Professor James Scott

• Child and Youth Mental Health
• Early Psychosis
• Public Health
• Clinical Trials

2019        Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (Qld Branch) – Excellence in Teaching and Supervision Award

2018        Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Senior Research Award

2016        The University of Melbourne Beattie Smith Oration

2016        Metro North Health Service Research Excellence Award “Promoting Healthy Minds and Bodies”

2015        Best Clinical, Education or Health Services Oral Presentation 24th Annual RBWH Health Care Symposium.

2015        National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Practitioner Fellowship.

Publications

ORCID ID 0000-0002-0744-0688

1.       Biswas, T., Scott, J.G., Munir, K., Thomas, H. J., Huda, M. M., Hasan, M. M., . . . Mamun, A. (2020). Global variation in the prevalence of bullying victimisation amongst adolescents: Role of peer and parental supports. EClinicalMedicine(February 17).

2.       DeVylder, J., Waldman, K., Hielscher, E., Scott, J., & Oh, H. (2020). Psychotic experiences and suicidal behavior: testing the influence of psycho-socioenvironmental factors. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. doi:10.1007/s00127-020-01841-9

3.       Mamun, A. A., Scott, J., Najman, J. M., Williams, G. M., Alati, R., & Fatima, Y. (2020). Generational changes in young adults’ sleep duration: A prospective analysis of mother-offspring dyads. Sleep Health. doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2019.12.007

4.       Meque, I., Betts, K. S., Salom, C. L., Scott, J.G., Clavarino, A., Mamun, A., . . . Alati, R. (2020). Social Drinking Contexts and Their Influence on Problematic Drinking at Age 30. Subst Use Misuse, 55(2), 188-199. doi:10.1080/10826084.2019.1660679

5.       Najman, J. M., Middeldorp, C., Williams, G. M., Scott, J.G., McGee, T., Bor, W.,  Clavarino A. M.  and A. Mamun (2020). “Illicit drug use by mothers and their daughters in Australia: A comparison of two generations.” Addict Behav 106: 106321. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106321

6.       Ashton MM, Dean OM, Walker AJ, Bortolasci CC, Ng CH, Hopwood M, Harvey BH, Moller M, McGrath JJ, Marx W, Turner A, Dodd S, Scott JG, Khoo JP, Walder K, Sarris J, Berk M. (2019). The Therapeutic Potential of Mangosteen Pericarp as an Adjunctive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia. Front Psychiatry, 10, 115.

7.       Cobham, V. E., Hickling, A., Kimball, H., Thomas, H. J., Scott, J.G., & Middeldorp, C. M. (2019). Systematic Review: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Medical Conditions. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2019.10.010

8.       Connell, M., Scott, J.G., McGrath, J. J., Waters, F., Laroi, F., Alati, R.,Najman, J. and Betts, K. (2019). A comparison of hallucinatory experiences and their appraisals in those with and without mental illness. Psychiatry Res, 274, 294-300. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2019.01.079

9.       Dachew, B. A., Scott, J.G., Mamun, A., & Alati, R. (2019). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of anxiety disorders in adolescence: Findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. J Psychiatr Res, 110, 159-165. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.01.001

10.   Dachew, B. A., Scott, J.G., Mamun, A., & Alati, R. (2019). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and emotional and behavioural problems in children: a longitudinal population-based study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. doi:10.1007/s00787-019-01443-0

11.   Dachew, B. A., Scott, J. G.  K. Betts, A. Mamun and R. Alati (2019). “Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of offspring depression in childhood: Findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.” Dev Psychopathol: 1-7. doi:10.1017/S0954579419000944

12.   Dachew, B. A., Scott, J.G., Mamun, A., & Alati, R. (2019). Pre-eclampsia and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring: Findings from the ALSPAC birth cohort study. Psychiatry Res, 272, 392-397. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.123

13.   Fairbrother, F., Petzl, N., Scott, J.G. Kisely, S. (2019) Lithium therapy can cause hyperthyroidism as well as hypothyroidism: a systematic review of an under-recognised association Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 4867419833171. doi:10.1177/0004867419833171 (EPub ahead of print)

14.   Fetene DM, Betts KS, Scott JG, Alati R. Maternal prenatal thyroid function and trajectories of offspring emotional and behavioural problems: findings from the ALSPAC cohort. European child & adolescent psychiatry 2019.

15.   GBD 2017 Child and Adolescent Health Collaborators: Reiner RC, Jr., Olsen HE, Erskine HE, Ferrari AJ,  Scott J.G., Naghavi M, Vos T, Murray CJL, Kassebaum NJ. (2019) Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors in Child and Adolescent Health, 1990 to 2017: Findings From the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2017 Study. JAMA Pediatrics. 2019:e190337.

