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Mr. Philip David James

Assistant Professor (School of Nursing & Midwifery)

 jamesp1@tcd.ie

 


Biography

Philip James trained as a psychiatric nurse in Dublin 1999 and was appointed as the first Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adolescent Substance Misuse in 2006. From 2006 to 2016 he worked in the HSE"s Youth Drug & Alcohol (YoDA) service full time. He completed a MSc. in Nursing in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2005 and a MSc. in Addiction Recovery in Trinity College in 2019. He commenced a PhD examining access to substance use treatment for adolescents in Trinity in 2021. He has also received training in a variety of interventions including Motivational Interviewing, Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (ACRA) and Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT). In 2016 he established the HSE"s treatment service for teenagers with substance use problems in Louth / Meath, the Substance Use Service for Teens (SUST). In November 2023 he took up a post as an Assistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing in Trinity College Dublin. In addition to his clinical work, he has been involved in several research projects and publications. He has published various research articles and four book chapters. He was lead author of The Handbook of Adolescent Substance Use which was published by Radcliffe in 2013 and nominated for an award at the British Medical Association book awards in 2014. He is a reviewer for numerous international journals and was on the International Advisory Committee of the Journal Mental Health & Substance Use.

Research Tags

  Addiction   Addiction and substance abuse   Mental Health   Mental health nursing   Substance Abuse

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive psychotherapies 2013
International Nursing Society on Addictions 2022
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland 1999
James, PD, Nash, M, Comiskey, C,, Barriers and Enablers for Adolescents Accessing Substance-Use Treatment: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis., International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Philip James and Catherine Comiskey, Informing the cannabis policy debate: a cross-sectional study of current and former cannabis users in Ireland, Journal of Substance Use, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Philip James, Michael Nash, Catherine Comiskey, "Won"t somebody please think of the children": Are we ignoring 15-17 year olds in health research and health care?, 2nd International Research Conference: Empowering Care: Innovations in Healthcare for a Sustainable Future, Dublin, 22-23 August 2024, 2024, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED  URL
Philip James, Catherine Comiskey, An online survey of cannabis users and ex-users in Ireland, Lisbon Addictions 2024, Lisbon, Portugal, 23-25 October 2024, 2024, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED  URL
Philip James, Catherine Comiskey, Michael Nash,, What's in a name? The challenges in doing a literature review on adolescents,, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2024,, Dublin, 5-7th of March, 2024, Poster, PUBLISHED
Philip James, Catherine Comiskey, The experiences and wellbeing of adults who use cannabis, Inclusion Health Nurses Section Conference, Dublin, 13 September 2024, 2024, Poster, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  URL  URL
Philip James, Catherine Comiskey, Michael Nash, A narrative review of barriers and enablers of under-18s attending substance use treatment, Theconf2023: Back to normal or forward to better? New horizons in healthcare, Dublin, 7-9th of March 2023, 2023, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Philip James, Catherine Comiskey, An online survey of cannabis users and ex-users in Ireland, Theconf2023 Back to normal or forward to better? New horizons in healthcare, Dublin, 7-9th of March 2023, 2023, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Comiskey, C, James, P, Smyth, B, Journeying with fear: Young people's experiences of cannabis use, crime and violence before treatment entry, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing., 33, (2), 2020, p61 - 66, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
James PD, Comiskey C, Smyth BP, "Debt on Me Head": A Qualitative Study of the Experience of Teenage Cannabis Users in Treatment, Journal of Addictions Nursing, 30, (3), 2019, p211 - 218, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
  

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Chapter 12: Child, Adolescent & Young Adult in, Alcohol Use: Assessment, Withdrawal Management and Treatment: ethical practice in hospital and home. Springer International, Springer, 2023, pp179 - 192, [Philip James], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
The young person in, editor(s)David B. Cooper , Ethics in Mental Health-Substance Use, Oxon, Routledge, 2017, pp219 - 235, [Philip James], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
The Young Person and Suicide in, editor(s)David Cooper, Jo Cooper , Palliative Care within Mental Health: care and practice, Oxford, Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, 2014, pp135 - 148, [Philip James], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
James Philip, Kearns Catriona, Campbell Ann, Smyth Bobby P, Adolescents and Substance Use: The handbook for professionals working with young people., London, CRC Press, 2013, 887 - 889pp, Book, PUBLISHED
Philip James, Book Review, Review of Dignity in healthcare, a practical approach for nurses and midwives, by Edited by Milika Ruth Matiti & Lesley Baillie , Mental Health & Substance Use, 6, (1), 2013, p179 - 192, Review, PUBLISHED
Philip James, Book Review, Review of Teaching psychiatry to undergraduates, by Edited by Tom Brown and John Eagles , Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 20, (4), 2013, p179 - 192, pe6-e7 , Review, PUBLISHED
Philip James, Book Review, Review of Teaching psychiatry to undergraduates, by Tom Brown and John Eagles , Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 20, (4), 2013, pe6-e7 , Review, PUBLISHED
James, P., Smyth, B.P., Commentary on Crutzen et al. (2012), Negative associations between primary school children's perception of being allowed to drink at home and alcohol use, Mental Health and Substance Use, 5(1), 64-69, 5, (3), 2012, p268 - 270, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Philip James, Book Review, Review of Cocaine and methamphetamine dependence: advances in treatment, by Thomas R Kosten, Thomas F Newton, Richard De La Garza II, Colin N Naile , Mental Health & Substance Use, 5, (4), 2012, p179 - 192, p356 , Review, PUBLISHED
The Child's Perspective in, editor(s)David B. Cooper , Mental Health-Substance Use Book Series: Book 3 " Responding in Mental Health-Substance Use., Oxford, Radcliffe Publishing Ltd., 2011, pp61 - 76, [James, P. & Smyth, B.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED

  

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Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

My primary area of research interest is substance use, particularly in relation to adolescents. Overall my interests include Substance Use, Adolescence, Dual Diagnosis, Cannabis / Marijuana, Borderline Personality Disorder