By Professor Tony Gerard Butler

Journal articles

Rance J; Lafferty L; Treloar C; Loveday S; Dore G; Lloyd A; Grebely J; Butler T; Martin N; Chambers G; Byrne M; Donnelly R; McGrath C; Bowman J; Trevethan L; Grant L; Murrell T; Bath N; Harrod M; Churchill A; Pinnock K; Cairnduff S, 2021, 'Considering treatment-as-prevention scale-up for Australian prisons: a qualitative sub-study of expert stakeholders from the Australian ‘surveillance and treatment of prisoners with hepatitis C’ project (SToP-C)', Harm Reduction Journal, 18, pp. 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00494-4

Hwang YIJ; Simpson PL; Butler TG; Hwang J, 2021, 'Participant experiences of a post-release electronic monitoring program for domestic violence in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Criminology, 54, pp. 482 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076211028729

Gullotta M; Greenberg D; Albalawi O; Adily A; Karminia A; Knight L; Ellis A; Butler TG, 2021, 'Self-harm and suicidality among three subgroups of male sex offenders: results from an Australian prisoner cohort', Health and Justice, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40352-021-00146-6

Stewart AC; Cossar R; Walker S; Wilkinson AL; Quinn B; Dietze P; Winter R; Kirwan A; Curtis M; Ogloff JRP; Kinner S; Aitken C; Butler T; Woods E; Stoové M, 2021, 'Strategies to maximise study retention and limit attrition bias in a prospective cohort study of men reporting a history of injecting drug use released from prison: the prison and transition health study', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01380-0

Meyer BJ; Byrne MK; Cortie CH; Parletta N; Jones A; Eckermann S; Butler T; Greenberg D; Batterham M; Fernandez F; Schofield PW; Winberg PC; Bowles K; Dally J; Martin AM; Grant L, 2021, 'The effect of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on aggressive behaviour in adult male prisoners: a structured study protocol for a multi-centre, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial and translation into policy and practice', Trials, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05252-2

Simpson PL; Settumba S; Adily A; Ton B; Butler T, 2021, 'Defining Optimal Post-prison Care for Those With Psychosis: A Delphi Study', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.760904

Hwang YI; Ginnivan NA; Simpson PL; Baidawi S; Withall A; Williams B; Butler T; Hwang J, 2021, 'COVID-19 and incarcerated older adults: a commentary on risk, care and early release in Australia', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 17, pp. 245 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-10-2020-0078

Rance J; Lafferty L; Treloar C; Loveday S; Dore G; Lloyd A; Grebely J; Butler T; Martin N; Chambers G; Byrne M; Donnelly R; McGrath C; Bowman J; Trevethan L; Grant L; Murrell T; Bath N; Harrod M; Churchill A; Pinnock K; Cairnduff S, 2021, 'Expert stakeholder perspectives on the acceptability of treatment-as-prevention in prison: a qualitative substudy of the ‘Surveillance and Treatment of Prisoners with Hepatitis C’ project (SToP-C)', Addiction, 116, pp. 2761 - 2769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15477

Simpson PL; Guthrie J; Jones J; Butler T, 2021, 'Identifying research priorities to improve the health of incarcerated populations: results of citizens' juries in Australian prisons', The Lancet Public Health, 6, pp. e771 - e779, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00050-5

Stewart AC; Cossar RD; Wilkinson AL; Quinn B; Dietze P; Walker S; Butler T; Curtis M; Aitken C; Kirwan A; Winter R; Ogloff J; Kinner S; Stoové M, 2021, 'The Prison and Transition Health (PATH) cohort study: Prevalence of health, social, and crime characteristics after release from prison for men reporting a history of injecting drug use in Victoria, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108970

Butler T; Schofield PW; Knight L; Ton B; Greenberg D; Scott RJ; Grant L; Keech AC; Gebski V; Jones J; Ellis A; Weatherburn D; Wilhelm K; Jones A; Churchill A; Allnutt S; Mitchell PB; Chappell D; Deste C; Villa D; Carr V, 2021, 'Sertraline hydrochloride for reducing impulsive behaviour in male, repeat-violent offenders (ReINVEST): Protocol for a phase IV, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial', BMJ Open, 11, pp. e044656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044656