16.   Henry, J. D., Moore, P., Terrett, G., Rendell, P. G. & Scott, J.G. (2019). A comparison of different types of prospective memory reminders in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. (EPub ahead of print)

17.   Hielscher, E., DeVylder, J., Connell, M., Hasking, P., Martin, G., & Scott, J.G. (2019). Investigating the role of hallucinatory experiences in the transition from suicidal thoughts to attempts. Acta Psychiatr Scand. doi:10.1111/acps.13128

18.   Hielscher, E., Whitford, T. J., Scott, J.G., & Zopf, R. (2019). When the body is the target – Representations of one’s own body and bodily sensations in self-harm: A systematic review: Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 101, 85-112.

19.   Hielscher, E., Connell, M., Lawrence, D., Zubrick, S. R., Hafekost, J., & Scott, J.G. (2019) Association between psychotic experiences and non-accidental self-injury: Results from a nationally representative survey of adolescents Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 54(3): 321-330.

20.   Jadambaa A, Thomas HJ, Scott JG, Graves N, Brain D, Pacella R. Prevalence of traditional bullying and cyberbullying among children and adolescents in Australia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2019; 53(9): 878-88.

21.     Jadambaa, A., Thomas, H. J., Scott, J.G., Graves, N., Brain, D., & Pacella, R. (2019). The contribution of bullying victimisation to the burden of anxiety and depressive disorders in Australia. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci, 29, e54. doi:10.1017/S2045796019000489

22.     Lim C, Baker A, Saha S, Foley S, Gordon A, Ward D, Burgher B, Dark F, Beckmann M, Stathis S, Bruxner G, Ryan A, Richardson D, Hatherill S, Berk M, Dean O, McGrath J, Scott J.  (2019) Protocol update and statistical analysis plan for CADENCE-BZ: a randomized clinical trial to assess the efficacy of sodium benzoate as an adjunctive treatment in early psychosis. Trials, 20:203

23.     Maijer, K., Hayward, M., Fernyhough, C., Calkins, M., Debbane, M., Jardri, R., Kelleher, I., Raballo, A., Rammou, A., Scott, J., Shinn, A., Steenhuis, L., Wolf, D., Bartels-Velthuis, A. (2019) Hallucinations in Children and Adolescents: An Updated Review and Practical Recommendations for Clinicians Schizophr Bull, 45(Supplement 1), S5-s23. doi:10.1093/schbul/sby119

24.     Middeldorp, C.M., Felix, J.F., Mahajan, A. et al., (2019) The Early Growth Genetics (EGG) and EArly Genetics and Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) consortia: design, results and future prospects. European J Epidemiol, 34:279-300.

25.     O’Callaghan, F., O’Callaghan, M., Scott, J.G., Najman, J., & Al Mamun, A. (2019). Effect of maternal smoking in pregnancy and childhood on child and adolescent sleep outcomes to 21 years: a birth cohort study. BMC Pediatr, 19(1), 70. doi:10.1186/s12887-019-1439-1

26.     Parker, S., Darabian, K., Emeleus, M., Scott, J.G. & Cutbush, J. 2019. Should trainees work prospectively towards achieving a Scholarly Project exemption by publication? Australas Psychiatry, 27, 313-314.

27.     Plana-Ripoll, O., Pedersen, C. B., Holtz, Y., Benros, M. E., Dalsgaard, S., de Jonge, P., Scott, J… McGrath, J. J. (2019). Exploring Comorbidity Within Mental Disorders Among a Danish National Population. JAMA Psychiatry, 76(3), 259-270 doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.3658

28.     Plana-Ripoll, O., Pedersen, C. B., Aberbo, E., Holtz, Y, … Scott, J.G., McGrath, J.J.. & LAURSEN, T. M. (2019). A comprehensive analysis of mortality-related health metrics associated with mental disorders: a nationwide, register-based cohort study. Lancet 394(10211):1827-1835.

29.     Reiner RC, Jr., Olsen HE, Ikeda CT, Echko MM, Ballestreros KE, Manguerra H, Martopullo I, Millear A, Shields C, Smith A, Strub B, … Scott J.G, … Kyu HH, Naghavi M, Vos T, Murray CJL, Kassebaum NJ. (2019) Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors in Child and Adolescent Health, 1990 to 2017: Findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2017 Study. JAMA pediatrics. 173:e190337.

