Journal articles

• McKenna, B. Thom, K., & O’Brien, A. Return to nursing programmes: justification for a mental health specific course. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 5(1), article 27, 1-16.
• Thom, K., O’Brien, A., & McKenna, B. Judging nursing practice: Implications of habeas corpus rulings for mental health nurses in New Zealand. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. 15 (1), 131-139.
• Prebble, C.M. 'Remembering 100 years of mental health nursing registration', Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, 14, (12), p24-25.
• Bryder, L., Prebble, C.M. 'Gender and class tensions between psychiatric nurses and the general nursing profession in mid-twentieth-century New Zealand', Contemporary Nurse, 30, (2), p181-195.

Technical reports

• McKenna, B. Thom, K, Howard, F., & Williams, V. Professional supervision for mental health and addiction nurses: A review of current approaches to professional supervision internationally and in the New Zealand mental health and addiction sector. Auckland: Te Pou o Te Whakaaro Nui, the National Centre of Mental Health Research, Information and Workforce Development.

Book chapters

• O'Brien, A.J. 'Mental Health Promotion', In: Karen Francis, Ysanne Chapman, Karen Hoare and Jane Mills (ed.), Community as Partner. Theory and Practice in Nursing (Australia and New Zealand edition)., (1edn), NSW, Australia, p.337-352.

• O'Brien, A.J., Maude, P., Muir-Cochrane, E. 'Professional and industrial issues', In:R. Elder, K. Evans, D. Nizette. (ed.), Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing., ((2nd edn.)edn), NSW, Australia, Elsevier Australia.
• O'Brien, A.J., Muir-Cochrane, E., Wand, T. 'The Australian and New Zealand politico-legal Context', In: R. Elder, K. Evans, D. Nizette. (ed.), Psychiatric and mental health nursing., (2nd edn.edn), NSW Australia, Elsevier Australia.
• O'Brien, A.J., Morrison-Ngatai, E., De Souza, R. 'Providing culturally safe care', In: Barker, P. (ed.), Psychiatric and mental health nursing. The craft of care.., (2nd.edn), London, Arnold.
• Chesterson, J., Hazelton, M., O'Brien, A.J. 'The Australian and New Zealand context: Prospects for mental health nursing 'down under'', In: Barker, P. (ed.), Psychiatric and mental health nursing. The craft of care.., (2nd.edn), London, Arnold.