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”.

Availability

Professor James Scott is:
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430 works between 1997 and 2025
All (430) Journal Article (355) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (62) Other Outputs (4)

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2023

Journal Article

The prevalence of child maltreatment in Australia: findings from a national survey

Mathews, Ben, Pacella, Rosana, Scott, James G., Finkelhor, David, Meinck, Franziska, Higgins, Daryl J., Erskine, Holly E., Thomas, Hannah J., Lawrence, David M., Haslam, Divna M., Malacova, Eva and Dunne, Michael P. (2023). The prevalence of child maltreatment in Australia: findings from a national survey. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (s6), S13-S18. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51873

The prevalence of child maltreatment in Australia: findings from a national survey

2023

Journal Article

The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS), a national survey of the prevalence of child maltreatment and its correlates: methodology

Haslam, Divna M., Lawrence, David M., Mathews, Ben, Higgins, Daryl J., Hunt, Anna, Scott, James G., Dunne, Michael P., Erskine, Holly E., Thomas, Hannah J., Finkelhor, David, Pacella, Rosana, Meinck, Franziska and Malacova, Eva (2023). The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS), a national survey of the prevalence of child maltreatment and its correlates: methodology. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (s6), S5-S12. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51869

The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS), a national survey of the prevalence of child maltreatment and its correlates: methodology

2023

Journal Article

The prevalence and nature of multi-type child maltreatment in Australia

Higgins, Daryl J., Mathews, Ben, Pacella, Rosana, Scott, James G., Finkelhor, David, Meinck, Franziska, Erskine, Holly E., Thomas, Hannah J., Lawrence, David M., Haslam, Divna M., Malacova, Eva and Dunne, Michael P. (2023). The prevalence and nature of multi-type child maltreatment in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (s6), S19-S25. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51868

The prevalence and nature of multi-type child maltreatment in Australia

2023

Journal Article

Child maltreatment and health service use: findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

Pacella, Rosana, Nation, Alexandra, Mathews, Ben, Scott, James G., Higgins, Daryl J., Haslam, Divna M., Dunne, Michael P., Finkelhor, David, Meinck, Franziska, Erskine, Holly E., Thomas, Hannah J., Malacova, Eva, Lawrence, David M. and Monks, Claire (2023). Child maltreatment and health service use: findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (s6), S40-S46. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51892

Child maltreatment and health service use: findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

2023

Journal Article

The association between child maltreatment and health risk behaviours and conditions throughout life in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

Lawrence, David M., Hunt, Anna, Mathews, Ben, Haslam, Divna M., Malacova, Eva, Dunne, Michael P., Erskine, Holly E., Higgins, Daryl J., Finkelhor, David, Pacella, Rosana, Meinck, Franziska, Thomas, Hannah J. and Scott, James G. (2023). The association between child maltreatment and health risk behaviours and conditions throughout life in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (s6), S34-S39. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51877

The association between child maltreatment and health risk behaviours and conditions throughout life in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

2023

Journal Article

The association between child maltreatment and mental disorders in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

Scott, James G., Malacova, Eva, Mathews, Ben, Haslam, Divna M., Pacella, Rosana, Higgins, Daryl J., Meinck, Franziska, Dunne, Michael P., Finkelhor, David, Erskine, Holly E., Lawrence, David M. and Thomas, Hannah J. (2023). The association between child maltreatment and mental disorders in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (s6), S26-S33. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51870

The association between child maltreatment and mental disorders in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

2023

Journal Article

A new era in child maltreatment prevention: call to action

Mathews, Ben, Thomas, Hannah J. and Scott, James G. (2023). A new era in child maltreatment prevention: call to action. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (s6), S47-S51. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51872

A new era in child maltreatment prevention: call to action

2023

Journal Article

Introducing the Australian Child Maltreatment Study: baseline evidence for a national public health challenge

Scott, James G and Mathews, Ben (2023). Introducing the Australian Child Maltreatment Study: baseline evidence for a national public health challenge. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (S6), S3-S4. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51867

Introducing the Australian Child Maltreatment Study: baseline evidence for a national public health challenge

2023

Journal Article

Comparing the impact of high versus low lockdown severity on the mental health of young people in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Meyer, Denny, Sumner, Philip J., Tan, Eric J., Neill, Erica, Hielscher, Emily, Blake, Julie A., Scott, James G., Phillipou, Andrea, Toh, Wei Lin, Van Rheenen, Tamsyn E. and Rossell, Susan L. (2023). Comparing the impact of high versus low lockdown severity on the mental health of young people in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatry Research, 322 115121, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115121

Comparing the impact of high versus low lockdown severity on the mental health of young people in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic

2023

Journal Article

Longitudinal changes in neural gain and its relationship to cognitive control trajectory in young adults with early psychosis

Burgher, Bjorn, Scott, James, Cocchi, Luca and Breakspear, Michael (2023). Longitudinal changes in neural gain and its relationship to cognitive control trajectory in young adults with early psychosis. Translational Psychiatry, 13 (1) 77, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02381-x

Longitudinal changes in neural gain and its relationship to cognitive control trajectory in young adults with early psychosis

2023

Journal Article

Cognitive control system gates insula processing of affective stimuli in early psychosis

Koussis, Nikitas C., Burgher, Bjorn, Jeganathan, Jayson, Scott, James G., Cocchi, Luca and Breakspear, Michael (2023). Cognitive control system gates insula processing of affective stimuli in early psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49 (4), 987-996. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbad010

