RESEARCH

Learning from the experts: Building bridges to implement successful life promotion and suicide prevention expertise across Aboriginal communities

Music therapy to manage asthma in Indigenous adults teenagers and children

Enhancing the knowledge and skills of Advisory and Extension Agents in mental health issues of farmers

Bridging the Gap: Identifying needs of Indigenous students to facilitate entry to university

Factors Influencing and strategies to address the retention of rural and remote area nurses in Queensland.

Rural men getting through adversity: Stories of resilience

Better living for Aboriginal diabetics

Identifying and prioritising the health research needs of Southern and Central Qld communities.

Indigenous Australian Traditional Healing Practices and Treatment by Health Services

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Gorman, D., & Toombs, M. (2009). Matching research methodology with Australian Indigenous culture. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 33(3).

Hossain, D., Gorman, D., & Eley, R. (2009). Enhancing knowledge and skills of Advisory and Extension Agents in mental health issues of the farmers. Australasian Psychiatry Journal, Accepted 2009.

Hossain, D, Gorman, D & Eley, R 2009, 'Farm Advisors reflections on Mental Health First Aid training ', The Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, vol. 8, no. 1 (in Press).

Hossain, D, Eley, R, Coutts, J & Gorman, D 2008, 'The mental health of landholders in Southern Queensland – issues and support ', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 343-8.

Hossain, D, Gorman, D, Williams-Mozley, J & Garvey, D 2008, 'Bridging the gap: identifying needs and aspirations of indigenous students to facilitate their entry to university', The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, vol. 37.

Eley, R & Gorman, D 2008, 'Music therapy to manage asthma', Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 9-10.

Gorman, D, Buikstra, E, Hegney, D, Pearce, S, Rogers-Clark, C, Weir, J & McCullagh, B 2007, 'Rural men and mental health: Their experiences and how they managed', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 298-306.

Gorman, D, Nielsen, A & Best, O 2006, 'Western medicine and Australian Indigenous healing practices', Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 28-29.

McGrath, P, Anastasi, J, Fox-Young, S, Gorman, D, Moxham, L & Tollefson, J 2006, 'Collaborative voices: Ongoing reflections on nursing competencies', Contemporary Nurse, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 46-58.

Gorman, D & Best, O 2005, 'Research into traditional healing practices and health of Indigenous Australians', ACCNS Journal for Community Nurses, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 7.

Pearce, S, Thomas, A & Gorman, D 2005, 'The better living diabetes project', Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 4-6.

Baker, P, Hegney, D, Rogers-Clark, C, Fahey, P, Gorman, D & Mitchell, G 2004, 'Planning research in rural and remote areas', Rural Remote Health, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 266.

Brough, M, Gorman, D, Ramirez, E & Westoby, P 2003, 'Young refugees talk about well-being: a qualitative analysis of refugee youth mental health from three states', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 38(2), pp. 193-208.

Gorman, D, Brough, M & Ramirez, E 2003, 'How young people from linguistically diverse backgrounds experience mental health: Some insights for mental health nurses', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol. 12:3, pp. 194-202.

Hegney, D, McCarthy, A, de la Rue, B, Gorman, D, Martin-McDonald, K, Fahey, P & Pretty, G 2003, 'The Interface of Acute and Aged Care: The role of the nurse in a provincial area', Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol. 22:2, pp. 85-90.

Hegney, D, McCarthy, A, de la Rue, B, Fahey, P, Gorman, D, Martin-McDonald, K & Pretty, GS-HD 2002, 'Discharge planning from the acute sector for people over the age of 65', Collegian, vol. 9:3, pp. 15-21.

Hegney, D, McCarthy, A, Rogers-Clark, C & Gorman, D 2002, 'Retaining rural and remote area nurses: The Queensland Australia experience', The Journal of Nursing Administration, vol. 32:3, pp. 128-35.

Hegney, D, McCarthy, A, Rogers-Clark, C & Gorman, D 2002, 'Why nurses are attracted to rural and remote practice', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 10, pp. 178-86.