30.     Ryan, A., Mowry, B., Kesby, J., Scott, J.G., and Greer, J. (2019) Is there a role for antibodies targeting muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia? Aust N Z J Psychiatry 53, 1059-1069.

31.     Sanjida, S., McPhail, S., Kissane, D., Couper, J., Scott, J., Obermair, A. and Janda, M. (2019) How many patients enter endometrial cancer surgery with psychotropic medication prescriptions, and how many receive a new prescription perioperatively? Gynecol Oncol. 152(2):339-345. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.11.018

32.     Scott JG, Jhetam S, Chen R, Daglish M. (2019) Should psychiatrists support the availability of nicotine e-cigarettes in Australia? Australas Psychiatry: (EPub ahead of Print)

33.     Scott, J.G., Thomas, H.J., Erskine, H.E. (2019) Improving Australia’s population mental health: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Aust N Z J Psychiatry, doi:10.1177/0004867418814960 (EPub ahead of Print)

34.     Suetani, S., Mamun, A., Williams, G. M., Najman, J. M., McGrath, J. J., & Scott, J.G. (2019). The association between the longitudinal course of common mental disorders and subsequent physical activity status in young adults: A 30-year birth cohort study. J Psychiatr Res, 109, 173-177. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.12.003

35.     Suetani, S., Stubbs, B., McGrath, J. J., & Scott, J.G. (2019). Physical activity of people with mental disorders compared to the general population: a systematic review of longitudinal cohort studies. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 54(12),1443-1457.doi:10.1007/s00127-019-01760-4

36.     Thomas, H.J., Scott, J.G., Coates, J.M., & Connor, J.P. (2019). Development and validation of the Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents: A multidimensional measurement model. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 89(1), 75-94.

37. Turner, A. McGrath, J.J., Dean, O.M., Dodd, S., Baker, A., Cotton, S.M., Scott, J.G., Kavanagh, B.E., Ashton, M.M., Walker, A.J. Brown, E. and Berk, M. (2019) Protocol and rationale: A 24-week double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial of the efficacy of adjunctive Garcinia mangostana Linn. (mangosteen) pericarp for schizophrenia. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci 17(2):297-307

38. Woody, C., Baxter, A., Wright, E., Gossip, K., Leitch, E., Whiteford, H., & Scott, J.G. (2019). Review of services to inform clinical frameworks for adolescents and young adults with severe, persistent and complex mental illness. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry, 24, 503-528.

39. Woody, C., Baxter, A., Wright, E., Gossip, K., Leitch, E., Whiteford, H., & Scott, J.G. (2019). Review of services to inform clinical frameworks for adolescents and young adults with severe, persistent and complex mental illness. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry, 24, 503-528.

40. Degenhardt, L., Charlson, F., Ferrari, A., Santomauro, D., Erskine, H., Mantilla-Herrara, A., Scott, J.. . Vos, T. (2018). The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Psychiatry. Nov 1 doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(18)30337-7

41. Armstrong, R., Symons, M., Scott, J.G., Arnott, W., Copland, D. A., McMahon, K. L & Whitehouse, A. J. O. (2018) Predicting language difficulties in middle childhood from early developmental milestones: A comparison of traditional regression and machine learning techniques. J Speech Lang Hear Res, 61(8), 1926-1944. doi:10.1044/2018_jslhr-l-17-0210

42. Betts, K., Scott, J.G., Williams, G., Najman, J., & Alati, R. (2018), Validation of the importance of continua in representing delusional ideation in the general population. Schizophr Res 199:304-312. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.02.041.

43. Charlson, F. J., Ferrari, A. J., Santomauro, D. F., Diminic, S., Stockings, E., Scott, J.G., McGrath J.J., Whiteford, H. A. (2018). Global Epidemiology and Burden of Schizophrenia: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Schizophr Bull. 44(6):1195-1203.doi:10.1093/schbul/sby058

44. Couvy-Duchesne, B., O’Callaghan, V., Parker, R., Mills, N., Vinkhuyzen, A., Hermens, D.F., Davenport, T.A., Burns, J.M., Connell, M., Zietsch, B.P., Scott, J.G., Wright, M.J., Medland, S.E., McGrath, J.J., Hickie, I.B., Martin, N.G., Gillespie, N.A. (2018), Cohort Profile: The nineteen and up study (19Up), understanding pathways to mental health disorders in young Australian twins. BMJ Open, 8(3), e018959. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018959

45. GBD 2017 Causes of Death Collaborators (2018). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1736-1788. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32203-7

46. GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators (2018). Global, regional, and national disability‐adjusted life‐years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1859-1922. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32335-3

47. GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators (2018). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 355 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1789-1858. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32279-7

48. GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators (2018). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1923-1994. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6

49. Gordon, A., Connell, M.T., Davis, P.J., Pepping, C.A., Patterson, S., Salter, K. and Scott, J.G. A randomised waitlist control community study of Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) for people with schizophrenia Br J Clin Psychol, 57(1), 116-130. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12161

50. Hielscher, E., Connell, M., Lawrence, D., Zubrick, S. R., Hafekost, J., & Scott, J.G. (2018). Prevalence and correlates of psychotic experiences in a nationally representative sample of Australian adolescents. Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 52(8), 768-781. doi:10.1177/0004867418785036

51. Hielscher, E., DeVylder, J. E., Saha, S., Connell, M., & Scott, J.G. (2018). Why are psychotic experiences associated with self-injurious thoughts and behaviours? A systematic review and critical appraisal of potential confounding and mediating factors. Psychol Med, 48(9), 1410-1426. doi:10.1017/s0033291717002677

52. Kesby, J., Eyles, D., McGrath, J. and Scott J.G. (2018). Dopamine, psychosis and schizophrenia: the widening gap between basic and clinical neuroscience. Transl Psychiatry, 8(1), 30. doi:10.1038/s41398-017-0071-9

53. McKeon, G. L., Robinson, G. A., Ryan, A. E., Blum, S., Gillis, D., Finke, C., & Scott, J.G. (2018). Cognitive outcomes following anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A systematic review. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 40(3), 234-252. doi:10.1080/13803395.2017.1329408

54. Mustonen, A., Ahokas, T., Nordstrom, T., Murray, G.K., Maki, P., Jaaskelainen, E., Heiskala, A., McGrath, J.J., Scott, J.G., Miettunen, J., Niemela, S. (2018). Smokin’ hot: adolescent smoking and the risk of psychosis. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 138(1), 5-14. doi:10.1111/acps.12863

55. Mustonen, A., Niemela, S., McGrath, J. J., Murray, G. K., Nordstrom, T., Maki, P., Miettunen J, Scott, J.G. (2018). Adolescent inhalant use and psychosis risk – a prospective longitudinal study. Schizophr Res. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2018.05.013

56. Najman, J. M., Bor, W., Ahmadabadi, Z., Williams, G. M., Alati, R., Mamun, A. A., .Clavarino, A. M. (2018). The inter- and intra- generational transmission of family poverty and hardship (adversity): A prospective 30 year study. PLoS One, 13(1), e0190504. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0190504

57. Sampaio, F., Barendregt, J.J., Feldman, I., Lee, Y.Y., Sawyer, M.G., Dadds, M.R., Scott, J.G., Mihalopoulos, C. (2018).  Population cost-effectiveness of the Triple P parenting programme for the treatment of Conduct Disorder: an economic modelling study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 27(7), 933-944. doi:10.1007/s00787-017-1100-1

58. Scott, J.G., Gillis, D., Swayne, A., & Blum, S. (2018). Testing for antibodies to N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor and other neuronal cell surface antigens in patients with early psychosis. Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 52(8), 727-729. doi:10.1177/0004867418782421

59. Scott, J.G., Gillis, D., Ryan, A.E., Hargovan, H., Gundarpi, N., McKeon, G., Hatherill, S., Newman, M. P., Parry, P., Prain, K., Patterson, S., Wong, R.C.W., Wilson, R. J. and Blum, S. (2018) The prevalence and treatment outcomes of anti-neuronal antibody positive patients admitted with first episode of psychosis. BJPsych Open, 4(2), 69-74. doi:10.1192/bjo.2018.8

60. Scott, J.G., Matuschka, L., Niemelä, S., Miettunen, J., Emmerson, B. and Mustonen A. (2018) Evidence of a causal relationship between Smoking Tobacco and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Front Psychiatry. Nov 20;9:607. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00607

61. Scott, J.G., Tunbridge, M., & Stathis, S. (2018). The aggressive child. J Paediatr Child Health, 54(10), 1165-1169. doi:10.1111/jpc.14182

62. Suetani, S., Mamun, A., Williams, G. M., Najman, J. M., McGrath, J. J. and Scott, J.G. (2017). The association between adolescent psychopathology and subsequent physical activity in young adulthood: a 21-year birth cohort study. Psychol Med, 48(2), 269-278. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12161

63. Thomas, H. J., Connor, J. P., & Scott, J.G. (2018). Why do children and adolescents bully their peers? A critical review of key theoretical frameworks. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 53(5), 437-451. doi:10.1007/s00127-017-1462-1

64. Armstrong, R., Scott, J.G.., Whitehouse, A.J.O., Copland, D. A., McMahon, K. L., & Arnott, W. (2017). Late talkers and later language outcomes: Predicting the different language trajectories. International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 19(3): 237-250.

