Selected Publications
The Quality of Information on Websites
Internet Interventions
Consumer Research
Mental Health Delivery and Health Services
Rural Health
Methodological Issues
Evidence Based Treatments and Guidelines
Mental Health Literacy
Stigma
Research and Research Priorities
General
The quality of information on websites
Thanh T, Craswell N, Hawking D, Griffiths K, Christensen H. (2006)
Quality and relevance of domain-specific search: a case study in mental health.
Journal of Information Retrieval, 9(2), 207-225. IF=?.
Griffiths, K.M. Christensen, H. (2005) Website quality indicators for consumers.
Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol 7 (5) 1-11. IF= 2.888
Griffiths, K.M. Thanh, Tin Tang. Hawkings, David Christensen, H.(2005)
Automated assessment of the quality of depression websites.
Journal of Medical Internet Research 7 (5) :e59 IF=2.888.
Tang, T. T., Hawking, D., Craswell, N., Griffiths, K. M. (2005).
Focused crawling for both relevance and quality of medical information.
Proceedings of the 14th ACM International Conference on Information and
Knowledge Management. Bremen, Germany).
Christensen H, Griffiths KM, Groves C. On line mental health information.
In: Wootton R, Yellowlees P, McLaren P, editors. Telepsychiatry and e-mental health.
London: Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2003:199-216.
Griffiths KM. (2002). e-mental health quality: Global perspectives.
In E-mental health: Implications for policy (Eds H. Christensen, K. Griffiths & K. Evans).
Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing, Canberra.
Griffiths KM, Christensen H, Evans K. Pharmaceutical company websites as sources
of information for consumers: how appropriate and informative are they?
Disease Management & Health Outcomes 2002;10(4):205-214. IF=0.385.
Griffiths KM, Christensen H. The quality and accessibility of Australian depression
sites on the World Wide Web.Medical Journal of Australia 2002;176:S97-S104. IF=2.582.
Griffiths KM, Christensen H. Quality of health information about depression on internet - Reply.
British Medical Journal 2001;322(7298):1367-1367. IF=9.245.
Christensen H, Griffiths KM, Medway J. Sites for depression on the web:
a comparison of consumer, professional and commercial sites.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2000;24(4):396-400. IF=1.117.
Griffiths KM, Christensen H. Quality of web-based information
on treatment of depression: cross sectional survey. British Medical Journal
2000;321(7275):1511-1515. Cited 44 times. Top 1% of papers Psychiatry/Psychology.
IF=9.245.
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Internet interventions
Christensen H, Griffiths K. (2007). Internet-based mental health programs:
A powerful tool in the rural medical kit. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 15(2), 81-7.
Mackinnon, A., Griffiths, K., Christensen, H. Twelve month outcomes for a randomised controlled trial of an internet delivered cognitive behaviour therapy program and an online depression information website.
British Journal of Psychiatry, In Press. Accepted 24 October, 2007. IF=5.44
O’Kearney R., Kang C., Christensen H., Griffiths K.M. A Controlled Trial of a School-based
Internet Program for Reducing Depressive Symptoms in Adolescent Girls. Depression & Anxiety, In Press.
Accepted 7 April, 2007.
Christensen, H. Griffiths, K. Groves. C., Korten. A. (2006)
Free range users and one hit wonders; community users of an inter-net based
cognitive behaviour therapy program. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Vol 40: 59-62. IF=1.900.
Christensen, H. Griffiths, K.M., Mackinnon, A.J. Brittliffe, K. (2006)
Online randomised controlled trial of brief and full cognitive behavior therapy for depression.
Psychological Medicine, 36(12), 1737-1746 IF= 3.816.
Christensen, H. Leach, L.S. Barney, L.J. Mackinnon, A.J., Griffiths, K. (2006)
The effect of web based depression intervention on self seeking: a randomised control trial.
BMC Psychiatry 6, 13. IF=?.
Griffiths, K.M., Christensen, H. (2006)
A review of randomised controlled trials of internet interventions for
mental disorders and related conditions. Vol 10 (1) 16-29 Clinical Psychologist, 10, 39-42. IF=?