Hajarizadeh B; Grebely J; Byrne M; Marks P; Amin J; McManus H; Butler T; Cunningham EB; Vickerman P; Martin NK; McHutchison JG; Brainard DM; Treloar C; Chambers GM; Grant L; Mcgrath C; Lloyd AR; Dore GJ; Loveday S; Tamaddoni M; Obeid S; Estivill Mercade G; Martinez M; Donnelly R; Bowman J; Trevethan L; Lagios K; Murrell T; Bath N; Tawil V; Stevens A; Topp L; Churchill A; Pinnock K; Drew S; Harrod M; Smith A; Williams R; Cooper B; Somes K; Burns C; Kaur A; Lobo C; Conroy K; McCredie L; Café C; Anlezark J; Rawlinson W; Yeang M; Wynn M; Willenborg C, 2021, 'Evaluation of hepatitis C treatment-as-prevention within Australian prisons (SToP-C): a prospective cohort study', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 6, pp. 533 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00077-7

Adily A; Karystianis G; Butler T, 2021, 'Text mining police narratives for mentions of mental disorders in family and domestic violence events', TRENDS AND ISSUES IN CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, pp. 1 - 15, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000672806800001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Adily A; Karystianis G; Butler T, 2021, 'Text mining police narratives to identify types of abuse and victim injuries in family and domestic violence events', TRENDS AND ISSUES IN CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.52922/ti04923

Settumba S; Butler T; Schofield P; Chambers GM; Shanahan M, 2021, 'Societal preferences for the treatment of impulsive-violent offenders: A discrete choice experiment', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033935

Weatherburn D; Albalawi O; Chowdhury N; Wand H; Adily A; Allnutt S; Butler T, 2021, 'Does mental health treatment reduce recidivism among offenders with a psychotic illness?', Journal of Criminology, 54, pp. 239 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865821996426

Withall A; Karystianis G; Duncan D; Hwang YI; Kidane AH; Butler T; Hwang J, 2021, 'Domestic Violence in Residential Care Facilities in New South Wales, Australia: A Text Mining Study', Gerontologist, 62, pp. 223 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab068

Steele ML; Meurk C; Schess J; Yap L; Jones J; Harden S; Davison S; Butler T; Heffernan E, 2021, 'Substance use and help-seeking among justice-involved young people in Queensland and Western Australia: A cross-sectional survey of 14–17-year-olds', Drug and Alcohol Review, 40, pp. 617 - 626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13238

Simpson PL; Levy M; Butler T, 2021, 'Incarcerated people should be prioritised for covid-19 vaccination', The BMJ, 373, pp. n859, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n859

Kwon JA; Chambers GM; Luciani F; Zhang L; Kinathil S; Kim D; Thein HH; Botha W; Thompson S; Lloyd A; Yap L; Gray RT; Butler T, 2021, 'Hepatitis C treatment strategies in prisons: A cost-effectiveness analysis', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0245896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245896

Chowdhury NZ; Albalawi O; Wand H; Allnutt S; Adily A; Kariminia A; Sara G; Schofield PW; O’Driscoll C; Greenberg DM; Butler T, 2021, 'Psychosis and Criminal Offending: A Population-Based Data-Linkage Study', Criminal Justice and Behavior, 48, pp. 157 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854820964834

Ginnivan NA; Chomik R; Hwang YI; Piggott J; Butler T; Withall A; Hwang J, 2021, 'The ageing prisoner population: demographic shifts in Australia and implications for the economic and social costs of health care', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 18, pp. 325 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-09-2020-0062

Karystianis G; Cabral RC; Han SC; Poon J; Butler T, 2021, 'Utilizing Text Mining, Data Linkage and Deep Learning in Police and Health Records to Predict Future Offenses in Family and Domestic Violence.', Front Digit Health, 3, pp. 602683, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.602683

