By Professor Tony Gerard Butler

Journal articles

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

Sullivan EA; Kendall S; Chang S; Baldry E; Zeki R; Gilles M; Wilson M; Butler T; Levy M; Wayland S; Cullen P; Jones J; Sherwood J, 2019, 'Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia: a study of social, emotional and physical wellbeing', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43, pp. 241 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12892

Johnston I; Williams M; Butler T; Kinner SA, 2019, 'Justice targets in Closing the Gap: let's get them right', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43, pp. 201 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12896

Coles T; Simpson P; Saulo D; Kaldor J; Richards A; Levy M; Wake C; Siddall DA; Harrod ME; Kariminia A; Butler T, 2019, 'Trends in hepatitis B prevalence and associated risk factors among Indigenous and non-Indigenous prison entrants in Australia, 2004 to 2013', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43, pp. 236 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12870

Karystianis G; Adily A; Schofield P; Knight L; Galdon C; Greenberg D; Jorm L; Nenadic G; Butler T, 2019, 'Erratum: Correction: Automatic Extraction of Mental Health Disorders From Domestic Violence Police Narratives: Text Mining Study (Journal of medical Internet research (2018) 20 9 (e11548))', Journal of medical Internet research, 21, pp. e13007, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/13007

Doyle MF; Shakeshaft A; Guthrie J; Snijder M; Butler T, 2019, 'A systematic review of evaluations of prison-based alcohol and other drug use behavioural treatment for men', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43, pp. 120 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12884

Schofield PW; Mason R; Nelson PK; Kenny D; Butler T, 2019, 'Traumatic brain injury is highly associated with self-reported childhood trauma within a juvenile offender cohort', Brain Injury, 33, pp. 412 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2018.1552020

Karystianis G; Adily A; Schofield PW; Greenberg D; Jorm L; Nenadic G; Butler T, 2019, 'Automated analysis of domestic violence police reports to explore abuse types and victim injuries: Text mining study', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/13067

Settumba SN; Shanahan M; Chambers GM; Schofield P; Butler T; Stolk SS, 2019, 'Assessing societal and offender perspectives on the value of offender healthcare: A stated preference research protocol', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e024899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024899

Albalawi O; Chowdhury NZ; Wand H; Allnutt S; Greenberg D; Adily A; Kariminia A; Schofield P; Sara G; Hanson S; O'Driscoll C; Butler T, 2019, 'Court diversion for those with psychosis and its impact on re-offending rates: Results from a longitudinal data-linkage study', BJPsych Open, 5, pp. e9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2018.71

Simpson P; Simpson M; Adily A; Grant L; Butler T, 2019, 'Prison cell spatial density and infectious and communicable diseases: a systematic review', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e026806, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026806

Karystianis G; Adily A; Schofield PW; Greenberg D; Jorm L; Nenadic G; Butler T, 2018, 'Automated Analysis of Domestic Violence Police Reports to Explore Abuse Types and Victim Injuries: Text Mining Study (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.13067

Karystianis G; Adily A; Schofield P; Knight L; Galdon C; Greenberg D; Jorm L; Nenadic G; Butler T, 2018, 'Correction: Automatic Extraction of Mental Health Disorders From Domestic Violence Police Narratives: Text Mining Study (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.13007

Ginnivan NA; Butler TG; Withall AN, 2018, 'The rising health, social and economic costs of Australia’s ageing prisoner population', Medical Journal of Australia, 209, pp. 422 - 424.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA18.00266

Lafferty L; Chambers GM; Guthrie J; Butler T; Treloar C, 2018, 'Measuring Social Capital in the Prison Setting: Lessons Learned From the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire', Journal of Correctional Health Care, 24, pp. 407 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078345818793141

Curtis M; Dietze P; Aitken C; Kirwan A; Kinner SA; Butler T; Stoové M, 2018, 'Acceptability of prison-based take-home naloxone programmes among a cohort of incarcerated men with a history of regular injecting drug use', Harm Reduction Journal, 15, pp. 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0255-5

