Sexual Health, 7, pp. 170 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH09138

Egeressy A; Butler T; Hunter M, 2009, ''Traumatisers or traumatised': Trauma experiences and personality characteristics of Australian prisoners', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 5, pp. 212 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449200903343209

Chong C; Li S; Nguyen G; Sutton A; Levy MH; Butler TG; Krahn M; Thein H, 2009, 'Health-state utilities in a prisoner population: a cross-sectional survey', Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 7, pp. 78 (Online), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-7-78

Degenhardt LJ; Randall D; Hall WD; Law MG; Butler TG; Burns LA, 2009, 'Mortality among clients of a state-wide opioid pharmacotherapy program over 20 years: Risk factors and lives saved', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 105, pp. 9 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.05.021

Lenton S; Dietze P; Degenhardt LJ; Darke S; Butler TG, 2009, 'Naloxone for administration by peers in cases of heroin overdose', Medical Journal of Australia, 191, pp. 469 - 469

Lenton S; Dietze P; Degenhardt LJ; Darke S; Butler TG, 2009, 'Now is the time to take steps to allow peer access to naloxone for heroin overdose in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 28, pp. 583 - 585, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00125.x

Burns LA; Randall D; Hall WD; Law MG; Butler T; Bell JR; Degenhardt LJ; Butler , 2009, 'Opioid agonist pharmacotherapy in New South Wales from 1985 to 2006: Patient characteristics and patterns and predictors of treatment retention', Addiction, 104, pp. 1363 - 1372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02633.x

Richmond RL; Butler T; Wilhelm KA; Wodak AD; Cunningham M; Anderson IF; Butler , 2009, 'Tobacco in prisons: A focus group study', Tobacco Control, 18, pp. 176 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.2008.026393

Allnutt S; Wedgwood L; Wilhelm KA; Butler TG, 2008, 'Temperament, Substance use and psychopathology in a prisioner population: implications for treatment', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 42, pp. 969 - 975

Butler TG; Belcher JM; Champion U; Kenny D; Allerton M; Fasher M, 2008, 'The physical health status of young Australian offenders', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32, pp. 73 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00169.x

Cashin A; Potter E; Butler TG, 2008, 'The relationship between exercise and hopelessness in prison', Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15, pp. 66 - 71

Van Der Poorten D; Kenny DT; Butler T; George J, 2007, 'Liver disease in adolescents: A cohort study of high-risk individuals', Hepatology, 46, pp. 1750 - 1758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.21918

Gjersing LR; Butler T; Caplehorn JRM; Belcher JM; Matthews R, 2007, 'Attitudes and beliefs towards methadone maintenance treatment among Australian prison health staff', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 501 - 508, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230701499118

Butler T; Allnutt S; Yang B, 2007, 'Mentally ill prisoners in Australia have poor physical health', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 3, pp. 99 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449200701321431

Eckstein G; Levy M; Butler T, 2007, 'Can health inequalities be addressed? An assessment of Prisoner Health Services in New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 3, pp. 69 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449200601149247

Levy MH; Butler TG; Zhou J, 2007, 'Prevalence of Mantoux positivity and annual risk of infection for tuberculosis in New South Wales prisoners, 1996 and 2001.', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 18, pp. 119 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb07051

Kariminia A; Butler TG; Levy MH, 2007, 'Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health differentials in Australian prisoners', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 31, pp. 366 - 371

Yap L; Butler TG; Richters J; Kirkwood K; Grant L; Saxby M; Ropp F; Donovan BJ, 2007, 'Do condoms cause rape and mayhem? The long-term effects of condoms in New South Wales` prisons', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 83, pp. 219 - 222

Kariminia A; Butler TG; Corben S; Levy MH; Grant L; Kaldor JM; Law MG, 2007, 'Extreme cause-specific mortality in a cohort of adult prisoners ¿ 1988 to 2002: a data-linkage study.', International Journal of Epidemiology, 36, pp. 310 - 316

Kariminia A; Law MG; Butler TG; Corben S; Levy MH; Kaldor JM; Grant L, 2007, 'Factors associated with mortality in a cohort of Australian prisoners', European Journal of Epidemiology, 22, pp. 417 - 428

Butler TG; Allnutt S; Kariminia A; Cain D, 2007, 'Mental health status of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australian prisoners', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41, pp. 429 - 435

Butler TG; Richmond RL; Belcher JM; Wilhelm KA; Wodak AD, 2007, 'Should smoking be banned in prisons?', Tobacco Control, 16, pp. 291 - 293

Kariminia A; Law MG; Butler TG; Levy MH; Corben S; Kaldor JM; Grant L, 2007, 'Suicide risk among recently released prisoners in New South Wales, Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 187, pp. 387 - 390

