Professor James Scott
Professor

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”.

Availability

Professor James Scott is:
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436 works between 1997 and 2025
All (436) Journal Article (362) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (61) Other Outputs (4)

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2024

Journal Article

Attachment in Young Adults and Life Satisfaction at Age 30: A Birth Cohort Study

Blake, Julie A., Thomas, Hannah J., Pelecanos, Anita M., Najman, Jake M. and Scott, James G. (2024). Attachment in Young Adults and Life Satisfaction at Age 30: A Birth Cohort Study. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 19 (4), 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s11482-024-10297-x

Attachment in Young Adults and Life Satisfaction at Age 30: A Birth Cohort Study

2024

Journal Article

The effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacotherapy for psychosis in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A systematic review

Tanham, Maya, Chen, Renee, Warren, Nicola, Heussler, Helen and Scott, James G. (2024). The effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacotherapy for psychosis in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A systematic review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (5), 393-403. doi: 10.1177/00048674241233118

The effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacotherapy for psychosis in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A systematic review

2024

Journal Article

Replacing universal anti-neuronal antibody screening with clinical assessment and testing of high probability cases in psychotic disorders

Warren, Nicola, McKeon, Gemma and Scott, James G. (2024). Replacing universal anti-neuronal antibody screening with clinical assessment and testing of high probability cases in psychotic disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (6), 453-456. doi: 10.1177/00048674241249575

Replacing universal anti-neuronal antibody screening with clinical assessment and testing of high probability cases in psychotic disorders

2024

Journal Article

Prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Viet Nam measured by the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS): a multi-national cross-sectional study

Erskine, Holly E., Maravilla, Joemer C., Wado, Yohannes Dibaba, Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza, Loi, Vu Manh, Fine, Shoshanna L., Li, Mengmeng, Ramaiya, Astha, Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Odunga, Sally Atieno, Njeri, Anne, Setyawan, Althaf, Astrini, Yufan Putri, Rachmawati, Rizka, Hoa, Dao Thi Khanh, Wallis, Krystina, McGrath, Cartiah, Shadid, Jamileh, Enright, Meaghan E., Blondell, Sarah J., Lawrence, David, Fisher, Prudence W., Whiteford, Harvey A., Vinh, Nguyen Duc, Wilopo, Siswanto Agus, Kabiru, Caroline W., Blum, Robert Wm and Scott, James G. (2024). Prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Viet Nam measured by the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS): a multi-national cross-sectional study. The Lancet, 403 (10437), 1671-1680. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02641-7

Prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Viet Nam measured by the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS): a multi-national cross-sectional study

2024

Journal Article

Have you been paying attention?: Adult-onset attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Suetani, Shuichi, Kallapiran, Kannan and Scott, James G (2024). Have you been paying attention?: Adult-onset attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (5), 385-386. doi: 10.1177/00048674241240591

Have you been paying attention?: Adult-onset attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

2024

Journal Article

A cohort profile of children and adolescents who had a suicide‐related contact with police or paramedics in Queensland (Australia)

Wittenhagen, Lisa, Hielscher, Emily, Meurk, Carla S., Scott, James G., Steele, Megan L., Bosley, Emma, Watson, Shelby and Heffernan, Ed (2024). A cohort profile of children and adolescents who had a suicide‐related contact with police or paramedics in Queensland (Australia). Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (4), 520-526. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14392

A cohort profile of children and adolescents who had a suicide‐related contact with police or paramedics in Queensland (Australia)

2024

Journal Article

Inconsistencies within the proposed framework for stabilizing fungal nomenclature risk further confusion

Kidd, Sarah E., Hagen, Ferry, Halliday, Catriona L., Abdolrasouli, Alireza, Boekhout, Teun, Crous, Pedro W., Ellis, David H., Elvy, Juliet, Forrest, Graeme N., Groenewald, Marizeth, Hahn, Rosane C., Houbraken, Jos, Rodrigues, Anderson M., Scott, James, Sorrell, Tania C., Summerbell, Richard C., Tsui, Clement K. M., Yurkov, Andrey and Chen, Sharon C. -A. (2024). Inconsistencies within the proposed framework for stabilizing fungal nomenclature risk further confusion. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 62 (4). doi: 10.1128/jcm.01570-23

