Professor James Scott
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James Scott

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Background

James leads the Child and Youth Research Group at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research and the Youth Mental Health Research Group at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research. He also practices clinically as a Child and Youth Psychiatrist with the Metro North Mental Health Service, where he is the Director of the Early Psychosis Service. James is the recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Practitioner Fellowship (2016-2020), awarded for his research into prevention and intervention strategies to improve the mental health of adolescents.

James has established a programme of research developing preventative strategies and cost-effective real-world interventions for mental illness in children and youth. His research incorporates studies in epidemiology, clinical trials, bullying and psychiatric neuro-immunology. He is the elected chair of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Section for Youth Mental Health and an editor of the Journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. In 2018, he was awarded the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists’ Senior Research Award, conferred on the “Fellow who has made the most significant contribution to psychiatric research in Australia and New Zealand over the preceding five years”.

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463 works between 1997 and 2026
All (463) Journal Article (388) Other Outputs (4) Conference Publication (61) Book Chapter (10)

1 - 20 of 463 works

2026

Journal Article

Early risk factors for metabolic dysfunction in young people with major mood disorders: Longitudinal path analysis of a prospective birth cohort using structural equation modelling

McKenna, S., Varidel, M., Shin, M., Carpenter, J. S., Tonini, E., Crouse, J. J., Scott, E. M., Mamun, A., Scott, J. G., Najman, J. and Hickie, I. B. (2026). Early risk factors for metabolic dysfunction in young people with major mood disorders: Longitudinal path analysis of a prospective birth cohort using structural equation modelling. Journal of Affective Disorders, 403 121031, 121031. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.121031

Early risk factors for metabolic dysfunction in young people with major mood disorders: Longitudinal path analysis of a prospective birth cohort using structural equation modelling

2026

Journal Article

Online child sexual victimization and associated health risk behaviours and mental disorders: findings from a national survey in Australia

Mathews, Ben, Parvin, Kausar, Walsh, Kerryann, Finkelhor, David, Higgins, Daryl, Scott, James G., Napier, Sarah, Burton, Melanie, Nicholas, Mariesa, Noll, Jennie, Flynn, Asher and de Silva, Andrea (2026). Online child sexual victimization and associated health risk behaviours and mental disorders: findings from a national survey in Australia. SSM Mental Health, 9 100581, 100581. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100581

Online child sexual victimization and associated health risk behaviours and mental disorders: findings from a national survey in Australia

2026

Journal Article

Are Mental Health Symptoms of Parents of Young People Accessing Treatment for Eating Disorders Associated With Accommodating and Enabling Behaviours?

Wilson, Daniel, Mendes, Renata A., Loxton, Natalie J., Scott, James G., Leering, Lieve, Krishnamorthy, Govind and White, Jacinda (2026). Are Mental Health Symptoms of Parents of Young People Accessing Treatment for Eating Disorders Associated With Accommodating and Enabling Behaviours?. European Eating Disorders Review erv.70097. doi: 10.1002/erv.70097

Are Mental Health Symptoms of Parents of Young People Accessing Treatment for Eating Disorders Associated With Accommodating and Enabling Behaviours?

2026

Journal Article

Childhood experiences of domestic violence and health service utilisation

Blake, Julie A., Thomas, Hannah J., Lawrence, David M., Haslam, Divna M., Higgins, Daryl J., Malacova, Eva, Erskine, Holly E., Pacella, Rosana, Meinck, Franziska and Scott, James G. (2026). Childhood experiences of domestic violence and health service utilisation. Child Abuse and Neglect, 173 107893, 107893-173. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107893

Childhood experiences of domestic violence and health service utilisation

2026

Journal Article

Pharmacological management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults

Suetani, Shuichi, Hull, Jaimie and Scott, James G (2026). Pharmacological management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults. Australian Prescriber, 49 (1), 10-15. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2026.002

Pharmacological management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults

2026

Journal Article

Perpetrators of the Criminal Victimisation of Children: A Longitudinal Study

Najman, Jake, Williams, Gail M., Clavarino, Alexandra M., Scott, James G. and McGee, Tara R. (2026). Perpetrators of the Criminal Victimisation of Children: A Longitudinal Study. Social Sciences, 15 (2) 98, 98-2. doi: 10.3390/socsci15020098

Perpetrators of the Criminal Victimisation of Children: A Longitudinal Study

2026

Journal Article

Mental health of Ukrainian adolescents after Russian invasions

Sourander, Andre, Silwal, Sanju, Westerlund, Minja, Hodes, Matthew, Heinonen, Emmi, Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Susanna, Yaschchyshyna, Yuliia, Putyatin, Gennadiy, Scott, James, Skokauskas, Norbert and Osokina, Olga (2026). Mental health of Ukrainian adolescents after Russian invasions. JAMA Pediatrics, 180 (2), 187-193. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.5094

Mental health of Ukrainian adolescents after Russian invasions

2026

Journal Article

Impact of child maltreatment on the costs of health service use and productivity loss: Findings from the Australian child maltreatment study