O’Kearney, R., Gibson, M. Christensen, H. Griffiths, K. (2006)
Effects of a cognitive-behavioural Internet program on depression,
vulnerability to depression and stigma in adolescent males: A school based controlled trial.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 35(1): 43-54. IF=?
Christensen H, Griffiths KM, Jorm AF. Delivering depression interventions
using the Internet: positive results from a large randomised controlled trial.
British Medical Journal 2004, 328:265. Online 23-01-04. IF=9.245.
Griffiths KM, Christensen, H, Jorm AF, Evans, K., Groves, C (2004).
Effect of web-based depression literacy and cognitive-behavioural therapy
interventions on stigmatising attitudes to depression: a randomised controlled trial.
British Journal of Psychiatry 2004;185:342-349. IF=5.436.
Christensen H, Griffiths K, Korten A, Brittliffe K, Groves C. A comparison of
changes in anxiety and depression symptoms of spontaneous users and trial participants
of a cognitive behavior therapy website. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2004;6 (4):e46. IF=2.888.
Christensen H, Griffiths KM. (2002). The prevention
of depression using the Internet. Medical
Journal of Australia, 177, S122-S125. IF=1.736.
Christensen H, Griffiths KM, Korten AE. Web-based cognitive
behaviour therapy (CBT): analysis of site usage and changes in depression and anxiety scores.
Journal of Medical Internet Research 2002;4(1):e3. IF=2.888
O’Kearney, R., Kang, K., Gibson, M., Christensen, H., Griffiths, K.
A CBT Internet program for depression in adolescents (MoodGYM): Effects on depressive symptoms,
attributional style, self-esteem and beliefs about depression. In D. Einstein (Ed.)
Innovations and Advances in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Brisbane: Australian Academic Press.
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Consumer research
Christensen, H. Griffiths, K.M. (2006) ‘Getting help by logging onto the Internet’
Australian Health Consumer.
Christensen, H.Griffiths, K.M. (2006) The need for broader, consumer focused models
of primary care for depression and anxiety’ APHRIC Dialogue, Issue 2.
Griffiths KM. Promoting consumer participation in mental health research in Australia:
a national workshop.Australian Health Consumer 2004;3:11-12. IF=?
Griffiths, KM, Christensen H, Barney L, Jenkins A, Kelly C, Pullen K. (2004).
Promoting consumer participation in mental health research: a national workshop.
Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU. (Report to the Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing) 150pp.
Griffiths KM, Christensen H, Jorm AF. Academic consumer researchers: a bridge between consumers
and researchers. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2004;38(4):191-196. IF=1.900.
Griffiths, K. M., Jenkins, A. (2004). Advantages, disadvantages and priorities for action
in consumer participation in mental health research: Results of the pre-workshop consultation.
In K. M. Griffiths, H., Christensen, L., Barney, A., Jenkins, C., Kelly, K., Pullen, K. (Eds.)
Promoting consumer participation in mental health research: A national workshop.
Canberra: Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU.
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Mental health delivery and health services
Christensen, H, Griffiths, KM. Models of mental health delivery using the web:
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute. April 2008.
Christensen H, Griffiths KM, Gulliver A, Clack D, Kljakovic M, Wells L.
Models in the delivery of depression care: A systematic review of randomised
and controlled intervention trials. BMC Family Practice, 2008; 9:25.
Griffiths, K.M, Christensen, H. (2008) Depression in primary health care:
From evidence to policy. Medical Journal of Australia, 188(8), S81-S83. IF=2.58
Griffiths, K.M, Christensen, H. Depression in primary health care:
From evidence to policy. Medical Journal of Australia, In Press.
Accepted 24 January, 2008. IF=2.58
Burgess, N, Christensen, H., Leach, LS, Farrer, L, Griffiths KM.
Mental Health Profile of Callers to a telephone counselling service.
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (in press, 7-08-07).
Christensen, H., Griffiths, K. (2007). Reaching standards for dissemination: a case study.