Hegney, D, McCarthy, A, Rogers-Clark, C & Gorman, D 2002, 'Why nurses are resigning from rural and remote Qld Health facilities', Collegian, vol. 9:2, pp. 33-9.

Gorman, D 1999, 'Cultural disadvantage of nursing students', International Education-ej,  from http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-arch/2000/Z2000-Feb-29/http://www.canberra.edu.au/education/crie/1998-1999/ieej12/ie12-Don.html.

Gorman, D 1998, 'Advancing graduate psychiatric-mental health nursing education internationally', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol. 7, pp. 39-40.

Gorman, D 1997, 'Psychiatric nursing with Australia's multicultural patients', Issues in Mental Health Nursing, vol. 18, pp. 259-68.

Gorman, D & Grant, C 1996, 'Nursing in Australia', CGFNS.

Gorman, D 1995, 'Multiculturalism and nursing in Australia', Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 27-33.

Gorman, D 1991, 'Prediction of success in psychiatric nursing courses', Unicorn, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 114-6.

Gorman, D 1991, 'Factors influencing success: Students perception', The Australian Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 1-9.

Reports

Eley, R, Fallon, A, Gorman, D, Fahey, P, Rogers-Clark, C & Hegney, D 2006, Key issues in rural health: perspectives of health service providers in Queensland, 0 909756 90 2, Centre for Rural & Remote Area Health, Toowoomba.

Best, O, Fahey, P, Gorman, D, Pearce, S, Riddiford, B, Russell, K & Thomas, A 2005, Better living diabetics, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba.

Hegney, D, Gorman, D, McCullagh, B, Pearce, S, Rogers-Clark, C & Weir, J 2003, Rural men getting through adversity: Stories of resilience, Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health., Toowoomba.

Hegney, D, de la Rue, B, Fahey, P, Gorman, D, Martin-McDonald, K, McCarthy, A, Pretty, G & Sundin-Huard, D 2001, Toowoomba community development planning project acute health service/aged care interface: Supporting documentation, University of Southern Queensland., Toowoomba.

Hegney, D, de la Rue, B, Fahey, P, Gorman, D, Martin-McDonald, K, McCarthy, A, Pretty, G & Sundin-Huard, D 2001, Toowoomba community development planning project acute health service/aged care interface: Consultancy report, University of Southern Queensland., Toowoomba.

Hegney, D, Rogers-Clark, C, Gorman, D, Baker, S & McCarthy, A 2001, Factors influencing the recruitment and retention of rural and remote area nurses in Queensland. Toowoomba, University of Southern Queensland.

Oliver, M, Gorman, D & Best, O 2001, Towards better practice, development of a collaborative model to address non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in Indigenous communities in collaboration with health workers: Report to the Queensland Statewide and Non-Government Health Services 2000-2001, USQ, Toowoomba.

Selvamanickam, S, Zgryza, M & Gorman, D 2001, Coping in a new world: The social and emotional wellbeing of young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, 0 646 37430 3, Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre and Youth Affairs Network Queensland, Brisbane.

Department of Human Services, V 1998, Undergraduate nursing education in Victoria: Psychiatric knowledge attitudes and skill requirements for beginning level Division 1 nurses, Melbourne.

Nay, R, Barrett, C, Gorman, D & Berryman, C 1998, Developing a sexual health policy for long term care facilities that respects the rights of residents, staff and relatives, Latrobe University & North West Hospital Gerontic Nursing Professorial Unit., Melbourne.

Gorman, D 1996, Therapy program development project, St John of God Hospital Brighton, Melbourne.

Conference Proceedings

Gorman, D 2009, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research: What works?', paper presented to ACCN 2009 New Horizons: Nursing Neonates, Families & Communities, Darwin, 19th April.

Gorman, D & Ward, R 2008, 'Developing Suicide Prevention Expertise With Aboriginal Communities', paper presented to Australian College of Mental Health Nurses 34th international conference 2008, Melbourne, October 6-10.