Karystianis G; Adily A; Schofield P; Knight L; Galdon C; Greenberg D; Jorm L; Nenadic G; Butler T, 2018, 'Automatic extraction of mental health disorders from domestic violence police narratives: Text mining study', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/11548

Karystianis G; Adily A; Schofield P; Knight L; Galdon C; Greenberg D; Jorm L; Nenadic G; Butler T, 2018, 'Automatic Extraction of Mental Health Disorders From Domestic Violence Police Narratives: Text Mining Study (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.11548

Islam MM; McRae IS; Mazumdar S; Simpson PL; Wollersheim D; Fatema K; Butler T, 2018, 'Prescription opioid dispensing in New South Wales, Australia: spatial and temporal variation', BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 19, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40360-018-0219-0

Settumba SN; Chambers GM; Shanahan M; Schofield P; Butler T, 2018, 'Are We Getting Value for Money from Behavioral Interventions for Offenders? A Research Note Reviewing the Economic Evaluation Literature', American Journal of Criminal Justice, 43, pp. 411 - 431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12103-017-9399-1

Miles L; Simpson M; Butler T; Wood L; Knight L; Greenberg D; Schofield P, 2018, 'Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on offending behavior in repeat violent offenders: A randomized controlled trial feasibility study', Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Lovel M; Guthrie J; Simpson P; Butler T, 2018, 'Navigating the Political Landscape of Australian Criminal Justice Reform: Senior Policy-makers on Alternatives to Incarceration', CURRENT ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 29, pp. 227 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2018.12036099

Jones J; Wilson M; Sullivan E; Atkinson L; Gilles M; Simpson P; Baldry E; Butler T, 2018, 'Australian Aboriginal women prisoners’ experiences of being a mother: a review', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 14, pp. 221 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-12-2017-0059

Lovell M; Guthrie J; Simpson PL; Butler T, 2018, 'Navigating the political landscape of criminal justice reform in Australia: The views of senior policy-makers on alternatives to incarceration', Current Issues in Criminal Justice -Sydney-, 29, pp. 227 - 241, https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=662022226839308;res=E-LIBRARY

Davidson F; Heffernan E; Greenberg D; Butler T; Burgess P, 2017, 'Key performance indicators for Australian mental health court liaison services', Australasian Psychiatry, 25, pp. 609 - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856217711052

Lafferty L; Treloar C; Guthrie J; Chambers GM; Butler T, 2017, 'Social capital strategies to enhance hepatitis C treatment awareness and uptake among men in prison', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 24, pp. 111 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12627

Yap L; Shu S; Zhang L; Liu W; Chen Y; Wu Z; Li J; Wand H; Donovan B; Butler T, 2017, 'Psychological distress among re-education through labour camp detainees in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China', Journal of Mental Health, 26, pp. 57 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2016.1276529

Wilson M; Jones J; Butler T; Simpson PL; Gilles M; Baldry E; Levy M; Sullivan E, 2017, 'Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Aboriginal Mothers in Western Australia', SAGE Open, 7, pp. 2158244016686814, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244016686814

Wand H; Simpson MA; Malacova E; Schofield P; Preen D; Tate R; Butler T, 2017, 'Individual- and Population-Level Impacts of Traumatic Brain Injury and Maternal Characteristics on Subsequent Offending Behavior.', The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 33, pp. 167 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000326

Hajarizadeh B; Grebely J; Byrne M; Marks P; Amin J; Butler T; Vickerman P; Martin NK; McHutchison JG; Brainard DM; Treloar C; Lloyd AR; Dore GJ, 2017, 'O6 Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in two maximum-security prisons in New South Wales, Australia: the StoP-C study', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 2 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30889-x

Simpson PL; Guthrie J; Butler T, 2017, 'Prison health service directors’ views on research priorities and organizational issues in conducting research in prison: outcomes of a national deliberative roundtable', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 13, pp. 113 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-12-2016-0070

Lafferty L; Treloar C; Butler T; Guthrie J; Chambers GM, 2016, 'Unlocking dimensions of social capital in the prison setting', Health and Justice, 4, pp. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40352-016-0040-z

