By Professor Maree Toombs

Journal articles

O'Grady KAF; Kaus M; Jones L; Boddy G; Rablin S; Roberts J; Arnold D; Parfitt S; Johnston R; Hall KK; Le Gros-Wilson S; Butten K; Toombs M; Lambert SB, 2022, 'SMS reminders to improve the uptake and timeliness of the primary immunisation series in infants: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial', Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2018, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2022.46.15

Eades O; Toombs MR; Cinelli R; Easton C; Hampton R; Nicholson GC; McCabe MP; Busija L, 2022, 'The Path to Eldership: Results From a Contemporary Indigenous Australian Community', Gerontologist, 62, pp. 607 - 615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab062

Chang AB; Toombs M; Chatfield MD; Mitchell R; Fong SM; Binks MJ; Smith-Vaughan H; Pizzutto SJ; Lust K; Morris PS; Marchant JM; Yerkovich ST; O'Farrell H; Torzillo PJ; Maclennan C; Simon D; Unger HW; Ellepola H; Odendahl J; Marshall HS; Swamy GK; Grimwood K, 2022, 'Study Protocol for Preventing Early-Onset Pneumonia in Young Children Through Maternal Immunisation: A Multi-Centre Randomised Controlled Trial (PneuMatters)', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.781168

Nasir BF; Ryan EG; Black EB; Kisely S; Gill NS; Beccaria G; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Nicholson GC; Toombs M, 2022, 'The risk of common mental disorders in Indigenous Australians experiencing traumatic life events', Bjpsych Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1063

Walter Z; Quinn CA; Dingle G; Pocuca N; Baker AL; Beck A; De Andrade D; Toombs M; Hides L, 2021, 'FullFix: A randomised controlled trial of a telephone delivered transdiagnostic intervention for comorbid substance and mental health problems in young people', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045607

Nagaraj SH; Toombs M, 2021, 'The Gene-Drug Duality: Exploring the Pharmacogenomics of Indigenous Populations', Frontiers in Genetics, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.687116

Butten K; Jones L; Newcombe PA; Chang AB; Sheffield JK; O'Grady KAF; Johnson NW; Bell AM; Ross G; Toombs M, 2021, 'Development and validation of a parent-proxy health-related quality of life survey for Australian First Nations children', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046007

Farah Nasir B; Brennan-Olsen S; Gill NS; Beccaria G; Kisely S; Hides L; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Nicholson G; Toombs M, 2021, 'A community-led design for an Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care for Indigenous people with depressive disorders', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45, pp. 330 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13115

Butten K; Newcombe PA; Chang AB; Sheffield JK; O’Grady KAF; Johnson NW; King N; Toombs M, 2021, 'Concepts of Health-Related Quality of Life of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children: Parent Perceptions', Applied Research in Quality of Life, 16, pp. 1653 - 1671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11482-020-09840-3

Wigg AJ; Narayana SK; Hartel G; Medlin L; Pratt G; Powell EE; Clark P; Davies J; Campbell K; Toombs M; Larkin M; Valery PC, 2021, 'Hepatocellular carcinoma amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia', Eclinicalmedicine, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100919

Nasir BF; Black E; Toombs M; Kisely S; Gill N; Beccaria G; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Nicholson G, 2021, 'Traumatic life events and risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among the Indigenous population of regional, remote and metropolitan Central-Eastern Australia: A cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040875

Bernardes CM; Clark PJ; Brown C; Stuart K; Pratt G; Toombs M; Hartel G; Powell EE; Valery PC, 2021, 'Disparities in Unmet Needs in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians with Cirrhosis: An Exploratory Study', Patient Preference and Adherence, 15, pp. 2649 - 2658, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S341566

Kaladharan S; Vidgen ME; Pearson JV; Donoghue VK; Whiteman DC; Waddell N; Pratt G; Pratt G; Kaladharan S; Pearson J; Vidgen M; Waddell N; Whiteman D; Bainbridge R; Cadet-James Y; Kowal E; Miller A; Stephenson P; Taylor S; Toombs M; Ward R; Lui FW; Young A, 2021, 'Ask the people: developing guidelines for genomic research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples', BMJ Global Health, 6, pp. e007259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007259

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, 'SAT334 Inequities in presentation and outcomes for indigenous Australians hospitalised for cirrhosis', Journal of Hepatology, 73, pp. s821 - s822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(20)32085-7

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

Jalla C; Lucas K; Pasic S; Toombs M; Uink B; Chang A; Schultz A, 2026, 'PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS IN ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL INFANTS HOSPITALISED WITH BRONCHIOLITIS', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY, pp. 180 - 181

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