65. Abajobir, A.A., Kisely, S., Scott, J.G., Williams, G., Clavarino, A., Strathearn, L. & Najman, J.M. (2017). Childhood maltreatment and young adulthood hallucinations, delusional experiences and psychosis: a longitudinal study. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 43(5): 1045-1055.

66. Armstrong, R., Whitehouse, A. J., Scott, J.G., Copland, D. A., McMahon, K. L., Fleming, S., & Arnott, W. (2017). A Relationship Between Early Language Skills and Adult Autistic-Like Traits: Evidence from a Longitudinal Population-Based Study. J Autism Dev Disord, 47(5): 1478-1489.

67.   Erskine, H. E., Baxter, A. J., Patton, G., Moffitt, T. E., Patel, V., Whiteford, H. A., & Scott, J.G.. (2017). The global coverage of prevalence data for mental disorders in children and adolescents. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci, 26(4): 395-402.

68.   Gunasekara, I., Patterson, S., Scott, J.G. (2017). What makes an excellent mental health doctor? A response integrating the experiences and views of service users with critical reflections of psychiatrists in Australia. Health and Social Care in the Community. Health and Social Care in the Community, 25(6): 1752-1762.

69.   Kassbaum, N., Hmwe Kyu, H., Zoecker, L., … Erskine, H.E.,  Scott, J.G., & Vos, T. (2017). Child and Adolescent Health From 1990 to 2015 Findings From the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 Study. JAMA Pediatrics, 171(6): 573-592.

70.   Khatun, M., Al Mamun, A., Scott, J., William, G. M., Clavarino, A., & Najman, J. M. (2017). Do children born to teenage parents have lower adult intelligence? A prospective birth cohort study. PLoS One, 12(3): e0167395.

71.   Mills, N. T., R. Maier, J. B. Whitfield, M. J. Wright, L. Colodro-Conde, E. M. Byrne, J. G. Scott, G. J. Byrne, N. K. Hansell, A. A. E. Vinkhuyzen, B. CouvyDuchesne, G. W. Montgomery, A. K. Henders, N. G. Martin, N. R. Wray and B. Benyamin. (2017). “Investigating the relationship between iron and depression.” J Psychiatr Res, 94: 148-155.

72.   Moore SE, Norman RE, Suetani S, Thomas HJ, Sly PD, Scott JG. (2017). Consequences of bullying victimization in childhood and adolescence: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Psychiatr,  7(1): 60-76.

73.   Najman, J. M., Plotnikova, M., Williams, G. M., Alati, R., Mamun, A. A., Scott, J., .Clavarino, A. M. (2017). Trajectories of maternal depression: a 27-year population-based prospective study. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci, 26(1): 79-88.

74.   Najman, J. M., Plotnikova, M., Williams, G. M., Alati, R., Mamun, A. A., Scott, J., Clavarino, A. M., Wray, N. (2017). Maternal Depression and Family Adversity: Linked pathways to offspring depression? J Pysch Res, 88: 97-104.

75.   Ryan, A., Baker, A., Dark, F., Foley, S., Gordon, A., Hatherill, S., Stathis, S. Saha, S., Bruxner, G., Beckman, M., Richardson, D., Berk, M., Dean, O., McGrath, J., Scott, J. (2017) The Efficacy of Sodium Benzoate as an Adjunctive Treatment in Early Psychosis – CADENCE-BZ: study protocol for a randomized controlled study. Trials, 18(1):165.

76.   Scott, J.G. Pedersen, M.G. Erskine, H.E. Bikic, A. Demontis, D. McGrath, J.J. Dalsgaard, S. (2017). Mortality in individuals with disruptive behavior disorders – a nationwide cohort study. Psychiatry Research, 251: 255-60.

77.   Suetani, S., A. Mamun, G. M. Williams, J. M. Najman, J. J. McGrath and J. G. Scott (2017). “Longitudinal association between physical activity engagement during adolescence and mental health outcomes in young adults: A 21-year birth cohort study.” J Psychiatr Res, 94: 116-123.