Gorman, D, Hossain, D, Eley, R & Coutts, J 2008, 'Mental health first aid training for advisory and extension agents working with farmers', paper presented to Australian College of Mental Health Nurses 34th international conference 2008, Melbourne, October 6-10.

Eley, R & Gorman, D 2008, 'The didgeridoo – an innovative tool for asthma management in Indigenous Australians', paper presented to 31st Annual Rural Health Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 7–10.

Eley, R, Hossain, D, Coutts, J & Gorman, D 2008, 'A novel strategy to support mental health of Australian farmers', paper presented to 31st Annual Rural Health Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 7–10.

Gorman, D & Hunter, E 2006, 'Learning from the experts: Building bridges to implement successful life promotion and suicide prevention expertise across Aboriginal communities', paper presented to Long-term effects of psychological trauma on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children Conference, Toowoomba, 28-29 Nov.

Gorman, D, Weir, J, McCullagh, B, Hegney, D, Rogers-Clark, C & Pearce, S 2005, 'Mental health and rural men', paper presented to 31st International Conference of the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses - "Setting Sail for New Horizons - From the Past to the Future". Fremantle, 24-28 October.

Hegney, D, Gorman, D, McCullagh, B, Pearce, S, Rogers-Clark, C & Weir, J 2005, 'Rural men getting through adversity: Stories of resilience', paper presented to The 6th National Men's Health Conference, incorporating the 4th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Male Health Convention, Melbourne.

Best, O & Gorman, D 2004, 'Indigenous health as core nursing curriculum', paper presented to TDMHS Indigenous Mental Health Symposium: Service Capacity Building, Toowoomba.

Gorman, D 2004, 'Mental health in Australia’s multicultural society', paper presented to Baillie Henderson Hospital, Toowoomba.

Gorman, D & Best, O 2004, 'Politics and the health of Indigenous Australians', paper presented to 30th Annual Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society, 14-16 June 2004, Alicante Spain.

Best, O & Gorman, D 2003, 'Indigenous partnerships in health research', paper presented to CATSIN Conference, Cairns.

Gorman, D 2002, 'Ethnic diversity and mental health nursing practice: What does the future hold?' paper presented to ANZCMHN Cunningham Dax Oration, Melbourne.

Gorman, D & Best, O 2002, 'Non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus and Indigenous communities: a research partnership', paper presented to 2002 General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference: Research - making a difference to health and health care, Melbourne.

Gorman, D & Best, O 2002, 'How about Indigenous Mental Health: What is it and how can we improve it?' paper presented to TDMHS Indigenous Mental Health: Recovery in Mind … Restoring the Balance Conference, Toowoomba.

Oliver, M, Gorman, D & Best, O 2002, 'Towards better practice: A collaborative approach to managing type 2 diabetes in Australian Indigenous people', paper presented to 13th International Nursing Research Congress: The adventures of nursing practice through research; how far have we come – where to from here?, Brisbane.

Gorman, D 2001, 'Culture and sexuality', paper presented to Sexuality Conference University of Barcelona, Barcelona.

Gorman, D 2001, 'Mental health issues: An international perspective on current priorities and future projects', paper presented to A new world order – Mental health without borders Conference, Melbourne.

Gorman, D 2001, 'Cross-cultural mental health: Theoretical frameworks', paper presented to Nursing the CALD patient with mental health issues QTMHC Conference, Brisbane.

Gorman, D, Hegney, D & Rogers-Clark, C 2001, 'Retention of rural nurses in Queensland, Australia', paper presented to Nursing: A new era for action; ICN 22nd Quadrennial Congress, 10-15 June 2001, Copenhagen.

Gorman, D & Selvamanickam, S 2001, 'Social/emotional wellbeing of non-English speaking background young people', paper presented to Celebrating the long eventful journey: Suicide prevention 2001; a human odyssey 8th National Conference, Sydney.

Gorman, D 2000, 'Avusturalya’ da lisans ve lisansüstü e?itim programlarinin geli?imi, (Development of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs in Australia)', paper presented to Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hem?irelik Yüksekokulu: Yaz Konferanslari I, Izmir Turquia.

