By Associate Professor Timothy Dobbins

Journal articles

Snijder M; Calabria B; Dobbins T; Shakeshaft A, 2020, 'Factors associated with alcohol-related injuries for aboriginal and non-aboriginal Australians: An observational study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, pp. 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020387

Schaffer AL; Pearson SA; Perez-Concha O; Dobbins T; Ward RL; Leeuwen MTV; Rhee JJ; Laaksonen MA; Craigen G; Vajdic CM; van Leeuwen M, 2020, 'Diagnostic and health service pathways to diagnosis of cancer-registry notified cancer of unknown primary site (CUP)', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0230373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230373

Harrison KH; Lee KK; Dobbins T; Wilson S; Hayman N; Ivers R; Haber PS; Conigrave JH; Johnson D; Hummerston B; Gray D; Conigrave K, 2019, 'Supporting Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to deliver alcohol care: Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030909

Jones NR; Shanahan M; Dobbins T; Degenhardt L; Montebello M; Gisev N; Larney S, 2019, 'Reductions in emergency department presentations associated with opioid agonist treatment vary by geographic location: A retrospective study in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 38, pp. 690 - 698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12976

Vajdic CM; Perez-Concha O; Rhee JJ; Dobbins T; Ward RL; Schaffer AL; van Leeuwen MT; Laaksonen MA; Craigen G; Pearson SA, 2019, 'Health-related predictors of cancer registry-notified cancer of unknown primary site (CUP)', Cancer Epidemiology, 61, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2019.05.001

Peacock A; Chiu V; Leung J; Dobbins T; Larney S; Gisev N; Pearson SA; Degenhardt L, 2019, 'Protocol for the Data-Linkage Alcohol Cohort Study (DACS): Investigating mortality, morbidity and offending among people with an alcohol-related problem using linked administrative data', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030605

Gisev N; Bharat C; Larney S; Dobbins T; Weatherburn D; Hickman M; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2019, 'The effect of entry and retention in opioid agonist treatment on contact with the criminal justice system among opioid-dependent people: a retrospective cohort study', The Lancet Public Health, 4, pp. e334 - e342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30060-X

Vajdic CM; Perez-Concha O; Dobbins T; Ward RL; Schaffer AL; van Leeuwen MT; Rhee JJ; Laaksonen MA; Craigen G; Pearson SA, 2019, 'Demographic, social and lifestyle risk factors for cancer registry-notified cancer of unknown primary site (CUP)', Cancer Epidemiology, 60, pp. 156 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2019.04.004

Clare P; Dobbins T; Mattick R, 2019, 'Causal models adjusting for time-varying confounding—a systematic review of the literature', International Journal of Epidemiology, 48, pp. 254 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy218

Mills L; Meiser B; Ahmad R; Schofield PR; Peate M; Levitan C; Trevena L; Barlow-Stewart K; Dobbins T; Christensen H; Sherman KA; Dunlop K; Mitchell PB, 2019, 'A cluster randomized controlled trial of an online psychoeducational intervention for people with a family history of depression', BMC Psychiatry, 19, pp. 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1994-2

Depczynski J; Dobbins T; Armstrong B; Lower T, 2019, 'Comparative use of cancer therapies in Australian farm, rural nonfarm and urban residents aged 45 years and older', Public Health Research and Practice, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp28341811

Gisev N; Pearson SA; Dobbins T; Currow DC; Blyth F; Larney S; Dunlop A; Mattick RP; Wilson A; Degenhardt L, 2018, 'Combating escalating harms associated with pharmaceutical opioid use in Australia: The POPPY II study protocol', BMJ Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025840

Jin X; Kinner SA; Hopkins R; Stockings E; Courtney RJ; Shakeshaft A; Petrie D; Dobbins T; Dolan K, 2018, 'Brief intervention on Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol and Physical (SNAP) inactivity for smoking relapse prevention after release from smoke-free prisons: A study protocol for a multicentre, investigator-blinded, randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e021326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021326

Snijder M; Calabria B; Dobbins T; Knight A; Shakeshaft A, 2018, 'A need for tailored programs and policies to reduce rates of alcohol-related crimes for vulnerable communities and young people: An analysis of routinely collected police data', Alcohol and Alcoholism, 53, pp. 578 - 585, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agy034

Larney S; Hickman M; Fiellin DA; Dobbins T; Nielsen S; Jones NR; Mattick RP; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2018, 'Using routinely collected data to understand and predict adverse outcomes in opioid agonist treatment: Protocol for the Opioid Agonist Treatment Safety (OATS) Study', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e025204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025204