78.   Suetani, S., Saha, S., Milad, A., Eakin, E., Scott, J.G.., & McGrath, J. J. (2017). Common mental disorders and recent physical activity status: findings from a National Community Survey. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 52(7): 795-802.

79.   Suetani, S., Saha, S., Eyles, D. W., Scott, J.G.., & McGrath, J. J. (2017). Prevalence and correlates of suboptimal vitamin D status in people living with psychotic disorders: Data from the Australian Survey of High Impact Psychosis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(9): 921-929.

80.   Suetani, S., Scott, J.G., & McGrath, J.J. (2017) The importance of the physical health needs of people with psychotic disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(1): 94-95.

81.   Thomas, H.J., Connor, J.P., Baguley, C.M., & Scott, J.G. (2017). Two sides to the story: Adolescent and parent views on harmful intention when defining school bullying. Aggressive Behavior, 43(4): 352-363.

82.   Thomas, H.J., Connor, J.P., Lawrence, D.M., Hafekost, J.M., Zubrick, S.R., Scott, J.G. (2017). Prevalence and correlates of bullying victimisation and perpetration in nationally representative sample of Australian youth. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(9): 909-920.

83.   Capra, C., Kavanagh, D., Hides, L., & Scott, J. (2017). Current CAPE-15: a measure of recent psychotic-like experiences and associated distress. Early Interv Psychiatry, 11: 411-417.

84.   Armstrong, R., Arnott, W., Copland, D., McMahon, K., Khan, A., Najman, J. M., & Scott, J. (2017). Change in receptive vocabulary from childhood to adulthood: Associated mental health, education and employment outcomes. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 52(5): 561-572.

85.     Denham, R., McGee, T., Eriksson, L., McGrath, J.J., Norman, R., Sawyer, M. and Scott J.G. (2016). Frequent peer problems in Australian children and adolescents. J Aggress Confl Peace Res, 8(3):162 – 173.

86.     Henry, J. D., Castellini, J., Moses, E., & Scott, J.G.. (2016). Emotion regulation in adolescents with mental health problems. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 38(2): 197-207.

87.     Armstrong, R., Scott, J., Copland, D., McMahon, K., Khan, A., Najman, J. M., Arnott, W. (2016). Predicting receptive vocabulary change from childhood to adulthood: A birth cohort study. J Commun Disord, 64: 78-90.

88.     Connell, M., Betts, K., McGrath, J. J., Alati, R., Najman, J., Clavarino, A., Scott, J.G.. (2016). Hallucinations in adolescents and risk for mental disorders and suicidal behaviour in adulthood: Prospective evidence from the MUSP birth cohort study. Schizophr Res, 176(2-3): 546-551.

89. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. (2016). Lancet, 388(10053), 1659-1724.

90. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. (2016). Lancet, 388(10053), 1545-1602.

91. Erskine, H. E., Norman, R. E., Ferrari, A. J., Chan, G. C., Copeland, W. E., Whiteford, H. A., & Scott, J.G.. (2016). Long-Term Outcomes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Conduct Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 55(10): 841-850.

92. McKeon, G. L., Scott, J.G.., Spooner, D. M., Ryan, A. E., Blum, S., Gillis, D., Robinson, G. A. (2016). Cognitive and Social Functioning Deficits after Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis: An Exploratory Case Series. J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 22(8): 828-838.

93.   Suetani, S., Waterreus, A., Morgan, V., Foley, D. L., Galletly, C., Badcock, J. C., McGrath, J. J. (2016). Correlates of physical activity in people living with psychotic illness. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 134(2): 129-37.

94.   Moe, A., Scott, J., Burne, T. & Eyles, D. (2016). Neural changes induced by antipsychotic administration in adolescence: A review of studies in laboratory. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 30(8): 771-94

95.   Suetani, S., Rosenbaum, S., Scott, J.G.., Curtis, J., & Ward, P. B. (2016). Bridging the gap: What have we done and what more can we do to reduce the burden of avoidable death in people with psychotic illness? Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci, 25(3): 205-10.

96.   McGrath, J., Alati, R., Clavarino, A., Williams, G., Bor, W., Najman, J., Scott, J. (2016). Age at first tobacco use and risk of subsequent psychosis-related outcomes: A birth cohort study. Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 50(6): 577-83.

97.   Ferro, M., Van Lieshout, R., Scott, J., Alati, R., Mamun, A., & Dingle, K. (2016). Condition-Specific Associations of Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults with Asthma and Food Allergy. J Asthma, 53(3): 282-8.

98.   Ferro, M. A., Van Lieshout, R. J., Ohayon, J., & Scott, J.G. (2016). Emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents and young adults with food allergy. Allergy, 71(4): 532-540.