Hwang YIJ; Albalawi O; Adily A; Hudson M; Wand H; Kariminia A; O’Driscoll C; Allnutt S; Grant L; Sara G; Ogloff J; Greenberg DM; Butler T; Hwang J, 2020, 'Disengagement from mental health treatment and re-offending in those with psychosis: a multi-state model of linked data', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55, pp. 1639 - 1648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01873-1

Karystianis G; Simpson A; Adily A; Schofield P; Greenberg D; Wand H; Nenadic G; Butler T, 2020, 'Prevalence of mental illnesses in domestic violence police records: Text mining study', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/23725

Yap L; Jones J; Donovan B; Nathan S; Sullivan E; Davison S; Heffernan E; Richards A; Meurk C; Steele M; Fisher C; Ton B; Butler T, 2020, 'The sexual behaviours of adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years involved with the juvenile justice system in Australia: A community-based survey', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0243633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243633

Adily A; Albalawi O; Kariminia A; Wand H; Chowdhury NZ; Allnutt S; Schofield P; Sara G; Ogloff JRP; O'Driscoll C; Greenberg DM; Grant L; Butler T, 2020, 'Association between Early Contact with Mental Health Services after an Offense and Reoffending in Individuals Diagnosed with Psychosis', JAMA Psychiatry, 77, pp. 1137 - 1146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1255

Yap L; Simpson P; Richters J; Donovan B; Grant L; Butler T, 2020, 'Disclosing sexuality: Gay and bisexual men’s experiences of coming out, forced out, going back in and staying out of the ‘closet’ in prison', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 22, pp. 1222 - 1234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2019.1668963

Hwang YI; Zheng L; Karystianis G; Gibbs V; Sharp K; Butler T; Hwang J, 2020, 'Domestic violence events involving autism: a text mining study of police records in New South Wales, 2005-2016', Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 78, pp. 101634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101634

Doyle MF; Guthrie J; Butler T; Shakeshaft A; Conigrave K; Williams M, 2020, 'Onset and trajectory of alcohol and other drug use among Aboriginal men entering a prison treatment program: A qualitative study', Drug and Alcohol Review, 39, pp. 704 - 712, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13123

Kerslake M; Simpson M; Richmond R; Albany H; Butler T, 2020, 'Risky alcohol consumption prior to incarceration: A cross-sectional study of drinking patterns among Australian prison entrants', Drug and Alcohol Review, 39, pp. 694 - 703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13127

Karystianis G; Simpson A; Adily A; Schofield P; Greenberg D; Wand H; Nenadic G; Butler T, 2020, 'Prevalence of Mental Illnesses in Domestic Violence Police Records: Text Mining Study (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.23725

Simpson PL; Williams M; Jones J; Butler T, 2020, 'Authors' response to “Australian first in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner health care in the Australian Capital Territory”', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 44, pp. 325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13008

Dore G; Hajarizadeh B; Grebely J; Byrne M; Marks P; Amin J; Mcmanus H; Butler T; Vickerman P; Martin N; Mchutchison J; Brainard D; Treloar C; Lloyd A, 2020, 'Declining HCV incidence following rapid HCV treatment scale-up in a prison network in Australia: Evidence of treatment as prevention from the SToP-C study', JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, 73, pp. S127 - S127, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000786587000206&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Wand H; Richmond R; Adily A; Le A; Wilhelm K; Butler T, 2020, 'Identifying significant contributors for smoking cessation among male prisoners in Australia: results from a randomised clinical trial', BMJ open, 10, pp. e034046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034046

Gullotta M; Greenberg D; Adily A; Cale J; Butler TG, 2020, 'Implications of sex offender classification on reporting demographic characteristics, health, and criminal careers: Results from an Australian jurisdiction', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 20, pp. 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-00960-w

Simpson PL; Butler TG, 2020, 'Covid-19, prison crowding, and release policies', The BMJ, 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1551

Li H; Cameron B; Douglas D; Stapleton S; Cheguelman G; Butler T; Luciani F; Lloyd AR, 2020, 'Incident hepatitis B virus infection and immunisation uptake in Australian prison inmates', Vaccine, 38, pp. 3255 - 3260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.076