Gorman, D 2000, 'Avusturalya toplumunda ruh sa?li?i hem?ireli?i: Multikültürel yakla?im, (Mental health nursing in Australia’s multicultural society)', paper presented to Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hem?irelik Yüksekokulu: Yaz Konferanslari I, Izmir Turquia.

Gorman, D 2000, 'The mental health needs of young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds', paper presented to 26th International Conference of ANZCMHN, Gold Coast.

Gorman, D, Rigol, A & Honrubia, M 2000, 'Sexuality and aged care in Spain and Australia', paper presented to Changing Geographies: Australia and the Millennium Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

Coler, M, Ferreira-Filha, M, Ozaltin, G, Lutzen, K, Gorman, D & Rigol, A 1999, 'Violence: a NANDA Nursing Diagnosis targeted as a universal problem: one proposal for preventive intervention', paper presented to Classification of nursing diagnoses:the 13th conference North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of NANDA, Paraiba Brazil.

Gorman, D 1999, 'Sexuality in aged care', paper presented to University of Barcelona, Barcelona.

Gorman, D 1998, 'Cultural bridges: Inter-cultural collaboration between culturally and linguistically diverse students and Anglo-Celtic universities', paper presented to Building Bridges: Collaboration in Health Care, Toowoomba.

Gorman, D & Rigol, A 1998, 'International collaboration to advance mental health nursing education', paper presented to Collaboration in Mental Health: Making the Difference Conference, Freemantle.

Gorman, D 1997, 'Interviewing for research', paper presented to QA and Research for Clinicians Conference, Melbourne.

Gorman, D 1997, 'Non-English speaking background student nurses', paper presented to Transcultural Nursing: New Pathways, New Ventures RCNA Conference, Sydney.

Nay, R, Barrett, C & Gorman, D 1997, 'Sexuality and elderly people in long term care', paper presented to ANZMHN Conference, Hobart.

Nay, R, Barrett, C & Gorman, D 1997, 'Developing a sexual health policy for long term care using action research', paper presented to International Gerontology Congress, Adelaide.

Bennett, M, Garratt, S, Gorman, D & Partridge, F 1996, 'Standards for research for the nursing profession', paper presented to RMIT Conference, Melbourne.

Gorman, D 1995, 'Nursing in Australia’s multicultural society', paper presented to Nursing from a Multicultural Perspective, an International Conference, Zuhai China.

Gorman, D 1994, 'Cultural considerations in the teaching of psychiatric nursing', paper presented to Australia's Second International Psychiatric Nursing Conference. Mental Health Nursing in Transition. A Challenge to Practice, Melbourne.

Gorman, D 1993, 'Cultural considerations in the teaching of nursing', paper presented to Intercultural Conference, Cultural Diversity and Higher Education, Sydney.

Gorman, D & McGrane, T 1993, 'Multiculturalism, Aboriginality and psychiatric nursing', paper presented to Australia's First International Psychiatric Nursing Conference. Working with the Long term Mentally Ill, Melbourne.

Gorman, D & Welch, A 1993, 'Effects of change of environment and nursing interventions on behaviours of the chronically mentally ill', paper presented to Australia's First International Psychiatric Nursing Conference. Working with the Long term Mentally Ill, Melbourne.

 Book Chapters

Gorman, D & Best, O 2005, 'Multicultural issues in health', in C Rogers-Clark, K Martin-McDonald & A McCarthy (eds), Living with illness: Psychosocial challenges for nursing, Elsevier, Sydney, pp. 70-82.

Nay, R & Gorman, D 1999, 'Sexuality in aged care', in R Nay & S Garratt (eds), Nursing older people: Issues and innovations, MacLennan & Petty, Sydney, pp. 191-211.

 Books

Garratt, S, Bennett, M, Gorman, D, Partridge, F & Welch, A 1997, Standards for research for the nursing profession, Australian Nursing Federation, Melbourne.