99.   Patel, V., Chisholm, D., Parikh, R., Charlson, F., Degenhardt, L., Dua, T.,.Whiteford, H. (2016). Addressing the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition. Lancet, 387 (10028): 1672-1685.

100. Scott, J.G.. (2016). Childhood antecedents of schizophrenia: Will understanding aetiopathogenesis result in schizophrenia prevention? Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 51(4): 493-5.

101. Thomas, H., Chan, G., Scott, J., Connor, J., Kelly, A., & Williams, J. (2016). Association of different forms of bullying victimisation with adolescents’ psychological distress and reduced emotional wellbeing. Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 50(4): 371-9.

102.      Newman, M., Blum, S., Scott, J.G., Wilson, R., Prain, K., Wong, R., & Gillis, D. (2016). Autoimmune Encephalitis. Intern Med J, 46(2): 148-57.

103.      Pritchard, M., de Dassel, T., Beller, E., Bogossian, F., Russo, S., Johnstone, L. Scott, J. (2016). Autism in Toddlers Born Very Preterm. Pediatrics, 137(2): 1-8.

104.      Forouzanfar, M., Alexander, L., Anderson, H., Bachman, V., Biryukov, S., Brauer, M., Murray, C. (2015). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 386(10010): 2287-323.

105.      Murray, C., Barber, R., Foreman, K., Ozgoren, A., Abd-Allah, F., Abera, S., Vos, T. (2015). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition. Lancet, 386(10009): 2145-2191.

106.      Moore, S., Scott, J., Ferrari, A., Mills, R., Dunne, M., Erskine, H., Norman, R. (2015). Burden attributable to child maltreatment in Australia. Child Abuse Negl, 48:  208-220.

107.      Capra, C., Kavanagh, D., Hides, L., & Scott, J. (2015). Subtypes of psychotic-like experiences are differentially associated with suicidal ideation, plans and attempts in young adults. Psychiatry Res, 228(3): 894-8.

108.      Moore, S., Scott, J., Thomas, H., Sly, P., Whitehouse, A., Zubrick, S., & Norman, R. (2015). Impact of adolescent peer aggression on later educational and employment outcomes in an Australian cohort. J Adolesc, 43: 39-49.

109.      Vos, T., Barber, R., Bell, B., Bertozzi-Villa, A. Biryakov, S., Bolliger, I., Murray, C. (2015) Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 386(9995):  743-800.

110.      Duhig, M., Patterson, S., Connell, M., Foley, S., Capra, C., Dark, F., Scott, J. (2015). The prevalence and correlates of childhood trauma in patients with early psychosis. Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 49(7): 651-659.

111.      Paynter, J., Riley, E., Beamish, W., Scott, J.G., & Heussler, H. (2015). Brief Report: An evaluation of an Australian autism-specific, early intervention programme. Int J Spec Educ, 30(2): 1-7.

112.      Henry, J., Moses, E., Castellini, J., & Scott, J. (2015). Mental health problems in adolescence and the interpretation of unambiguous threat. PLoS One, 10(6): 1-11.

113.      Erskine, H., Moffitt, T., Copeland, W., Costello, E., Ferrari, A., Patton, G., .Scott, J. (2015). A heavy burden on young minds: the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth. Psychol Med, 45(7): 1551-1563.

114.Ferro, M., Boyle, M., Alati, R., Scott, J., & Dingle, K. (2015). Maternal psychological distress mediates the relationship between asthma and physician visits in a population-based sample of adolescents. J Asthma, 52(2): 170-175.

115.      Thomas, H., Connor, J., & Scott, J. (2015). Integrating Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying: Challenges of Definition and Measurement in Adolescents – a Review. Educ Psychol Rev, 27: 135-152.

116.      Baxter, A., Brugha, T., Erskine, H., Scheurer, R., Vos, T., & Scott, J. (2015). The epidemiology and global burden of autism spectrum disorders. Psychol Med, 45(3): 601-613.

117.      Najman, J., Alati, R., Bor, W., Clavarino, A., Mamun, A., McGrath, J., .Wray, N. (2015). Cohort Profile Update: The Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP). Int J Epidemiol, 44(1): 78-78f.

118.      Mills, N., Wright, M., Henders, A., Eyles, D., Baune, B.,  McGrath, J., Vinkhuyzen, A. (2015). Heritability of Transforming Growth Factor-beta1 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Receptor Type 1 Expression and Vitamin D Levels in Healthy Adolescent Twins. Twin Res Hum Genet, 18(1): 28-35.