Medline, 12(1), 459-463.
Macdonald, E, Gulliver, A. Christensen, H., Griffiths, KM.
Primary care management of comorbid mental health and drug and alcohol problems:
co-occurring depression/anxiety problems and substance abuse problems.
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute. December, 2007
Neil, A.L. and Christensen, H. (2007). Australian based prevention and early
intervention programs for anxiety and depression: a systematic review.
Medical Journal of Australia, 186: 305-308. IF=2.582.
Christensen, H., Griffiths, K. (2006). The need for broader, consumer
focused models of primary care for depression and anxiety. APHCRI Dialogue, 2, 2006
Christensen, H, Griffiths, K, Wells, L, Kljakovic.
Models of mental health delivery: efficacy, support and policy.
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute. November, 2006.
http://www.anu.edu.au/aphcri/Domain/MentalHealth/approved_final_25_christensen.pdf
Griffiths, K. M. (2006). Policies without progress: Two decades of
mental health services in Australia. Health Issues, 89 (Summer edition), 19-23.
Jorm. A.F. Christensen, H. Griffiths, K. (2006)
Changes in depression awareness and attitudes in Australia:
the Impact of beyondblue: the national depression initiative.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Vo l40 :42-46. IF=1.900.
Kethers, S., Lamb, P., Lu, S., Paris, C., Wilkinson, R., Griffiths, K. (2006).
Combining personalization and privacy to deliver remote care to people with depressive illnesses.
Computer Human Interaction Conference. Privacy Enhanced Personalization Workshop. Montreal, Quebec
Leach, L.S., Christensen, H (2006).
A systematic review of telephone-based interventions for mental disorders.
Telemedicine and Telecare, 12(3): 122-129. IF=?
Jorm AF, Christensen H., Griffiths K.
The impact of beyondblue: the national depression initiative
on the Australian public’s recognition of depression and beliefs about treatment.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2005 Vol 39: 248-254. IF=1.900.
Jorm AF, Christensen H, Griffiths KM. (2005). The impact of beyondblue: The national depression initiative
on the Australian public’s recognition of depression and beliefs about treatments.
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39(4), 248-54.
Christensen H, Hocking B, Smith D.
Web and Telecounselling in Australia.
Editorial. Medical Journal of Australia, 2004;180(12):604-605. IF=2.582.
Parslow RA, Jorm A, Christensen H, Rodgers B, Jacomb P.
Factors associated with young adults' obtaining general practitioner services.
Australian Health Review 2002;25(6):109-118.
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Rural health
Griffiths, KM, Christensen, H. (2007). Internet-based mental health programs:
a powerful tool in the rural medical kit. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 15, 81-87.
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Methodological issues
Batterham, PJ, Neil, AL, Bennett, K., Griffiths, KM, Christensen, H.
Predictors of adherence among community users of a cognitive behaviour therapy program.
Patient preference and adherence (Accepted 1-02-08).
Salim, A, Mackinnon, A, Christensen, H and Griffiths, KM.
Comparison of data analysis strategies for intent-to-treat analysis in pre-test-post-test
designs with substantial dropout rates. Psychiatry Research (in press 10-08-2007). IF=2.310.
Christensen, H. Mackinnon, A. (2006) The Law of Attrition Revisited.
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 8(3), e20.
Parslow R Christensen, H. Griffiths, K. Groves, C.( 2006) The Warpy Thoughts Scale:
a new 20 item instrument to measure dysfunctional attitudes: Factor analysis and associations
with mental health messages. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Vol 35(2), 106-116.
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Evidence based treatments and guidelines
Rosenman, S, Christensen, H, Griffiths, K.
What is to become of the College clinical practice guidelines?
Australasian Psychiatry , 2008: 16:5-7.
Frazer,C, Christensen, H., Griffiths, KM. (2005)
Effectiveness of treatments for depression in older people.
Medical Journal of Australia.Vol:182(12) 627-632.
