Dr Gregory Armstrong
PhD
Dr Gregory Armstrong is an emerging expert in mental health and suicide research in low and middle income countries and among culturally diverse communities in Australia. He holds an Early Career Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and is a Senior Research Fellow with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne. Gregory is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Mental Health Systems and is a member of the National Research Committee for the Australian Association of Social Workers.
Research areas:
- Adults
- Target groups (CALD, LGBTI, Rural/remote, Lived experience)
- Suicidal behaviour(suicidal ideation, suicidal risk, suicide attempt)
- Mental health, mental ill health
- Interventions
Available for:
- Research opportunities
- Funding
- Innovative approaches to suicide prevention
- Connecting with post-graduate candidates
- Collaboration with Australian suicide prevention services, programs and resources
Notable Research
Suicide in India: a complex public health tragedy in need of a plan
Armstrong, G and Vijayakumar, L
Lancet Public Health, 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30142-7
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Assessing the quality of media reporting of suicide news in India against World Health Organization guidelines: A content analysis study of nine major newspapers in Tamil Nadu
Armstrong, G, Vijayakumar, L, Niederkrotenthaler, T, Jayaseelan, M, Kannan, R, Pirkis, J, and Jorm, A
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2018, 1– 8
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Suicidal behaviour in Indigenous compared to non-Indigenous males in urban and regional Australia: Prevalence data suggest disparities increase across age groups
Armstrong, G, Pirkis, J, Arabena, K, Currier, D, Spittal, M.J., and Jorm, A. F
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2017, Vol. 51(12) 1240– 1248
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Please note: this is not a complete list of papers this researcher has contributed to. If the research you are interested in is not listed above, please contact the researcher for more information.