119.      Martin, G., Thomas, H., Andrews, T., Hasking, P., & Scott, J. (2015). Psychotic experiences and psychological distress predict contemporaneous and future non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts in a sample of Australian school-based adolescents. Psychol Med, 45(2): 429-437

120.      Naghavi, M., Wang, H., Lozano, R., Davis, A., Liang, X. Zhou, M., .Murray, C. (2015). Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 385(9963): 117-171.

Grants-funding (last 5 years)

1.       National Health and Medical Research Council. Eapen, V., Liaw, S., Pritchard, M., Lingam, R., Woolfenden, S., Jalaludin, B., Page, A., Kohlhoff, J., Scott, J., Lawson, K. “Watch Me Grow”: Changing practice to improve Universal Child Health and Developmental Surveillance in the primary care setting” (2020-2022) $1,195,014

2.       The McCusker Charitable Foundation, Scott J., Anderson, G., Capra, C., Frazer, D. A feasibility study on the effectiveness and adherence of iron supplementation in children and adolescents with Tourette’s Syndrome (TS)  (2020-2021) $200,000.00

3.       Australian Research Council. Najman, J. M., McGee, T., Farrington, D., Scott, J.G., Williams, G. M., Clavarino, A., Middeldorp, C. Child & Adolescent Victimisation: Prevalence & Predictors in Australia, (2020-2022) $560,468.00

4.       National Health and Medical Research Council. Scott, J., Blum, S., Lennox, B., Greer, J., O’ Donoghue, B., Benros, M., Siskind, Dan., & Suetani, S. Identifying and treating patients with psychosis who are positive to anti-neuronal antibodies. (2019-2021) $810,745.40

5.       National Health and Medical Research Council. Pacella, R., Dunne, M., Scott, J., Finkelhor, D., Mathews, B., Meinck, F., Higgins, D., Erskine, H., & Thomas, H. The first national study of child maltreatment in Australia: prevalence, health outcomes, and burden of disease. (2019-2023) $2,311,217.00

6.       RANZCP New Investigator Grants 2019. Seng Ho Ek, P., Scott, J,. Martin, A. Stimulating social cognition in early psychosis (SSCEP): Effects of anodal High-Definition transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) to the right temporo-parietal junction (rTPJ) in young adults with early psychosis. (2019-2020). $6,000.

7.       Pivotal Ventures gift. Whiteford, H., Erskine, H., Scott, J., & Enright, M. Nationally-representative population surveys of adolescent mental disorder in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam (NAMHS). (2018-2020) USD$2,942,531.00

8.       Queensland Health. Erskine, H., Scott, J., & Whiteford, H. Adolescent Extended Treatment Facility Evaluation Framework. (2018-2019) $328,458

9.       Herston Imaging Research Facility (HIRF) Seed Research Funding. Burgher, B. Scott, J. Cumming, P. Breakspear, M. Early Psychosis: Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration from Ultra High Risk to First Episode Psychosis (2016) $100,000

10.   MBS Collaborative Workshop grant Ferrari, A, Charlson, F., Erskine, H., Leung, J., Veerman, L. & Scott J.G. Unpacking the Global Burden of Disease Study: How to use over 1 billion findings in your research and practice (2016) $4,890

11.   Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners Brain and Mental Health Establishment Grant Scott J.  McGrath J. Siskind, D. (2016) $70,000

12.   RBWH Foundation Grant: Scott, J. Anti-Neuronal Antibodies in patients with treatment refractory psychotic disorders (2016) $44,000

13.   Stanley Medical Research Institute. Berk, M., McGrath, J., Dean, O., Lapau, W., Dodds, S., Scott, J., Dark, F. The efficacy of adjunctive Garcinia mangostana Linn (Mangosteen) pericarp for the treatment of schizophrenia. A double blinded randomized, placebo controlled trial (2015-2018) US$899,398

14.   National Health and Medical Research Council Scott, J.G. Clinical Practitioner Fellowship Prevention and Management of Youth Mental Illness (2015) $334,258

15.   National Health and Medical Research Council. Mihalopoulos, C., Richardson, J., Scott, J.G., Viney, R., Brazier, J., Chen, G. Determining the Best Outcome Measures for Assessing Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions for Childhood Mental Disorders (2016-2018) $473,837

16.   National Health and Medical Research Council. Greer, J., Mowry, B., Scott, J. “Investigating the aetiopathogenic role of autoantibodies against the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor in patients with first episode of schizophrenia” (2016-2018) $830,986

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