Cognitive control system gates insula processing of affective stimuli in early psychosis

2023

Journal Article

Do tobacco and cannabis use and co-use predict lung function: a longitudinal study

Najman, Jake M., Bell, Scott, Williams, Gail M., Clavarino, Alexandra M., Scott, James G., McGee, Tara R. and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2023). Do tobacco and cannabis use and co-use predict lung function: a longitudinal study. Respiratory Medicine, 208 107124, 107124. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107124

Do tobacco and cannabis use and co-use predict lung function: a longitudinal study

2023

Journal Article

Adaptation and validation of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire-R2 for a national study of child maltreatment in Australia

Mathews, Ben, Meinck, Franziska, Erskine, Holly E., Tran, Nam, Lee, Ha, Kellard, Karen, Pacella, Rosana, Scott, James G., Finkelhor, David, Higgins, Daryl J., Thomas, Hannah J. and Haslam, Divna M. (2023). Adaptation and validation of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire-R2 for a national study of child maltreatment in Australia. Child Abuse and Neglect, 139 106093, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106093

Adaptation and validation of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire-R2 for a national study of child maltreatment in Australia

2023

Journal Article

Author Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Smoke and mirrors: Support from psychiatrists for nicotine e-cigarette availability in Australia’

McKeon, Gemma and Scott, James G. (2023). Author Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Smoke and mirrors: Support from psychiatrists for nicotine e-cigarette availability in Australia’. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (3), 000486742211444-458. doi: 10.1177/00048674221144423

Author Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Smoke and mirrors: Support from psychiatrists for nicotine e-cigarette availability in Australia’

2023

Journal Article

A systematic review of interventions in the early course of bipolar disorder I or II: a report of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Taskforce on early intervention

Ratheesh, A., Hett, D., Ramain, J., Wong, E., Berk, L., Conus, P., Fristad, M. A., Goldstein, T., Hillegers, M., Jauhar, S., Kessing, L. V., Miklowitz, D. J., Murray, G., Scott, J., Tohen, M., Yatham, L. N., Young, A. H., Berk, M. and Marwaha, S. (2023). A systematic review of interventions in the early course of bipolar disorder I or II: a report of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Taskforce on early intervention. International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 11 (1) 1, 1-24. doi: 10.1186/s40345-022-00275-3

A systematic review of interventions in the early course of bipolar disorder I or II: a report of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Taskforce on early intervention

2023

Journal Article

Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antibody testing in first-episode psychosis: universal or targeted testing

Cohn, Sarah L., Mohan, Adith, Lappin, Julia M., Curtis, Jackie and Scott, James G. (2023). Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antibody testing in first-episode psychosis: universal or targeted testing. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 35 (1), 98-101. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21080214

Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antibody testing in first-episode psychosis: universal or targeted testing

2023

Conference Publication

Weather2vec: Representation Learning for Causal Inference with Non-local Confounding in Air Pollution and Climate Studies

Tec, Mauricio, Scott, James G. and Zigler, Corwin M. (2023). Weather2vec: Representation Learning for Causal Inference with Non-local Confounding in Air Pollution and Climate Studies. 37th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) / 35th Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence / 13th Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Washington Dc, Feb 07-14, 2023. PALO ALTO: ASSOC ADVANCEMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Weather2vec: Representation Learning for Causal Inference with Non-local Confounding in Air Pollution and Climate Studies

2023

Conference Publication

Sub-optimal modulation of gain by the cognitive control system in young adults with early psychosis

Burgher, Bjorn, Koussis, Nikitas, Whybird, Genevieve, Scott, James, Cocchi, Luca and Breakspear, Michael (2023). Sub-optimal modulation of gain by the cognitive control system in young adults with early psychosis. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER.

Sub-optimal modulation of gain by the cognitive control system in young adults with early psychosis

2023

Journal Article

Effect of vitamin D supplementation on depression in older Australian adults

Rahman, Sabbir T., Waterhouse, Mary, Romero, Briony Duarte, Baxter, Catherine, English, Dallas R., Almeida, Osvaldo P., Berk, Michael, Ebeling, Peter R., Armstrong, Bruce K., McLeod, Donald S. A., Hartel, Gunter, O’Connell, Rachel L., Pham, Hai, Scott, James G., van der Pols, Jolieke C., Venn, Alison J., Webb, Penelope M., Whiteman, David C. and Neale, Rachel E. (2023). Effect of vitamin D supplementation on depression in older Australian adults. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 38 (1) e5847, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/gps.5847

Effect of vitamin D supplementation on depression in older Australian adults

2023

Conference Publication

Cognitive control system gates insula subregion processing of affective stimuli in early psychosis

Koussis, Nikitas, Burgher, Bjorn, Jeganathan, Jayson, Scott, James, Cocchi, Luca and Breakspear, Michael (2023). Cognitive control system gates insula subregion processing of affective stimuli in early psychosis. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER.

Cognitive control system gates insula subregion processing of affective stimuli in early psychosis

Current funding

  • 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

    Autoimmune Psychosis.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicola Warren

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Attachment in young adults: exploring predictors, correlates and outcomes in a multigenerational birth cohort study

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Hannah Thomas

  • 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

    Mental Health Services for young people with severe mental illness

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Holly Erskine, Dr Sandra Diminic

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Evaluating the impact of cannabis use frequency on schizophrenia liability

    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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