Jorm AF, Christensen H, Griffiths KM, Parslow RA, Rodgers B, Blewitt KA.
Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for anxiety disorders.
Medical Journal of Australia 2004;181(7 Suppl):S29-S46. Review.
Jorm AF, Christensen H, Griffiths KM, Rodgers B.
Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for depression.
Medical Journal of Australia 2002;176:S84-S96.
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Mental health literacy
Farrer L, Leach L, Griffiths KM, Christensen H, Jorm AF.
Age differences in mental health literacy. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:125.
Jorm, A.F. Barney, L.J. Christensen, H. Highet, N.J. Kelly, C.M. Kitchener, B.A. (2006)
Research on Mental Health literacy: What we still need to know
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40(1): 3-5. IF=1.900.
Jorm, A.F. Christensen, H. Griffiths. K.M. (2006)
The public’s ability to recognise mental disorders and their beliefs about treatment:
changes in Australia over 8 years. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol 40: 36-41.
Jorm, A. F. & Griffiths, K. M. (2006).
Public and medical beliefs about mental disorders and their treatment.
In P Halligan & M Aylward (Eds.) The power of belief. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jorm, A. F., Blewitt, K. A., Griffiths, K. M., Kitchener, K. M., & Parslow, R. (2005).
Mental health first aid responses of the public: Results from an Australian national survey.
BMC Psychiatry, 5(1), 9.
Jorm, A.F., Christensen, H., Griffiths, K.M.(2005)
Belief in the harmfulness of antidepressants: results from a national survey of the
Australian public. Journal of Affective Disorders.Vol: 88, 47-53. IF=3.138.
Jorm, A.F., Christensen, H., Griffiths, K.M. (2005).
Public beliefs about causes and risk factors for mental disorders: changes in Australia over 8 years.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.Vol: 40(9) 764-767
Jorm, A.F. Mackinnon A. Christensen, H., Griffiths. K.M. (2005)
Structure of beliefs about the helpfulness of interventions for depression and schizophrenia :
Results from a national survey of the Australian public. Social Psychiatry Epidemiology 40: 877-883.
Jorm, A.F. Nakane, Y., Christensen, H., Yoshioka, K., Griffiths, K., Watta, Y.(2005)
Public beliefs about treatments and outcomes of mental disorders: a comparison of Australia & Japan.
BMC Medicine, 3, 12.
Nakane, Y., Jorm, A.F., Yoshioka, Y., Christensen, H., Nakane, H., Griffiths, K.M. (2005)
Public beliefs about causes and risk factors for mental disorders: a comparison of Japan and Australia.
BMC Psychiatry.Vol 5: 33.
Jorm AF, Griffiths KM, Christensen H, Parslow RA, Rodgers B.
Actions taken to cope with depression at different levels of severity: a community survey.
Psychological Medicine 2004;34(2);293-299.
Jorm AF, Griffiths KM, Christensen H, Korten AE, Parslow RA, Rodgers B.
Providing information about the effectiveness of treatment options to depressed people in the community:
a randomized controlled trial of effects on mental health literacy, help-seeking and symptoms.
Psychological Medicine 2003;33(6):1071-1079.
Christensen H, Griffiths K. The Internet and mental health literacy.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2000;34(6):975-979.
Jorm AF, Medway J, Christensen H, Korten AE, Jacomb PA, Rodgers B.
Attitudes towards people with depression: effects on the public's help-seeking and outcome
when experiencing common psychiatric symptoms.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2000;34(4):612-618.
Jorm AF, Medway J, Christensen H, Korten AE, Jacomb PA, Rodgers B.
Public beliefs about the helpfulness of interventions for depression:
effects on actions taken when experiencing anxiety and depression symptoms.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2000;34(4):619-626.
Jorm AF, Christensen H, Medway J, Korten AE, Jacomb PA, Rodgers B.
Public belief systems about the helpfulness of interventions for depression:
associations with history of depression and professional help-seeking. >
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2000;35(5):211-219.
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Stigma
Griffiths, K. M., Christensen H., Jorm, A. F.