Inconsistencies within the proposed framework for stabilizing fungal nomenclature risk further confusion

2024

Journal Article

Peripheral voices: women in international trade scholarship

Muzaka, Valbona and Scott, James (2024). Peripheral voices: women in international trade scholarship. International Affairs, 100 (2), 825-838. doi: 10.1093/ia/iiae011

Peripheral voices: women in international trade scholarship

2024

Journal Article

Identifying delays in healthcare seeking and provision: The Three Delays-in-Healthcare and mortality among infants and children aged 1–59 months

Gomez, Elisa Garcia, Igunza, Kitiezo Aggrey, Madewell, Zachary J., Akelo, Victor, Onyango, Dickens, Arifeen, Shams El, Gurley, Emily S., Hossain, Mohammad Zahid, Chowdhury, Md Atique Iqbal, Islam, Kazi Munisul, Assefa, Nega, Scott, J.G. Anthony, Madrid, Lola, Tilahun, Yenenesh, Orlien, Stian, Kotloff, Karen L., Tapia, Milagritos D., Keita, Adama Mamby, Mehta, Ashka, Magaço, Amilcar, Torres-Fernandez, David, Nhacolo, Ariel, Bassat, Quique, Mandomando, Inácio, Ogbuanu, Ikechukwu, Cain, Carrie Jo, Luke, Ronita, Kamara, Sorie I.B., Legesse, Hailemariam ... Rees, Chris A. (2024). Identifying delays in healthcare seeking and provision: The Three Delays-in-Healthcare and mortality among infants and children aged 1–59 months. PLOS Global Public Health, 4 (2) e0002494, e0002494-2. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002494

Identifying delays in healthcare seeking and provision: The Three Delays-in-Healthcare and mortality among infants and children aged 1–59 months

2024

Journal Article

Gender differences in cardiovascular disease risk: adolescence to young adulthood

Najman, Jake M., Kisely, Steve, Scott, James G., Ushula, Tolassa W., Williams, Gail M., Clavarino, Alexandra M., McGee, Tara R., Mamun, Abdullah A. and Wang, William Y. S. (2024). Gender differences in cardiovascular disease risk: adolescence to young adulthood. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 34 (1), 98-106. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2023.09.024

Gender differences in cardiovascular disease risk: adolescence to young adulthood

2024

Journal Article

Child sexual abuse by different classes and types of perpetrator: Prevalence and trends from an Australian national survey

Mathews, Ben, Finkelhor, David, Pacella, Rosana, Scott, James G., Higgins, Daryl J., Meinck, Franziska, Erskine, Holly E., Thomas, Hannah J., Lawrence, David, Malacova, Eva, Haslam, Divna M. and Collin-Vézina, Delphine (2024). Child sexual abuse by different classes and types of perpetrator: Prevalence and trends from an Australian national survey. Child Abuse and Neglect, 147 106562, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106562

Child sexual abuse by different classes and types of perpetrator: Prevalence and trends from an Australian national survey

2024

Book Chapter

Social-ecological perspectives and their influence on climate distress in young people

Crandon, Tara, Thomas, Hannah and Scott, James (2024). Social-ecological perspectives and their influence on climate distress in young people. Climate change and youth mental health: multiple disciplines respond. (pp. 287-308) edited by Elizabeth Haase and Kelsey Hudson. New York, NY, United States: Cambridge University Pres. doi: 10.1017/9781009252904.017

Social-ecological perspectives and their influence on climate distress in young people

2023

Journal Article

Child maltreatment and criminal justice system involvement in Australia: Findings from a national survey

Mathews, Ben, Papalia, Nina, Napier, Sarah, Malacova, Eva, Lawrence, David, Higgins, Daryl, Thomas, Hannah, Erskine, Holly, Meinck, Franziska, Haslam, Divna, Scott, James, Finkelhor, David and Pacella, Rosana (2023). Child maltreatment and criminal justice system involvement in Australia: Findings from a national survey. Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice (681), 1-21. doi: 10.52922/ti77215

Child maltreatment and criminal justice system involvement in Australia: Findings from a national survey

2023

Journal Article

The Kessler psychological distress scale in Australian adolescents: analysis of the second Australian child and adolescent survey of mental health and wellbeing

