My Publications

TBI as a Chronic Health Condition: Clinical Picture & Pathological Signatures

Does cognitive decline occur decades after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury? A prospective controlled study. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 1–20. Hicks, A. J., Spitz, G., Rowe, C. C., Roberts, C. M., McKenzie, D. P., & Ponsford, J. L. (2021). PMID: 33858304

Associations of Enlarged Perivascular Spaces With Brain Lesions, Brain Age, and Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurology. Hicks, A. J., Sinclair, B., Shultz, S., Pham, W., Silbert, L. C., Schwartz, D. L., Rowe, C. C., Ponsford, J. L., Law, M., & Spitz, G. (2023). PMID: 37156615

Brain age in chronic traumatic brain injury. NeuroImage. Clinical, 35, 103039. Spitz, G., Hicks, A. J., Roberts, C., Rowe, C. C., & Ponsford, J. (2022). PMID: 38521496

Mental and physical health comorbidities in traumatic brain injury: A non-TBI controls comparison. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 105(7), 1355–1363. Ayton, A., Spitz, G.,Hicks, A. J., & Ponsford, J. (2024). PMID: 38521496

Surviving the “silent epidemic”: A qualitative exploration of the long-term journey after traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 31(10), 1582–1606. Lefkovits, A., Hicks, A. J., Downing, M., & Ponsford, J. L. (2021). PMID: 32660336

The Intersection of TBI with Dementia

Amyloid- and Tau Imaging in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury: A Cross-sectional Study. Neurology. Hicks, A. J., Ponsford, J. L., Spitz, G., Dore, V., Krishnadas, N., Roberts, C., & Rowe, C. C. (2022). PMID: 36096678

Traumatic Brain Injury as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: Critical Review of Study Methodologies. Journal of Neurotrauma, ja. Hicks, A. J., James, A. C., Spitz, G., & Ponsford, J. L. (2019). PMID: 31111768

Genetic Mechanisms in TBI Outcomes

COMT Val158Met and BDNF Val66Met Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Are Not Associated With Emotional Distress One Year After Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotrauma Reports, 4(1), 495–506. Anderson, C., Hicks, A. J., Carmichael, J., Burke, R., & Ponsford, J. (2023). PMID: 37636335

The Interaction Between APOE ε4 and Age is Associated with Emotional Distress One Year After Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. Anderson, C. M., Carmichael, J., Hicks, A. J., Burke, R., & Ponsford, J. (2022). PMID: 35996348

Moderators of gene-outcome associations following traumatic brain injury. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 130, 107–124. Carmichael, J., Hicks, A. J., Spitz, G., Gould, K. R., & Ponsford, J. L. (2021). PMID: 34411558

Neurobehavioral and Psychiatric Outcomes

Behaviours of concern following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury in individuals living in the community. Brain Injury: [BI], 31(10), 1312–1319. Hicks, A. J., Gould, K. R., Hopwood, M., Kenardy, J., Krivonos, I., & Ponsford, J. L. (2017). PMID: 28686065

10-Year Cohort Study of Emotional Distress Trajectories After Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Carmichael, J., Hicks, A. J., Gould, K. R., Ponsford, J., & Spitz, G. (2023). PMID: 36878378

Network analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms one year after traumatic brain injury. Psychiatry Research, 115310. Carmichael, J., Hicks, A. J., Gould, K. R., Spitz, G., & Ponsford, J. (2023). PMID: 37356251

Positive Outcomes and Facilitators of Recovery

Psychological Resilience Is Associated With Participation Outcomes Following Mild to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Frontiers in Neurology, 9, 563. Wardlaw, C., Hicks, A. J., Sherer, M., & Ponsford, J. L. (2018). PMID: 30061858

Factors facilitating recovery following severe traumatic brain injury: A qualitative study. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 31(6), 889–913. Downing, M., Hicks, A. J., Braaf, S., Myles, D., Gabbe, B., Cameron, P., Ameratunga, S., & Ponsford, J. L. (2021). PMID: 32200692

Clinical Trials

Positive Behaviour Support for adults with acquired brain injury and challenging behaviour: a randomised controlled trial. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 101604. Ponsford, J. L., Hicks, A. J., Gould, K. R., Downing, M. G., Hopwood, M., & Feeney, T. J. (2021). PMID: 34774810

Individualized goal attainment scaling during a trial of positive behaviour support in adults with acquired brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 1–19. Gould, K. R., Feeney, T. J., Hicks, A. J., & Ponsford, J. L. (2021). PMID: 34253157

Positive behaviour support for challenging behaviour after acquired brain injury: An introduction to PBS + PLUS and three case studies. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 31(1), 57–91. Gould, K. R., Ponsford, J. L., Hicks, A. J., Hopwood, M., Renison, B., & Feeney, T. J. (2021). PMID: 31446844

Systematic Reviews

Effectiveness of Pharmacotherapy for Depression after Adult Traumatic Brain Injury: an Umbrella Review. Neuropsychology Review. Hicks, A. J., Clay, F. J., James, A. C., Hopwood, M., & Ponsford, J. L. (2022). PMID: 35699850

Efficacy and Harms of Pharmacological Interventions for Neurobehavioral Symptoms in Post-Traumatic Amnesia after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review. Journal of Neurotrauma, 35(23), 2755–2775. Hicks, A. J., Clay, F. J., Hopwood, M., James, A. C., Jayaram, M., Batty, R., Perry, L. A., & Ponsford, J. L. (2018). PMID: 29969935

The Efficacy and Harms of Pharmacological Interventions for Aggression After Traumatic Brain Injury-Systematic Review. Frontiers in Neurology, 10, 1169. Hicks, A. J., Clay, F. J., Hopwood, M., James, A. C., Jayaram, M., Perry, L. A., Batty, R., & Ponsford, J. L. (2019). PMID: 31849802

Efficacy and Harms of Pharmacological Interventions for Anxiety after Traumatic Brain Injury: Systematic Review. Journal of Neurotrauma, 38(5), 519–528. Hicks, A. J., Clay, F. J., Hopwood, M., James, A. C., Perry, L. A., Jayaram, M., Batty, R., & Ponsford, J. L. (2021). PMID: 33045912

The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Review and Recommendations for Outcome Measures for Use With Adults and Children After Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotrauma Reports, 5(1), 387–408. Ponsford, J. L., Hicks, A. J., Bagg, M. K., Phyland, R., Carrier, S., James, A. C., Lannin, N. A., Rushworth, N., O’Brien, T. J., Cameron, P. A., Cooper, D. J., Hill, R., Gabbe, B. J., & Fitzgerald, M. (2024). PMID: 38655112

Prophylaxis Pharmacotherapy to Prevent the Onset of Post-Traumatic Brain Injury Depression: A Systematic Review. Journal of Neurotrauma, 36(13), 2053–2064. Clay, F. J., Hicks, A. J., Zaman, H., Ponsford, J. L., Batty, R., Perry, L. A., & Hopwood, M. (2019). PMID: 30652621