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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450 works between 1997 and 2025
All (450) Journal Article (376) Other Outputs (4) Conference Publication (61) Book Chapter (9)

1 - 20 of 450 works

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, 1. 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

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, VV-2024. doi: 10.1891/vv-2024-0022

Gender-Specific Effects of Different Forms of Intimate Partner Violence on Mental Health and Substance Abuse

2025

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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, 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., Allegrini, Andrea ... Llonga, Natalia (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

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

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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

2025

Journal Article

Mental health among sexually and gender diverse adolescents in Indonesia and Vietnam: Results from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

Fine, Shoshanna L., Ramaiya, Astha, Li, Mengmeng, Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza, Wilopo, Siswanto Agus, Loi, Vu Manh, Vinh, Nguyen Duc, Wado, Yohannes Dibaba, Maravilla, Joemer C., Scott, James G., Erskine, Holly E. and Blum, Robert Wm (2025). Mental health among sexually and gender diverse adolescents in Indonesia and Vietnam: Results from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 19 (Supplement 1) 82, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s13034-025-00921-5

Mental health among sexually and gender diverse adolescents in Indonesia and Vietnam: Results from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

2025

Journal Article

Bullying victimisation and perpetration and the association with mental disorders among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Findings from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

Erskine, Holly E., Maravilla, Joemer C., Fine, Shoshanna L., Ramaiya, Astha, Li, Mengmeng, Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza, Wado, Yohannes Dibaba, Loi, Vu Manh, Whiteford, Harvey A., Lawrence, David, Thomas, Hannah J. and Scott, James G. (2025). Bullying victimisation and perpetration and the association with mental disorders among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Findings from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 19 (Supplement 1) 87, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s13034-025-00922-4

Bullying victimisation and perpetration and the association with mental disorders among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Findings from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

2025

Journal Article

Increasing knowledge on adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income countries: The National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

Scott, James G., Erskine, Holly E., Fine, Shoshanna L., Vinh, Nguyen Duc, Wilopo, Siswanto Agus, Kabiru, Caroline W. and Blum, Robert Wm. (2025). Increasing knowledge on adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income countries: The National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 19 (S1) 83, SUPPL1. doi: 10.1186/s13034-025-00920-6

Increasing knowledge on adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income countries: The National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

2025

Journal Article

The association between adverse childhood experiences and mental disorders among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Evidence from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

Wado, Yohannes Dibaba, Njeri, Anne, Odunga, Sally Atieno, Akuku, Isaiah, Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza, Fine, Shoshanna L., Ramaiya, Astha, Li, Mengmeng, Loi, Vu Manh, Maravilla, Joemer C., Scott, James G., Erskine, Holly E. and Kabiru, Caroline W. (2025). The association between adverse childhood experiences and mental disorders among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Evidence from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 19 (S1) 86, SUPPL1. doi: 10.1186/s13034-025-00919-z

The association between adverse childhood experiences and mental disorders among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Evidence from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

2025

Journal Article

Social support and mental health among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: A latent class analysis using the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

Maravilla, Joemer C., Fine, Shoshanna L., Ramaiya, Astha, Li, Mengmeng, Wado, Yohannes Dibaba, Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza, Odunga, Sally Atieno, Nguyen, Vinh Duc, Whiteford, Harvey A., Lawrence, David, Scott, James G. and Erskine, Holly E. (2025). Social support and mental health among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: A latent class analysis using the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 19 (S1) 85, SUPPL1. doi: 10.1186/s13034-025-00923-3

Social support and mental health among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: A latent class analysis using the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

2025

Journal Article

Beyond survey design: Lessons from conducting the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

Erskine, Holly E., Wado, Yohannes Dibaba, Loi, Vu Manh, Hoa, Dao Thi Khanh, Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza, Li, Mengmeng and Scott, James G. (2025). Beyond survey design: Lessons from conducting the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 19 (S1) 88, SUPPL1. doi: 10.1186/s13034-025-00925-1

Beyond survey design: Lessons from conducting the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys

2025

Journal Article

An effectiveness trial of an exercise physiologist service to improve quality of life in adults with severe mental illness: Protocol for the MOVEMENT Study

Chapman, Justin, Siskind, Dan, Yung, Alison, Lee, Yong Yi, Arnautovska, Urska, Scott, James, Burke, Kylie, Malacova, Eva, Korman, Nicole, Wyder, Marianne, Doohan, Meg, Keating, Shelley, Parker, Stephen, Walker, Max, Hu, Di, O'Brien, Jake, Lau, Geoffrey, Pratt, Gregory, Rosenbaum, Simon, Curtis, Jackie, Chatterton, Mary Lou, Simmons, Lisa and Wheeler, Amanda (2025). An effectiveness trial of an exercise physiologist service to improve quality of life in adults with severe mental illness: Protocol for the MOVEMENT Study. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Volume 21, 1399-1408. doi: 10.2147/ndt.s530837