Davidson F; Heffernan E; Greenberg D; Butler T; Burgess P, 2016, 'A Critical Review of Mental Health Court Liaison Services in Australia: A first national survey', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23, pp. 908 - 921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2016.1155509

Lafferty L; Treloar C; Chambers GM; Butler T; Guthrie J, 2016, 'Contextualising the social capital of Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal men in prison', Social Science and Medicine, 167, pp. 29 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.040

Wilson M; Simpson PL; Butler T; Richters J; Yap L; Donovan B, 2016, '‘You’re a woman, a convenience, a cat, a poof, a thing, an idiot’: transgender women negotiating sexual experiences in men’s prisons in Australia', Sexualities: studies in culture and society, First published date: November-22-2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363460716652828

Mina MM; Herawati L; Butler T; Lloyd A, 2016, 'Hepatitis C in Australian prisons: A national needs assessment', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 12, pp. 3 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-08-2015-0025

Simpson PL; Reekie J; Butler T; Richters J; Yap L; Grant L; Richards A; Donovan B, 2016, 'Factors associated with sexual coercion in a representative sample of men in Australian prisons', Archives of Sexual Behavior: an interdisciplinary research journal, 45, pp. 1195 - 1205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0653-7

Plueckhahn TM; Kinner SA; Sutherland G; Butler TG, 2015, 'Are some more equal than others? Challenging the basis for prisoners’ exclusion from Medicare', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 359 - 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA15.00588

Young JT; van Dooren K; Lennox NG; Butler TG; Kinner SA, 2015, 'Inter-rater reliability of the Hayes Ability Screening Index in a sample of Australian prisoners', Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 59, pp. 1055 - 1060, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jir.12198

Gidding HF; Mahajan D; Reekie J; Lloyd AR; Dwyer DE; Butler T, 2015, 'Hepatitis B immunity in Australia: A comparison of national and prisoner population serosurveys', Epidemiology and Infection, 143, pp. 2813 - 2821, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268814003914

Yap L; Reekie J; Liu W; Chen Y; Wu Z; Li J; Zhang L; Wand H; Donovan B; Butler T, 2015, 'HIV testing in re-education through labour camps in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China (a cross-sectional survey)', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. 401 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2014-051658

Gisev N; Larney S; Gibson A; Kimber J; Burns L; Butler T; Mattick R; Weatherburn D; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The Effect of Treatment and Retention with Opioid Substitution Therapy in Reducing Crime Among Opioid-Dependent People', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 24, pp. 28 - 29, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000369980200049&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Schofield PW; Malacova E; Preen DB; D'Este C; Tate R; Reekie J; Wand H; Butler T, 2015, 'Does traumatic brain injury lead to criminality? A whole-population retrospective cohort study using linked data', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132558

Gisev N; Larney S; Kimber J; Burns L; Weatherburn D; Gibson A; Dobbins T; Mattick RP; Butler T; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Determining the impact of opioid substitution therapy upon mortality and recidivism among prisoners: A 22 year data linkage study', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice

Zhang L; Yap L; Reekie J; Liu W; Chen Y; Wu Z; Wand H; Butler T, 2015, 'Drug use and HIV infection status of detainees in re-education through labour camps in Guangxi Province, China', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12, pp. 4502 - 4519, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120504502

Lafferty L; Chambers GM; Guthrie J; Butler T, 2015, 'Indicators of social capital in prison: a systematic review', Health & Justice, 3, pp. 3 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40352-015-0020-8

Burns L; Gisev N; Larney S; Dobbins T; Gibson A; Kimber J; Larance B; Mattick RP; Butler T; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'A longitudinal comparison of retention in buprenorphine and methadone treatment for opioid dependence in New South Wales, Australia', Addiction, 110, pp. 646 - 655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12834

Graham S; Wand HC; Ward JS; Knox J; McCowen D; Bullen P; Booker J; O'Brien C; Garrett K; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Guy RJ; Butler T, 2015, 'Attendance patterns and chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing among young people in Aboriginal primary health centres in New South Wales, Australia', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 445 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15007

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