Blake, Julie A., Farugia, Taya L., Andrew, Brooke, Malacova, Eva, Lawrence, David, Thomas, Hannah J. and Scott, James G. (2023). The Kessler psychological distress scale in Australian adolescents: analysis of the second Australian child and adolescent survey of mental health and wellbeing. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (4), 48674231216601-354. doi: 10.1177/00048674231216601

The Kessler psychological distress scale in Australian adolescents: analysis of the second Australian child and adolescent survey of mental health and wellbeing

2023

Journal Article

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and psychotic disorders: a systematic review

Gandar, Christopher, Scott, James G. and Warren, Nicola (2023). Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and psychotic disorders: a systematic review. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 25 (2), 151-159. doi: 10.1080/15622975.2023.2290563

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and psychotic disorders: a systematic review

2023

Journal Article

Mental health problems associated with idiopathic anaphylaxis

Gardner, Logan S., Tan, Zihao, Brown, David, Gillis, David, Scott, James G. and Prentice, Roger (2023). Mental health problems associated with idiopathic anaphylaxis. Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, 19 (1) 84, 84. doi: 10.1186/s13223-023-00824-0

Mental health problems associated with idiopathic anaphylaxis

2023

Journal Article

Our Ways, Your Ways, Both Ways – a multi-disciplinary collaboration to develop, embed and evaluate a model of social and emotional wellbeing care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who experience detention – Phase 1

Dale, Penny R., Meurk, Carla, Williams, Megan, Watson, Marshall, Steele, Megan L., Wittenhagen, Lisa, Harden, Scott, Stathis, Stephen, Scott, James G., Kinner, Stuart and Heffernan, Ed (2023). Our Ways, Your Ways, Both Ways – a multi-disciplinary collaboration to develop, embed and evaluate a model of social and emotional wellbeing care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who experience detention – Phase 1. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14 1207103, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1207103

Our Ways, Your Ways, Both Ways – a multi-disciplinary collaboration to develop, embed and evaluate a model of social and emotional wellbeing care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who experience detention – Phase 1

2023

Journal Article

Sense of purpose interventions for depression and anxiety in youth: a scoping review and cross-cultural youth consultation

Hielscher, Emily, Blake, Julie, Chang, Ivan, Crandon, Tara, McGrath, Martina and Scott, James G. (2023). Sense of purpose interventions for depression and anxiety in youth: a scoping review and cross-cultural youth consultation. Journal of Affective Disorders, 339 (J. Posit. Psychol. 15 2020), 887-932. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.022

Sense of purpose interventions for depression and anxiety in youth: a scoping review and cross-cultural youth consultation

2023

Journal Article

Intervention targets for reducing mortality between mid-adolescence and mid-adulthood: a protocol for a machine-learning facilitated systematic umbrella review

Kerr, Jessica A., Gillespie, Alanna N., O'Connor, Meredith, Deane, Camille, Borschmann, Rohan, Dashti, S. Ghazaleh, Spry, Elizabeth A., Heerde, Jessica A., Möller, Holger, Ivers, Rebecca, Boden, Joseph M., Scott, James G., Bucks, Romola S., Glauert, Rebecca, Kinner, Stuart A., Olsson, Craig A. and Patton, George C. (2023). Intervention targets for reducing mortality between mid-adolescence and mid-adulthood: a protocol for a machine-learning facilitated systematic umbrella review. BMJ Open, 13 (10) e068733, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068733

Intervention targets for reducing mortality between mid-adolescence and mid-adulthood: a protocol for a machine-learning facilitated systematic umbrella review

2023

Journal Article

Reversal learning in those with early psychosis features contingency-dependent changes in loss response and learning

Baker, Andrea, Suetani, Shuichi, Cosgrove, Peter, Siskind, Dan, Murray, Graham K., Scott, James G. and Kesby, James P. (2023). Reversal learning in those with early psychosis features contingency-dependent changes in loss response and learning. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 28 (5), 342-360. doi: 10.1080/13546805.2023.2259019

Reversal learning in those with early psychosis features contingency-dependent changes in loss response and learning

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 - 2025
    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:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

    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

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

    Associate Advisor

  • 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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