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James Bolton

ResearcherInternal MedicineUniversity of Manitoba

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James Bolton

Researcher

Internal Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2018.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2012.

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Publications

113

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Research

Big Data Cancer Journey Comparative Effectiveness Research Indigenous Health Innovative Clinical Trials Mental Health Patient Safety Pragmatic Clinical Trials

Latest papers

Temporal trends in methamphetamine use among individuals receiving treatment for non-amphetamine substance use disorders (2015-2022): A repeat cross-sectional analysis.
Addictive behaviors · 2026 · senior author
Prevalence and incidence of mental disorders among First Nations and other individuals using methamphetamine in Manitoba, Canada.
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026
Medical assistance in dying and palliative care in Canada: clinical and ethical considerations in an evolving landscape.
International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 2026

All 48 publications

Latest funding

Riel Men, Real Health: Addressing Mental Health Barriers among Red River Métis Men through Culturally Responsive Care
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,399,952
Understanding Provincial and Territorial Suicide Prevention Efforts in Canada (SPEC-PT): A Mixed-Methods Study to Inform a National Suicide Prevention Strategy
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$745,876
Preconception mental illness and perinatal psychiatric risk: a population-based study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$233,324

All 31 grants and awards

48 publications.

Temporal trends in methamphetamine use among individuals receiving treatment for non-amphetamine substance use disorders (2015-2022): A repeat cross-sectional analysis.

Friesen EL, Bolton J

Addictive behaviors2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108850 PMID: 42715756

Prevalence and incidence of mental disorders among First Nations and other individuals using methamphetamine in Manitoba, Canada.

Enns JE, Phillips-Beck W, Freier A, Shimmin C, Sherzoi O, Owczar H, Fransoo G, McCulloch S, McDonald N, Sarkar J, Dragan R, Friesen EL, Simmons M, Bolton J, Konrad G, Nepon J, Balogun OD, Casidsid HJM, Nickel NC, and the Methamphetamine Use in Manitoba Research Team

Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00127-026-03141-0 PMID: 42234127

Medical assistance in dying and palliative care in Canada: clinical and ethical considerations in an evolving landscape.

Pirzada S, Kelly C, Bolton J, Roger K, Chochinov HM

International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)2026

DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2026.2672609 PMID: 42233721

Examining the effectiveness of the PAX-GOOD BEHAVIOUR GAME in improving the mental health and academic outcomes of FIRST NATIONS children in Canada: a clustered randomized controlled trial using administrative data.

Chartier MJ, Turner F, Jiang D, Au W, McCulloch S, Brownell M, Santos R, Murdock N, Martinson A, Boyd L, Bolton J, Sareen J

Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00127-025-03028-6 PMID: 41533151

Understanding Canadian experiences of suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol of a pan-Canadian qualitative study.

Baharikhoob P, Hollenberg E, Cuperfain AB, Rudoler D, Nicoll G, Blumberger D, Bolton J, Chartier GB, Crawford A, Furqan Z, Gajaria A, Gratzer D, Hatcher S, Husain MI, Kurdyak P, Lam JSH, Lavergne MR, Marshall EG, Mulsant B, Reid N, Schütz CG, Stergiopoulos V, Zaheer J

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100048 PMID: 41005773

Peripartum Mental Illness in Mothers With Multiple Sclerosis and Other Chronic Diseases in Ontario, Canada.

Marrie RA, Bolton J, Ling YV, Bernstein C, Krysko KM, Li P, Mckay KA, Pequeno P, Razaz N, Rotstein D, Deakin-Harb K, Maxwell CJ

Neurology2025

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000210170 PMID: 39841953

Association Between Nonfatal Self-Injury and Survival Following a Cancer Diagnosis: A Comparative Population-Based Cohort Study.

Eskander A, Sutradhar R, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Fu R, Mahar A, Vigod SN, Bolton J, Deleemans J, Chan WC, Coburn NG, Hallet J, Enhanced Supportive Psycho-Oncology Canadian Care (ESPOC) Group

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN2025

DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2024.7083 PMID: 39933488

Mental health in public safety personnel with workplace injuries requiring surgery: a longitudinal population-wide administrative data study in Manitoba, Canada.

Spiwak R, Gawaziuk J, Burton L, Wightman A, Comaskey B, Sareen J, Chateau D, Bolton J, Turgeon T, Kraut A, Mahar A, Afifi TO, Sareen J, Mota N, Nantais J, Logsetty S

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084367 PMID: 39920070

Workplace Injury and Mental Health Outcomes.

Wightman A, Gawaziuk JP, Spiwak R, Burton L, Comaskey B, Chateau D, Nantais J, Turgeon T, Sareen J, Bolton J, Kraut A, Logsetty S

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.59678 PMID: 39946128

Parental separation following preterm delivery in Canada: a population-based cohort study.

Louis D, Nykiforuk A, Chiu A, Oberoi S, Ruth C, Flaten L, Bolton J, Akil H, Bacchini F, Netzel K, Cheung K, Lix LM, Garland A

BMJ paediatrics open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002408 PMID: 39741003

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James Bolton

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Temporal trends in methamphetamine use among individuals receiving treatment for non-amphetamine substance use disorders (2015-2022): A repeat cross-sectional analysis.

Prevalence and incidence of mental disorders among First Nations and other individuals using methamphetamine in Manitoba, Canada.

Medical assistance in dying and palliative care in Canada: clinical and ethical considerations in an evolving landscape.

Examining the effectiveness of the PAX-GOOD BEHAVIOUR GAME in improving the mental health and academic outcomes of FIRST NATIONS children in Canada: a clustered randomized controlled trial using administrative data.

Understanding Canadian experiences of suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol of a pan-Canadian qualitative study.

Peripartum Mental Illness in Mothers With Multiple Sclerosis and Other Chronic Diseases in Ontario, Canada.

Association Between Nonfatal Self-Injury and Survival Following a Cancer Diagnosis: A Comparative Population-Based Cohort Study.

Mental health in public safety personnel with workplace injuries requiring surgery: a longitudinal population-wide administrative data study in Manitoba, Canada.

Workplace Injury and Mental Health Outcomes.

Parental separation following preterm delivery in Canada: a population-based cohort study.

The SWell Program: Striving for Wellness in Fatherhood

Frequent collaborators

Jitender Sareen

Marni Brownell

Elizabeth Wall-Wieler

Paul Kurdyak

Sarvesh Logsetty

Natalie Mota

Antoine Eskander

Rae Spiwak

Rinku Sutradhar

Julie Hallet

Alan Katz

Thomas Turgeon

Amy Freier

David Rudoler

Alyson Mahar

Benoit Mulsant

Depeng Jiang

Juveria Zaheer

Mariette Chartier

Alexander Singer

Carolyn Shimmin

Wanda Phillips-Beck

Ryan Zarychanski

Brenda Elias

Ian Colman

Sophie Grigoriadis

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Lesley Graff

Roberta Woodgate

Carolyn Snider

Daniel Blumberger

Laurence Katz

Vicky Stergiopoulos