Journal articles

• O'Brien, A.J; McKenna, B.G; Thom, K.A; Diesfeld, K; Simpson, A.I.F. 'Use of Tasers on people with mental illness. A New Zealand database study', International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 34, 39-43, 2011.
• Prebble, C.M; Kidd, J; O'Brien, A; Carlyle, D; McKenna, B; Crowe, M; Deering, D; Gooder, C. 'Nurse-led healthy living programmes in forensic inpatient settings: an illustrative case study', Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 17(2), 127-138, 2011.
• Prebble, K. & Fortune, G. (to be published 20 December 2011). Suitable girls': Recruitment of British women for New Zealand mental hospital nursing post-World War II. In A. MacArtney, & C. Coleborne (Eds.), Migration, ethnicity and mental health: International perspectives 1840-2010. Routledge.
• Thom, K.A; Finlayson, M; McKenna, B. 'Insanity, methamphetamine and psychiatric expertise in the courtroom', Journal of Law and Medicine. 18, 749-758, 2011.
• Thom, K.A; Edwards, G; Nakarada-Kordic, I; McKenna, B; O'Brien, A; Nairn, R. 'Suicide Online: Portrayal of website-related suicide by the New Zealand media', New Media and Society, New Media & Society. Accepted
• Thom, K.A; McKenna, B; O'Brien, A; Edwards, G; Nairn, R; Nakarada-Kordic, I. 'Reporting of suicide by the New Zealand media', Crisis, accepted.
• McKenna, B.G. Mental health and addiction services in the criminal justice system: Where do we sit? (Editorial). International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 20(2), 75-76, 2011.
• McKenna, B.G., O’Brien, A.J. Improving the ability of mental health nurses to give second opinion in Judicial Reviews: An evaluation study. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental health Nursing, 18, 550-557, 2011.

Technical reports

• Skipworth, J., Cavney, J., Madell, D., McKenna, B., Nicholson, I., Southen, C. Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services Clinical Pathway/ Strengthening the Data Set Project. Auckland: Northern District Health Board Support Agency, 2011.
• McKenna, B. Thom, K, Edwards, G., Nairn, R., O’Brien, A., Leary, I. Reporting of Suicide in the New Zealand Media: Content and Case Study Analysis. Auckland: Te Pou o Te Whakaaro Nui, the National Centre of Mental Health Research, Information and Workforce Development, 2010.