Le, Dai Quy, Le, Long Khanh-Dao, Yap, Marie Bee Hui, Haslam, Divna M., Higgins, Daryl J., Malacova, Eva, Scott, James G., Lawrence, David, Mathews, Ben and Mihalopoulos, Cathrine (2026). Impact of child maltreatment on the costs of health service use and productivity loss: Findings from the Australian child maltreatment study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 171 107818, 107818. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107818

Impact of child maltreatment on the costs of health service use and productivity loss: Findings from the Australian child maltreatment study

2026

Journal Article

Clinical criteria to guide anti-neuronal antibody testing for people with early and persistent psychosis attending mental health services

McKeon, Gemma, Baker, Andrea, Blum, Stefan, Gillis, David, Prain, Kerri, Greer, Judith M., Bruxner, George, Benros, Michael E., Hatherill, Sean, Suetani, Shuichi, Siskind, Dan, Murphy, Kate, Joshi, Hitesh, Curtis, Jackie, O’Donoghue, Brian, Macmillan, Iain, Malacova, Eva, Pelecanos, Anita, Waters, Patrick, Lennox, Belinda, Warren, Nicola and Scott, James G. (2026). Clinical criteria to guide anti-neuronal antibody testing for people with early and persistent psychosis attending mental health services. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 6 (1) 100612, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100612

Clinical criteria to guide anti-neuronal antibody testing for people with early and persistent psychosis attending mental health services

2025

Journal Article

Association between childhood maltreatment and adult intimate partner violence victimisation: findings from a national survey in Australia

Mathews, Ben, Do, Huyen P., Lawrence, David M., Madzoska, Monica, Higgins, Daryl J., Scott, James G., Cubitt, Timothy I. C. and Napier, Sarah (2025). Association between childhood maltreatment and adult intimate partner violence victimisation: findings from a national survey in Australia. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 08862605251398466. doi: 10.1177/08862605251398466

Association between childhood maltreatment and adult intimate partner violence victimisation: findings from a national survey in Australia

2025

Journal Article

Experiences of domestic violence and other adversities in Australian children

Blake, Julie A., Thomas, Hannah J., Mathews, Ben, Lawrence, David M., Haslam, Divna M., Higgins, Daryl J., Malacova, Eva, Erskine, Holly E. and Scott, James G. (2025). Experiences of domestic violence and other adversities in Australian children. Journal of Family Violence, 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10896-025-00999-7

Experiences of domestic violence and other adversities in Australian children

2025

Journal Article

Life events in pregnancy, early childhood, adolescence and adulthood predicting adult mental illness: a 40-year prospective study

Najman, Jake, Williams, Gail M., Clavarino, Alexandra M., McGee, Tara R., King, Leisa and Scott, James G. (2025). Life events in pregnancy, early childhood, adolescence and adulthood predicting adult mental illness: a 40-year prospective study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 388 119603, 119603. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119603

Life events in pregnancy, early childhood, adolescence and adulthood predicting adult mental illness: a 40-year prospective study

2025

Journal Article

The impact of child maltreatment and adverse childhood experiences on problematic alcohol use in a nationally representative survey of youth

Rattambige, Dhatsayini, Higgins, Daryl J., Whittle, Sarah, Cole, Michael H., Mathews, Ben, Scott, James G., Erskine, Holly, Meinck, Franziska, Pacella, Rosana, Lawrence, David and Haslam, Divna M. (2025). The impact of child maltreatment and adverse childhood experiences on problematic alcohol use in a nationally representative survey of youth. Child Maltreatment 10775595251387118. doi: 10.1177/10775595251387118

The impact of child maltreatment and adverse childhood experiences on problematic alcohol use in a nationally representative survey of youth

2025

Journal Article

Gender-specific effects of different forms of intimate partner violence on mental health and substance abuse

Najman, Jake, Clavarino, Alexandra M., King, Leisa, Scott, James G. and Williams, Gail M. (2025). Gender-specific effects of different forms of intimate partner violence on mental health and substance abuse. Violence and Victims. doi: 10.1891/vv-2024-0022

Gender-specific effects of different forms of intimate partner violence on mental health and substance abuse

2025

Journal Article

Publisher Correction: Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes

van der Laan, Camiel M., Ip, Hill F., Schipper, Marijn, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, St Pourcain, Beate, Zayats, Tetyana, Pool, René, Krapohl, Eva M. L., Brikell, Isabell, Soler Artigas, María, Cabana-Domínguez, Judit, Llonga, Natalia, Nolte, Ilja M., Bolhuis, Koen, Palviainen, Teemu, Zafarmand, Hadi, Gordon, Scott, Aliev, Fazil, Burt, S. Alexandra, Wang, Carol A., Saunders, Gretchen, Karhunen, Ville, Adkins, Daniel E., Border, Richard, Peterson, Roseann E., Prinz, Joseph A., Thiering, Elisabeth, Vilor-Tejedor, Natàlia, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S. ... Boomsma, Dorret I. (2025). Publisher Correction: Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes. Nature Genetics, 57 (10), 1-1. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02383-z