Gawarammana I; Buckley NA; Mohamed F; Naser K; Jeganathan K; Ariyananada PL; Wunnapuk K; Dobbins TA; Tomenson JA; Wilks MF; Eddleston M; Dawson AH, 2018, 'High-dose immunosuppression to prevent death after paraquat self-poisoning–a randomised controlled trial', Clinical Toxicology, 56, pp. 633 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2017.1394465

Campbell G; Hall WD; Peacock A; Lintzeris N; Bruno R; Larance B; Nielsen S; Cohen M; Chan G; Mattick RP; Blyth F; Shanahan M; Dobbins T; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2018, 'Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids: findings from a 4-year prospective cohort study', The Lancet Public Health, 3, pp. e341 - e350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30110-5

Blanch B; Degenhardt L; Buckley NA; Gisev N; Dobbins T; Karanges EA; Larance B; Larney S; Pearson SA, 2018, 'Prescription opioid access patterns and factors associated with increasing number of prescribers, pharmacies, and dispensings: An observational study using pharmaceutical claims', Pain Medicine (United States), 19, pp. 1170 - 1183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnx035

Gisev N; Pearson SA; Karanges EA; Larance B; Buckley NA; Larney S; Dobbins T; Blanch B; Degenhardt L, 2018, 'To what extent do data from pharmaceutical claims under-estimate opioid analgesic utilisation in Australia?', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 27, pp. 550 - 555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.4329

Brett J; Schaffer A; Dobbins T; Buckley NA; Pearson SA, 2018, 'The impact of permissive and restrictive pharmaceutical policies on quetiapine dispensing: Evaluating a policy pendulum using interrupted time series analysis', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 27, pp. 439 - 446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.4408

Schaffer A; Buckley NA; Degenhardt L; Larance B; Cairns R; Dobbins T; Pearson SA, 2018, 'Person-level changes in oxycodone use after the introduction of a tamper-resistant formulation in Australia', Canadian Medical Association Journal, 190, pp. E355 - E362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.170666

Daniels B; Kiely BE; Houssami N; Lord SJ; Dobbins T; Lu CY; Ward RL; Pearson SA, 2018, 'Survival outcomes for Australian women receiving trastuzumab for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer following (neo)adjuvant trastuzumab: A national population-based observational study (2006-2014)', British Journal of Cancer, 118, pp. 441 - 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.405

Depczynski J; Dobbins T; Armstrong B; Lower T, 2018, 'Stage of diagnosis of prostate, breast and colorectal cancer in farm residents compared with other rural and urban residents in New South Wales', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 26, pp. 56 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12392

Larance B; Dobbins T; Peacock A; Ali R; Bruno R; Lintzeris N; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2018, 'The effect of a potentially tamper-resistant oxycodone formulation on opioid use and harm: main findings of the National Opioid Medications Abuse Deterrence (NOMAD) study', The Lancet Psychiatry, 5, pp. 155 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30003-8

Depczynski J; Dobbins T; Armstrong B; Lower T, 2018, 'Comparison of cancer incidence in Australian farm residents 45 years and over, compared to rural non-farm and urban residents - a data linkage study', BMC Cancer, 18, pp. 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3912-2

Sara G; Lappin J; Dobbins T; Dunlop AJ; Degenhardt L, 2017, 'Escalating patterns of emergency health care prior to first admission with amphetamine psychosis: A window of opportunity?', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 180, pp. 171 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.08.009

Roxburgh A; Hall WD; Dobbins T; Gisev N; Burns L; Pearson S; Degenhardt L, 2017, 'Trends in heroin and pharmaceutical opioid overdose deaths in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 179, pp. 291 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.018

Joshi V; Adelstein BA; Schaffer A; Srasuebkul P; Dobbins T; Pearson SA, 2017, 'Validating a proxy for disease progression in metastatic cancer patients using prescribing and dispensing data', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 13, pp. e246 - e252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.12602

Roxburgh A; Darke ; Salmon ; Dobbins ; Jauncey , 2017, 'Frequency and severity of non-fatal opioid overdoses among clients attending the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 176, pp. 126 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.02.027

Whittaker E; Dobbins T; Swift W; Flatau P; Burns L, 2017, 'First examination of varying health outcomes of the chronically homeless according to Housing First configuration', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41, pp. 306 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12631

Kelty E; Dobbins T; Hulse G, 2017, 'Incidence of cancer and cancer related mortality in opiate dependent patients treated with methadone, buprenorphine or implant naltrexone as compared with non-opiate using controls', Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems, 19, pp. 65 - 72

Meiser B; Peate M; Levitan C; Mitchell PB; Trevena L; Barlow-Stewart K; Dobbins T; Christensen H; Sherman KA; Dunlop K; Schofield PR; Schofield P, 2017, 'A Psycho-Educational Intervention for People with a Family History of Depression: Pilot Results', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 26, pp. 312 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10897-016-0011-5