Borschmann R; Tibble H; Spittal MJ; Preen D; Pirkis J; Larney S; Rosen DL; Young JT; Love AD; Altice FL; Binswanger IA; Bukten A; Butler T; Chang Z; Chen CY; Clausen T; Christensen PB; Culbert GJ; Degenhardt L; Dirkzwager AJE; Dolan K; Fazel S; Fischbacher C; Giles M; Graham L; Harding D; Huang YF; Huber F; Karaminia A; Keen C; Kouyoumdjian FG; Lim S; Møller L; Moniruzzaman A; Morenoff J; O'Moore E; Pizzicato LN; Pratt D; Proescholdbell SK; Ranapurwala SI; Shanahan ME; Shaw J; Slaunwhite A; Somers JM; Spaulding AC; Stern MF; Viner KM; Wang N; Willoughby M; Zhao B; Kinner SA, 2020, 'The Mortality after Release from Incarceration Consortium (MARIC): Protocol for a multi-national, individual participant data meta-analysis.', International Journal of Population Data Science, 5, pp. 1145, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1145

Albany H; Butler T; Simpson M; Kariminia A; Hwang J; Richmond R, 2019, 'Smoking beyond prison bans: the impact of prison tobacco bans on smoking among prison entrants.', Journal of Correctional Healthcare, 27, pp. 280 - 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jchc.19.08.0066

Pettit S; Simpson P; Jones J; Williams M; Islam MM; Parkinson A; Calabria B; Butler T, 2019, 'Holistic primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners: exploring the role of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43, pp. 538 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12941

Lafferty L; Rance J; Treloar C, 2019, '‘Fighting a losing battle’: prisoners’ perspectives of treatment as prevention for hepatitis C with inadequate primary prevention measures', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 26, pp. 502 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2018.1494135

Chowdhury NZ; Albalawi O; Wand H; Adily A; Kariminia A; Allnutt S; Sara G; Dean K; Lappin J; O'Driscoll C; Grant L; Schofield PW; Greenberg D; Butler T, 2019, 'First diagnosis of psychosis in the prison: Results from a data-linkage study', BJPsych Open, 5, pp. e89 - e89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2019.74

Davidson F; Heffernan E; Hamilton B; Greenberg D; Butler T; Burgess P, 2019, 'Benchmarking Australian mental health court liaison services–results from the first national study', Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 30, pp. 729 - 743, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2019.1646788

Karystianis G; Florez-Vargas O; Butler T; Nenadic G, 2019, 'A rule-based approach to identify patient eligibility criteria for clinical trials from narrative longitudinal records', JAMIA Open, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamiaopen/ooz041

Du Toit SHJ; Withall A; O'Loughlin K; Ninaus N; Lovarini M; Snoyman P; Butler T; Forsyth K; Surr CA, 2019, 'Best care options for older prisoners with dementia: A scoping review', International Psychogeriatrics, 31, pp. 1081 - 1097, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610219000681

Simpson PL; Hardiman D; Butler T, 2019, 'Understanding the over-representation of lesbian or bisexual women in the Australian prisoner population', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 31, pp. 365 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2019.1668339

Schofield PW; Xu A; Simpson P; Greenberg D; Lee J; Knight L; Butler T, 2019, 'Pharmacotherapy to reduce violent offending? Offenders might be interested', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53, pp. 697 - 698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867419835937

Kirwan A; Curtis M; Dietze P; Aitken C; Woods E; Walker S; Kinner S; Ogloff J; Butler T; Stoové M, 2019, 'The Prison and Transition Health (PATH) Cohort Study: Study Protocol and Baseline Characteristics of a Cohort of Men with a History of Injecting Drug Use Leaving Prison in Australia', Journal of Urban Health, 96, pp. 400 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-019-00353-5

Settumba SN; Shanahan M; Butler T; Schofield P; Lafferty L; Simpson P; Chambers G, 2019, 'Developing Attributes and Attribute-Levels for a Discrete-Choice Experiment: An Example for Interventions of Impulsive Violent Offenders.', Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40258-019-00484-5

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