Publisher Correction: Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes

2025

Journal Article

Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes

van der Laan, Camiel M., Ip, Hill F., Schipper, Marijn, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, St Pourcain, Beate, Zayats, Tetyana, Pool, René, Krapohl, Eva M. L., Brikell, Isabell, Soler Artigas, María, Cabana-Domínguez, Judit, Llonga, Natalia, Nolte, Ilja M., Bolhuis, Koen, Palviainen, Teemu, Zafarmand, Hadi, Gordon, Scott, Aliev, Fazil, Burt, S. Alexandra, Wang, Carol A., Saunders, Gretchen, Karhunen, Ville, Adkins, Daniel E., Border, Richard, Peterson, Roseann E., Prinz, Joseph A., Thiering, Elisabeth, Vilor-Tejedor, Natàlia, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S. ... Boomsma, Dorret I. (2025). Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes. Nature Genetics, 57 (10), 2427-2435. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02295-y

Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes

2025

Journal Article

Childhood experiences of domestic violence and its association with mental disorders and health risk behaviours

Blake, Julie A., Thomas, Hannah J., Mathews, Ben, Lawrence, David M., Haslam, Divna M., Higgins, Daryl J., Malacova, Eva, Erskine, Holly E. and Scott, James G. (2025). Childhood experiences of domestic violence and its association with mental disorders and health risk behaviours. British Journal of Psychiatry, 1-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2025.10362

Childhood experiences of domestic violence and its association with mental disorders and health risk behaviours

2025

Journal Article

Implementing routine sexual and reproductive health screening into an Australian child and youth mental health service: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Blake, Julie A., Debattista, Joseph, Andersen, Isabella, Rao, Shuohui, Hart, Emma, Gorden, Nicole, Harden, Scott, Shanmugam, Meenakshi S., Molan, Mia, Pitt, Dallas, Krishnan, Nidhi, Kallapiran, Kannan and Scott, James G. (2025). Implementing routine sexual and reproductive health screening into an Australian child and youth mental health service: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 26 (1) 296. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-09019-x

Implementing routine sexual and reproductive health screening into an Australian child and youth mental health service: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

2025

Journal Article

Dimensions of child maltreatment in Australians with a history of out-of-home care

Harris, Lottie G., Higgins, Daryl J., Willis, Megan L., Lawrence, David, Meinck, Franziska, Thomas, Hannah J., Malacova, Eva, Scott, James G., Pacella, Rosana and Haslam, Divna M. (2025). Dimensions of child maltreatment in Australians with a history of out-of-home care. Child Maltreatment, 30 (3), 525-539. doi: 10.1177/10775595241297944

Dimensions of child maltreatment in Australians with a history of out-of-home care

2025

Journal Article

Mental health service use among adolescents in three low- and middle-income countries: An analysis of the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza, Astrini, Yufan Putri, Setyawan, Althaf, Fine, Shoshanna L., Ramaiya, Astha, Li, Mengmeng, Wado, Yohannes D., Loi, Vu Manh, Maravilla, Joemer C., Scott, James G., Wilopo, Siswanto Agus and Erskine, Holly E. (2025). Mental health service use among adolescents in three low- and middle-income countries: An analysis of the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 19 (Supplement 1) 84, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s13034-025-00924-2

Mental health service use among adolescents in three low- and middle-income countries: An analysis of the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2029
    Pharmacogenetics to improve drug tolerability in child psychiatry
    NHMRC MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Services for a National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing Study
    Curtin University
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2026
    Watch Me Grow: Changing practice to improve Universal Child Health and Developmental Surveillance in the primary care setting (NHMRC Partnership Project administered by University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Australian Child Maltreatment Study (National Office for Child Safety grant led by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Identifying and treating patients with psychosis who are positive to anti-neuronal antibodies
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    The first national study of child maltreatment in Australia: prevalence, health outcomes, and burden of disease (NHMRC Project Grant led by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2023
    Nationally-representative population surveys of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam
    The University of Queensland in America, Inc
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Mental Health and Neuroscience Theme
    Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners - Metro South
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Anti-neuronal antibodies in patients with treatment refractory psychotic disorders
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Determining the best outcome measures for assessing cost-effectiveness of interventions for childhood mental disorders (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Deakin University)
    Deakin University
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Prevention and Management of Youth Mental Illness
    NHMRC Practitioner Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    Can we predict who will develop major mental disorders? A long-term study of adolescent twins (NHMRC Project Grant administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2018
    N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Research
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    The outcomes of adolescents and young adults who experience hallucinations: A birth cohort study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    The Bryan Youth Mental Health PhD Scholarship
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2018
    Youth Mental Health Schizophrenia Initiative
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    A longitudinal study of autism, development and parenting in preterm infants (< 29 weeks) from 2 to 4 years
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant

Availability

Professor James Scott is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Autoimmune Psychosis.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicola Warren

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing a new tool for assessing concern level in threat assessment

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Resilience in children exposed to trauma and adversity.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Vanessa Cobham

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Barriers to the optimal assessment, diagnosis and management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia in Australian children and adolescents.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Stephen Parker, Associate Professor Nicola Warren

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The impact of Cannabidiol on symptom management for children and adolescents with autism Spectrum Disorder

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Honey Heussler

Completed supervision

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