Thurber KA; Dobbins T; Neeman T; Banwell C; Banks E, 2017, 'Body mass index trajectories of Indigenous Australian children and relation to screen time, diet, and demographic factors', Obesity, 25, pp. 747 - 756, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.21783

Van Buskirk J; Bruno R; Dobbins T; Breen C; Burns L; Naicker S; Roxburgh A, 2017, 'The recovery of online drug markets following law enforcement and other disruptions', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 173, pp. 159 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.01.004

Thurber KA; Banwell C; Neeman T; Dobbins T; Pescud M; Lovett R; Banks E, 2017, 'Understanding barriers to fruit and vegetable intake in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children: A mixed-methods approach', Public Health Nutrition, 20, pp. 832 - 847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980016003013

Degenhardt L; Sara G; McKetin R; Roxburgh A; Dobbins T; Farrell M; Burns L; Hall WD, 2017, 'Crystalline methamphetamine use and methamphetamine-related harms in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 36, pp. 160 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12426

Chitty KM; Dobbins T; Dawson AH; Isbister GK; Buckley NA, 2017, 'Relationship between prescribed psychotropic medications and co-ingested alcohol in intentional self-poisonings', British Journal of Psychiatry, 210, pp. 203 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.115.172213

Lal A; Dobbins T; Bagheri N; Baker MG; French NP; Hales S, 2016, 'Cryptosporidiosis Risk in New Zealand Children Under 5 Years Old is Greatest in Areas with High Dairy Cattle Densities', EcoHealth, 13, pp. 652 - 660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1187-8

Lappin JM; Roxburgh A; Kaye S; Chalmers J; Sara G; Dobbins T; Burns L; Farrell M, 2016, 'Increased prevalence of self-reported psychotic illness predicted by crystal methamphetamine use: Evidence from a high-risk population', International Journal of Drug Policy, 38, pp. 16 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.10.018

Whittaker E; Flatau PR; Swift W; Dobbins TA; Burns L, 2016, 'Associations of housing first configuration and crime and social connectedness among persons with chronic homelessness histories', Psychiatric Services, 67, pp. 1091 - 1097, http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500446

Ford L; Glass K; Veitch M; Wardell R; Polkinghorne B; Dobbins T; Lal A; Kirk MD, 2016, 'Increasing incidence of salmonella in Australia, 2000-2013', PLoS ONE, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163989

Peacock A; Bruno R; Larance B; Lintzeris N; Nielsen S; Ali R; Dobbins T; Degenhardt L; Peacock A, 2016, 'Same-day use of opioids and other central nervous system depressants amongst people who tamper with pharmaceutical opioids: A retrospective 7-day diary study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 166, pp. 125 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.07.003

Shihana F; Dawson AH; Dobbins T; Dissanayake D; Buckley NA, 2016, 'A bedside test for methaemoglobinemia improved antidote use in propanil poisoning', Clinical Toxicology, 54, pp. 576 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2016.1177651

Degenhardt L; Larney S; Chan G; Dobbins T; Weier M; Roxburgh A; Hall WD; McKetin R, 2016, 'Estimating the number of regular and dependent methamphetamine users in Australia, 2002-2014', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00671

Chen Y; Ford L; Hall G; Dobbins T; Kirk M, 2016, 'Healthcare utilization and lost productivity due to infectious gastroenteritis, results from a national cross-sectional survey Australia 2008-2009', Epidemiology and Infection, 144, pp. 241 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268815001375

Gisev N; Pearson SA; Blanch B; Larance B; Dobbins T; Larney S; Degenhardt L, 2016, 'Initiation of strong prescription opioids in Australia: cohort characteristics and factors associated with the type of opioid initiated', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, pp. 1123 - 1133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.13026

Stockings EA; Degenhardt L; Dobbins T; Lee YY; Erskine HE; Whiteford HA; Patton G, 2016, 'Preventing depression and anxiety in young people: A review of the joint efficacy of universal, selective and indicated prevention', Psychological Medicine, 46, pp. 11 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291715001725

Degenhardt L; Larney S; Chan G; Dobbins T; Weier M; Roxburgh A; Hall W; McKetin R, 2016, 'Estimating the number of regular and dependent methamphetamine users in Australia, 2002-2014', Medical Journal of Australia, 204, pp. 1.e1 - 1.e6, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00671

Taplin S; Bullen T; McArthur M; Humphreys C; Kertesz M; Dobbins T, 2015, 'KContact, an enhanced intervention for contact between children in out-of-home care and their parents: Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial', BMC Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2461-3

Paige E; Korda R; Kemp-Casey A; Rodgers B; Dobbins T; Banks E, 2015, 'A record linkage study of antidepressant medication use and weight change in Australian adults', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49, pp. 1029 - 1039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867415607365

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