By Professor Maree Toombs

Journal articles

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

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