Butler TG; Boonwaat L; Hailstone S; Falconer T; Lems P; Ginley T; Read V; Smith N; Levy MH; Dore GJ; Kaldor JM, 2007, 'The 2004 Australian prison entrants` blood-borne virus and risk behaviour survey', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 31, pp. 44 - 50

Minc A; Butler TG; Gahan G, 2007, 'The Jailbreak Health Project - incorporating a unique radio programme for prisoners', International Journal of Drug Policy, 18, pp. 444 - 446

Riddell S; Nielssen O; Butler T; Christie M; Starmer G, 2006, 'The relationship between amphetamine use, crime and psychiatric disorder among prisoners in New South Wales', Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 13, pp. 160 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/pplt.13.2.160

Butler T; Andrews G; Allnutt S; Sakashita C; Smith NE; Basson J, 2006, 'Erratum: Mental disorders in Australian prisoners: A comparison with a community sample (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (2006) vol. 40 (272-276))', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, pp. 720, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01876.x

Butler T; Andrews G; Allnutt S; Sakashita C; Smith NE; Basson J, 2006, 'Mental disorders in Australian prisoners: a comparison with a community sample. (vol 40, pg 272, 2006)', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 40, pp. 720 - 720, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000238747800018&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Cashin A; Butler T; Levy M; Potter E, 2006, 'Intellectual disability in the New South Wales inmate population', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 2, pp. 115 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449200600935752

Butler T, 2006, 'Endpiece', Asian Medicine, 2, pp. 86 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157342106777996484

Butler T; Kariminia A, 2006, 'Prison violence: perspectives and epidemiology.', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 17, pp. 17 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb06005

Butler TG; Andrews JG; Allnutt S; Sakashita C; Smith N; Basson JV, 2006, 'Mental disorders in Australian prisoners: a comparison with a community sample', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, pp. 272 - 276

Butler T; Andrews G; Allnutt S; Sakashita C; Smith NE; Basson J, 2006, 'Mental disorders in Australian prisoners: a comparison with a community sample', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, pp. 272 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01785.x

Schofield P; Butler TG; Hollis S; Smith N; Lee SJ; Kelso W, 2006, 'Neuropsychiatric correlates of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among Australian prison entrants', Brain Injury, 20, pp. 1409 - 1418

Richmond RL; Butler TG; Belcher J; Wodak AD; Wilhelm KA; Baxter E, 2006, 'Promoting smoking cessation among prisoners: feasibility of a multi-component intervention', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 30, pp. 474 - 478

Belcher J; Butler TG; Richmond RL; Wodak AD; Wilhelm KA, 2006, 'Smoking and its correlates in an Australian prisoner population', Drug and Alcohol Review, 25, pp. 343 - 348

Thein H; Butler T; Krahn M; Rawlinson WD; Levy M; Kaldor JM; Dore GJ; Butler , 2006, 'The effect of hepatitis C virus infection on health-related quality of life in prisoners', Journal of Urban Health - Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 83, pp. 275 - 288

Schofield P; Butler TG; Hollis S; Smith N; Lee SJ; Kelso W, 2006, 'Traumatic brain injury among Australian prisoners: Rates, recurrence and sequelae', Brain Injury, 20, pp. 499 - 506

Baker A; Ivers R; Bowman J; Butler TG; Kay-Lambkin F; Wye P; Walsh RA; Jackson Pulver L; Richmond RL; Belcher J; Wilhelm KA; Wodak AD, 2006, 'Where there`s smoke there`s fire: High prevalence of smoking among sub-populations and recommendations for intervention', Drug and Alcohol Review, 25, pp. 85 - 96

D Souza R; Butler TG; Petrovsky N, 2005, 'Assessment of cardiovascular disease risk factors and diabetes mellitus in Australian prisons: is the prisoner population unhealthier than the rest of the Australian population?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 29, pp. 318 - 323

Butler TG; Allnutt S; Cain D; Owens D; Muller C, 2005, 'Mental disorder in the New South Wales prisoner population', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39, pp. 407 - 413

Butler T; Allnutt S; Cain D; Owens D; Muller C, 2005, 'Mental disorder in the New South Wales prisoner population', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39, pp. 407 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01589.x

Kariminia A; Butler TG; Corben S; Kaldor JM; Levy MT; Law MG, 2005, 'Mortality among prisoners: how accurate is the Australian National Death Index?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 29, pp. 572 - 575

Quilty S; Levy MH; Howard K; Barratt A; Butler T, 2004, 'Children of prisoners: A growing public health problem', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 28, pp. 339 - 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00441.x

Butler T; Kariminia A; Trevathan L; Bond J, 2004, 'Injury surveillance in the New South Wales prison system', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 15, pp. 151 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HE04151

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