Predictors of stigma in depression. BMC Psychiatry, 2008, 8:25.
Barney, L. Griffiths, K.M. Jorm, A.F. Christensen, H. (2006)
Stigma about depression and it’s impact on help-seeking intentions.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol40: 51-54.
Griffiths, KM, Nakane Y, Christensen, H., Yoshioka, K, Jorm, AF, Nakane, H.
Stigma in response to mental disorders: a comparison of Australia and Japan.
2006, BMC Psychiatry, 6(21), 1-21.
Griffiths KM, Christensen H. Commentary on the Relationship between public
causal beliefs and social distance toward mentally ill people”.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2004;38 (5):355-357.
Griffiths KM, Christensen, H, Jorm AF, Evans, K, Groves, C (2004).
Effect of web-based depression literacy and cognitive-behavioural therapy
interventions on stigmatising attitudes to depression: a randomised controlled trial.
British Journal of Psychiatry 2004;185:342-349
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Research and research priorities
Hickie IB, Christensen H and Davenport TA, Luscombe GM.
Can we track the impact of Australian mental health research?
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (2005) 39:591-599
Griffiths KM, Jorm AF, Christensen H, Medway J, Dear KBG.
Research priorities in mental health, Part 2: an evaluation of the current
research effort against stakeholders' priorities.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2002;36(3):327-339.
Jorm AF, Griffiths KM, Christensen H, Medway J.
Research priorities in mental health, part 1: an evaluation of the current research effort
against the criteria of disease burden and health system costs.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2002;36(3):322-326.
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General
Christensen H. (2007) Computerised therapy for psychiatric disorders.
The Lancet, 370, 112-113.
Griffiths, K. M. (2007) Ehub: Working on a Virtual Recipe for Better Mental Health.
Issues, 80, pp 41-44.
Griffiths, K, Farrer, L, Christensen, H. (2007).
Clickety-click: e-mental health train on track. Australasian Psychiatry, 15, 100-108.
Leach, L.S. Christensen, H. Griffiths, K. Jorm. A.F. (2007)
Websites as a mode of delivering mental health information: perceptions from the Australian Public.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 42, 167-72.
Ross, J., Griffiths, K. M., Dear, K., Emonson, D., Lambeth, L. (2007).
Antidepressant use and safety in civil aviation: A case-control study of 10 years of Australian data.
Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 78, 749-755
Christensen, H., Griffiths, K. M. (2006).
Getting help by logging into the Internet. Australian Health Consumer, 3, 2005-2006, p13-15.
Jorm, A. F., Griffiths, K. M. (2006).
Population promotion of informal self-help strategies for early intervention
against depression and anxiety. Psychological Medicine, 36(1), 3-6.
Griffiths, K.M. Farrer, L. Christensen, H. (2006)
‘Effective treatment a click away’ InPsych Vol: 28(1) 18-19
Ritterband, Lee M. Andersson, Gerhard. Christensen, H. Carlbring, Per. Cuijpers, Pim. (2006)
Directions for the International Society for Research on Internet interventions (ISRII).
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 8(3), e23.
Christensen, H., Griffiths, K. M. (2003).
The Internet and mental health practice. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 6(3), 66-9.
Griffiths, K. M., Blomberg, S., Christensen, H. (2003)
Consultation report: An evaluation of the discussion paper ‘e-mental health in Australia:
Implications of the Internet and related technologies for policy’.
Available at: http://www.health.gov.au/hsdd/mentalhe/resources/reports/emh.htm
Griffiths, K.M., Christensen, H. (2003)
MoodGYM and BluePages: Making a difference. OpenMind:
The Mental Health Magazine. Issue 121: May/June 2003.
Christensen, H., Griffiths, K. M. (2002).
The prevention of depression using the Internet.
Medical Journal of Australia,177 Suppl Oct 7: S122-S125.
Hawking, D. A., Craswell, N. E., Bailey, P. R., Griffiths, K. M. (2001).
Measuring search engine quality. Information Retrieval, 4(1), 33-59.
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