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Listed below are articles and resources authored by AMHOCN staff and other collaborators on key issues in outcome measurement and mental health information.

Harris, M. G., Tapp, C., Arnautovska, U., Coombs, T., Dickson, R., Smith, M., Jury, A., Lai, J., James, M., Painter, J., & Burgess, P. M. (2022). Assessing the content validity of the revised Health of the Nation Outcome Scales 65+: the HoNOS Older Adults. BJPsych Bulletin, 1–8. doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2022.37

Harris, M. G., Tapp, C., Arnautovska, U., Coombs, T., Dickson, R., James, M., … Burgess, P. M. (2022). Assessing the content validity of the revised health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS 2018). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 9895. doi:10.3390/ijerph19169895

Brann, P., Culjak, G., Kowalenko, N., Dickson, R., Coombs, T., Burgess, P., Williams, A., Hoehn, E., & Hoyland, M. (2021). Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Infants field trial: concurrent validity. British Journal of Psychiatry Open, 7(4). https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.951

Brann, P., Culjak, G., Kowalenko, N., Dickson, R., Coombs, T., Sved Williams, A., … Burgess, P. (2021). The interrater reliability of a routine outcome measure for infants and pre-schoolers aged under 48 months: Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Infants. British Journal of Psychiatry Open, 7(3). doi:10.1192/bjo.2021.39

Burgess, P., Harris, M., Coombs, T., Pirkis, J. (2017). A systematic review of clinician-rated instruments to assess adults’ levels of functioning in specialised public sector mental health service. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(4): 338–354

Burgess, P., Pirkis, J,. Coombs. T. (2015). Routine outcome measurement in Australia. International Review of Psychiatry, 27(4): 264-275

McKay. R., Coombs, T., Duerden, D. (2014). The art and science of using routine outcome measurement in mental health benchmarking. Australasian Psychiatry, 22(1):13-18

Coombs, T., Nicholas, A., Pirkis, J. (2013). A review of social inclusion measures. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47(10): 906-919

Burgess, P., Coombs, T., Clarke, A., Dickson, R., Pirkis, J. (2012). Achievements in mental health outcome measurement in Australia: Reflections on progress made by the Australian Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network (AMHOCN). International Journal of Mental Health System, 6(1), 4

Brann, P., Alexander, M., Coombs, T. (2012). Routine outcome measurement in youth mental health: A comparison of two clinician rated measures, HoNOSCA and HoNOS. Psychiatry Research, 200(2-3): 884-889

McKay, R., Coombs, T. (2012). An exploration of the ability of routine outcome measurement to represent clinically meaningful information regarding individual consumers. Australasian Psychiatry, 20(5): 433-437

McKay, R., Coombs, T., Pirkis, J. (2012). A Framework for exploring the potential of routine outcome measurement to improve mental health care. Australasian Psychiatry, 20(2): 127-133

Burgess, P., Pirkis, J., Coombs, T., Rosen, A. (2011). Assessing the value of existing recovery measures for routine use in Australian mental health services. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45(4), 267-280

Coombs, T., Stapley, K., Pirkis, J. (2011) The multiple uses of routine mental health outcome measures in Australia and New Zealand: Experiences from the field. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(3): 247-253

Furber, G., Brann, P., Skene, C., Allison, S. (2011). Benchmarking the cost efficiency of community care in Australian child and adolescent mental health services: Implications for future benchmarking. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(3): 226-231

Callaly, T., Trauer, T., Hyland, M., Coombs, T., Berk, M. (2011). An examination of risk factors for readmission to acute adult mental health services within 28 days of discharge in the Australian setting. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(3): 221-225

Coombs, T., Geyer, T., Pirkis, J. (2011). Benchmarking adult mental health organizations. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(3) 215-220

Coombs, T., Taylor, M., Pirkis, J. (2011). Benchmarking forensic mental health organizations. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(2):133-142

Brann, P., Walter, G., Coombs, T. (2011). Benchmarking child and adolescent mental health organizations. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(2): 125-132

McKay, R., McDonald, R., Coombs, T. (2011). Benchmarking older persons mental health organizations. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(1):45-8

Coombs, T., Walter, G., Brann, P. (2011). Overview of the national mental health benchmarking project. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(1):37-44

Burgess, P., Pirkis, J., Coombs, T. (2009). Modelling candidate effectiveness indicators for mental health services. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43(6):531-538

Willis, A., Deane, F.P., Coombs, T. (2009). Improving clinicians' attitudes toward providing feedback on routine outcome assessments. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 18(3):211-5

Black, J., Lewis, T., McIntosh, P., Callaly, T., Coombs, T., Hunter, A., Moore, L. (2009). It’s not that bad: the views of consumers and carers about routine outcome measurement in mental health. Australian Health Review, 33(1):93-9

Prowse, L., Coombs, T. (2009). The use of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) to inform discharge and transfer decisions in community mental health services. Australian Health Review, 33(1):13-8

Burgess, P., Trauer, T., Coombs, T., McKay, R., Pirkis, J. (2009). What does ‘clinical significance’ mean in the context of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) family of measures? Australasian Psychiatry, 17:141-148

Guthrie, D., McIntosh, M., Callaly, T., Trauer, T., Coombs, T. (2008). Consumer attitudes towards the use of routine outcome measures in a public mental health service: a consumer-driven study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 17(2):92-7

Burgess, P., Pirkis, J., Coombs, T. (2006). Do adults in contact with Australia’s public sector mental health services get better? Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 3:9

Callaly, T., Hyland, M., Coombs, T., Trauer, T. (2006). Routine outcome measurement in public mental health: results of a clinician survey. Australian Health Review, 30(2):164-73

Coombs, T., Hirini, P. (2005). Training in the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales: An Australasian opportunity to integrate cultural context in mental health outcome ratings. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 11(1):34-39

Pirkis, J., Burgess, P., Kirk, P., Dodson, S., Coombs, T., Williamson, M. (2005). A review of the psychometric properties of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) family of measures. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 3(1)

Pirkis, J., Burgess, P., Coombs, T., Clarke, A., Jones-Ellis, D., Dickson R. (2005). Routine measurement of outcomes in Australia’s public sector mental health services. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 2(1)

Burgess, P., Pirkis, J., Buckingham, W., Eagar, K., Solomon, S. (1999). Developing a casemix classification for specialist mental health services. Casemix Quarterly. 1(4): 4-20