An effectiveness trial of an exercise physiologist service to improve quality of life in adults with severe mental illness: Protocol for the MOVEMENT Study

2025

Journal Article

Disclosure of online child sexual victimisation: Findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

Mathews, Ben, Walsh, Kerryann, Finkelhor, David, Parvin, Kausar, Burton, Melanie, Nicholas, Mariesa, Napier, Sarah, Cubitt, Timothy, de Silva, Andrea, Higgins, Daryl, Scott, James G., Noll, Jennie and Flynn, Asher (2025). Disclosure of online child sexual victimisation: Findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 165 107493, 107493. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107493

Disclosure of online child sexual victimisation: Findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

2025

Journal Article

[Corrigendum] An effectiveness trial of an exercise physiologist service to improve quality of life in adults with severe mental illness: Protocol for the MOVEMENT Study 

Chapman, Justin, Siskind, Dan, Yung, Alison, Lee, Yong Yi, Arnautovska, Urska, Scott, James, Burke, Kylie, Malacova, Eva, Korman, Nicole, Wyder, Marianne, Doohan, Meg, Keating, Shelley, Parker, Stephen, Walker, Max, Hu, Di, O'Brien, Jake, Lau, Geoffrey, Pratt, Gregory, Rosenbaum, Simon, Curtis, Jackie, Chatterton, Mary Lou, Simmons, Lisa and Wheeler, Amanda (2025). [Corrigendum] An effectiveness trial of an exercise physiologist service to improve quality of life in adults with severe mental illness: Protocol for the MOVEMENT Study . Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 21 1507. doi: 10.2147/ndt.s555929

[Corrigendum] An effectiveness trial of an exercise physiologist service to improve quality of life in adults with severe mental illness: Protocol for the MOVEMENT Study 

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, 119603-388. 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

Peer and Sibling Bullying Victimization in Childhood: Prevalence in a National Australian Cohort Aged 16 Years and Older

Thomas, Hannah J., Mathews, Ben M., Green, Jennifer G., Haslam, Divna M., Healy, Karyn L., Pacella, Rosana, Higgins, Daryl J., Finkelhor, David, Malacova, Eva, Erskine, Holly E., Lawrence, David M., Meinck, Franziska and Scott, James G. (2025). Peer and Sibling Bullying Victimization in Childhood: Prevalence in a National Australian Cohort Aged 16 Years and Older. International Journal of Bullying Prevention 101862, 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s42380-025-00307-3

Peer and Sibling Bullying Victimization in Childhood: Prevalence in a National Australian Cohort Aged 16 Years and Older

2025

Journal Article

May we have your attention, please? Adult-onset attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Suetani, Shuichi, Parker, Stephen and Scott, James G. (2025). May we have your attention, please? Adult-onset attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 227 (1). doi: 10.1192/bjp.2025.129

May we have your attention, please? Adult-onset attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

2025

Journal Article

The prevalence of intimate partner violence in Australia: a national survey

Mathews, Ben, Hegarty, Kelsey L, MacMillan, Harriet L, Madzoska, Monica, Erskine, Holly E, Pacella, Rosana, Scott, James G, Thomas, Hannah, Meinck, Franziska, Higgins, Daryl, Lawrence, David M, Haslam, Divna, Roetman, Sara, Malacova, Eva and Cubitt, Timothy (2025). The prevalence of intimate partner violence in Australia: a national survey. Medical Journal of Australia, 222 (9), 440-448. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52660

The prevalence of intimate partner violence in Australia: a national survey

2025

Journal Article

Child maltreatment, mental health disorders, and health risk behaviors in people with diverse gender identities

Madzoska, Monica, Lawrence, David, Higgins, Daryl J., Haslam, Divna M., Mathews, Ben, Malacova, Eva, Dunne, Michael P., Erskine, Holly E., Pacella, Rosana, Meinck, Franziska, Thomas, Hannah J. and Scott, James G. (2025). Child maltreatment, mental health disorders, and health risk behaviors in people with diverse gender identities. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 40 (9-10), 2281-2306. doi: 10.1177/08862605241270077

Child maltreatment, mental health disorders, and health risk behaviors in people with diverse gender identities

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

    Developing a new tool for assessing concern level in threat assessment

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The role of non-clinical support services in improving functional outcomes among young adults with mental disorders in Australia: Evidence to inform mental health service planning

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Holly Erskine, Dr Sandra Diminic

  • 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

    Autoimmune Psychosis.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Leveraging pleiotropy in multivariate frameworks: Dissecting the genetic overlap between substance use, externalizing behaviour, and schizophrenia

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

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