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Citations
5723
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5977
National Ranking
431

Overview

Christopher M. Doran is affiliated with Central Queensland University in Australia. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and health professions, contributing notably to the fields of general health professions, clinical psychology, economics and econometrics, epidemiology, and oncology.

Their work addresses various topics, including homelessness and social issues, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, alcohol consumption and health effects, suicide and self-harm studies, cancer survivorship and care, and community health and development.

Frequent publication venues for Christopher M. Doran include:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • Addiction
  • Drug and Alcohol Review

Coauthor collaborations have been significant in their work, often partnering with:

  • Anthony Shakeshaft
  • Stephen Begg
  • Heng Jiang
  • Robin Room
  • Jamie Bryant

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Christopher M. Doran include:

  • Economic and epidemiological impact of youth suicide in countries with the highest human development index, 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • Effect of Cytisine vs Varenicline on Smoking Cessation, 2021, published in JAMA
  • The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a hospital avoidance program in a residential aged care facility: a prospective cohort study and modelled decision analysis, 2020, published in BMC Geriatrics
  • Modelling the effects of alcohol pricing policies on alcohol consumption in subpopulations in Australia, 2020, published in Addiction
  • Alcohol's harm to others in 2021: Who bears the burden?, 2023, published in Addiction

Christopher M. Doran's interdisciplinary approach combines clinical and public health perspectives with quantitative analysis in economics and epidemiology, aiming to inform policy and health outcomes across diverse populations.

Best Publications

  • A systematic review of suicide prevention interventions targeting indigenous peoples in Australia, United States, Canada and New Zealand

    Anton C Clifford;Christopher M Doran;Komla Tsey

  • Australian guidelines for the treatment of adults with acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.

    David Forbes;Mark C. Creamer;Andrea J. Phelps;Richard Bryant

  • A review of the economic impact of mental illness

    Christopher M Doran;Irina Kinchin

  • Cost‐effectiveness of interventions to prevent alcohol‐related disease and injury in Australia

    Linda Cobiac;Theo Vos;Christopher M. Doran;Angela Wallace

  • Psychometric validation of the Growth and Empowerment Measure (GEM) applied with Indigenous Australians

    Melissa R. Haswell;David Kavanagh;Komla Tsey;Lyndon Reilly

  • The Range and Magnitude of Alcohol’s Harm to Others

    Anne-Marie Laslett;Paul Catalano;Tanya Chikritzhs;Caroline Dale

  • Buprenorphine versus methadone maintenance: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

    Christopher M. Doran;Marian Shanahan;Marian Shanahan;Richard P. Mattick;Robert Ali;Robert Ali

  • Measuring costs of alcohol harm to others: a review of the literature.

    Héctor José Navarro;Christopher M. Doran;Anthony P. Shakeshaft

  • A comparison of buprenorphine treatment in clinic and primary care settings: a randomised trial

    Amy E Gibson;Christopher M Doran;James R Bell;Anni Ryan

  • Comparative cost-effectiveness of policy instruments for reducing the global burden of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use.

    Dan Chisholm;Christopher M. Doran;Kenji Shibuya;Jürgen T. Rehm

  • How much does intellectual disability really cost? First estimates for Australia

    Christopher M. Doran;Stewart L. Einfeld;Rosamond H. Madden;Michael Ekubu Otim

  • The Economic Cost of Suicide and Non-Fatal Suicide Behavior in the Australian Workforce and the Potential Impact of a Workplace Suicide Prevention Strategy.

    Irina Kinchin;Christopher M. Doran

  • Effect of Cytisine vs Varenicline on Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Ryan J. Courtney;Hayden McRobbie;Piotr Tutka;Natasha A. Weaver

  • Economic costs of urinary incontinence in community-dwelling Australian women

    Christopher M Doran;Pauline Chiarelli;Jill Cockburn

  • Epidemiology of alcohol-related burden of disease among Indigenous Australians

    Bianca Calabria;Christopher M. Doran;Theo Vos;Anthony P. Shakeshaft

  • Economic evaluation of interventions to treat opiate dependence : a review of the evidence.

    Christopher M. Doran

  • The costs of traumatic brain injury due to motorcycle accidents in Hanoi, Vietnam

    Hanh T. M. Hoang;Tran L. Pham;Thuy T. N. Vo;Phuong K. Nguyen

  • Alcohol policy reform in Australia: what can we learn from the evidence?

    Christopher M Doran;Wayne D Hall;Anthony P Shakeshaft;Theo Vos

  • Smoking status of Australian general practice patients and their attempts to quit

    Christopher M. Doran;Lisa Valenti;Maxine Robinson;Helena Britt

  • The Effectiveness of Community Action in Reducing Risky Alcohol Consumption and Harm: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

    Anthony Shakeshaft;Christopher M. Doran;Dennis Petrie;Courtney Breen

  • The Effectiveness of a Web-Based Computer-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention Using Fitbit Activity Trackers: Randomized Trial.

    Corneel Vandelanotte;Mitch J Duncan;Carol A Maher;Stephanie Schoeppe

  • The Cost of Youth Suicide in Australia

    Irina Kinchin;Christopher M. Doran

  • 1. Health and the Millennium Development Goals

    Fernanda Claudio;Chris Doran;Alan Lopez;Richard Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Luke Wolfenden
Luke Wolfenden University of Newcastle Australia
Amanda L. Baker
Amanda L. Baker University of Newcastle Australia
Mohammad Siahpush
Mohammad Siahpush University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jim McCambridge
Jim McCambridge University of York
Richard Saitz
Richard Saitz Boston University
Robin Room
Robin Room La Trobe University
Michael Livingston
Michael Livingston La Trobe University
Nicholas Lintzeris
Nicholas Lintzeris University of Sydney
Afaf Girgis
Afaf Girgis University of New South Wales
Michael P. Dunne
Michael P. Dunne Queensland University of Technology

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