Professor Thomas Trauer BA (Hons), PhD

James Trauer

doi:10.1192/pb.bp.113.045815

Abstract

![Figure][1] Tom Trauer, who has died aged 68, was a leading researcher in psychiatric outcome measurement and advocate for mental health service development. His 2010 book, Outcome Measurement in Mental Health: Theory and Practice , and his many peer-reviewed articles on this subject

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Tom Trauer, who has died aged 68, was a leading researcher in psychiatric outcome measurement and advocate for mental health service development. His 2010 book, Outcome Measurement in Mental Health: Theory and Practice, and his many peer-reviewed articles on this subject advanced the field significantly, while his work with colleagues in Australia and across the world led to numerous collaborations to improve mental health service delivery across the Asia Pacific region
As well as his major research interests in mental health outcomes and service delivery, Tom collaborated on research into the mental health of people with physical illness, transplant recipients, caregivers and patients with cancer
On returning to Australia in 1989, Tom worked as a senior psychologist in Victorian public mental health services at Mont Park and Larundel hospitals, before increasingly focusing on research through the 1990s

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Introduction

Tom Trauer, who has died aged 68, was a leading researcher in psychiatric outcome measurement and advocate for mental health service development. Professor of Psychiatry, St Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia His 2010 book, Outcome Measurement in Mental Health: Theory and Practice, and his many peer-reviewed articles on this subject advanced the field significantly, while his work with colleagues in Australia and across the world led to numerous collaborations to improve mental health service delivery across the Asia Pacific region.

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