By Professor Matthew Hickman

Book Chapters

Hickman M; Taylor C, 2005, 'Indirect methods to estimate prevalence', in Epidemiology of Drug Abuse, pp. 113 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24416-6_8

Journal articles

Family HE; Vojt G; Poulter H; Bailey CP; Abdala Sheikh AP; Cavallo D; Karimi S; Booth N; Da Silva P; Aitken L; Stewart S; Hickman M; Henderson G; Scott J; Kesten JM, 2025, 'A qualitative study of benzodiazepine/z-drug and opioid co-use patterns and overdose risk', Harm Reduction Journal, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01153-8

Vojt G; Family HE; Poulter H; Bailey CP; Cavallo D; Abdala Sheikh AP; Karimi S; Booth N; Da Silva P; Aitken L; Stewart S; Hickman M; Henderson G; Scott J; Kesten JM, 2025, 'Motivations underlying co-use of benzodiazepines and opioids in the UK: a qualitative study', Harm Reduction Journal, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01312-x

Minett-Smith M; Mitchell HD; Clarke E; Vickerman P; Hickman M; Stone J; Walker J; Dawe J; Artenie A, 2025, 'Characterising benzodiazepine use and the association with non-fatal overdose among people who inject opioids in England, Wales and Northern Ireland', International Journal of Drug Policy, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104927

Samartsidis P; Harris RJ; Dillon J; Desai M; Foster GR; Gunson R; Ijaz S; Mandal S; McAuley A; Palmateer N; Presanis AM; Simmons R; Smith S; Thorne B; Yeung A; Zaouche M; Hutchinson S; Hickman M; Angelis DD, 2025, 'Evaluating the effect of direct-acting antiviral agent treatment scale-up on Hepatitis C virus prevalence among people who inject drugs in UK', International Journal of Drug Policy, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104429

Gliddon HD; Ward Z; Heinsbroek E; Croxford S; Edmundson C; Hope VD; Simmons R; Mitchell H; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Stone J, 2025, 'Has the HCV cascade of care changed among people who inject drugs in England since the introduction of direct-acting antivirals?', International Journal of Drug Policy, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104324

Jones NR; Hickman M; Bharat C; Nielsen S; Larney S; Ghouse NF; Lappin J; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'Identifying key risk factors for intentional self-harm, including suicide, among a cohort of people prescribed opioid agonist treatment: A predictive modelling study', Addiction, 120, pp. 2044 - 2054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70095

Kassa GM; Lim AG; Tamiru MT; Alamneh TS; Vickerman P; Dagne E; Mulu A; Baissa O; Paltiel O; Dillon JF; Yesuf EA; Hickman M; Walker JG; French CE; Amogne W; Wolday D; Adane A; Abdella S; Abay Z; Hailu W; Awoke T; Weldemariam AG; Cabral C; Speakman E; Radley A; Malaguti A; Inglis S; Yohannes M; Taddele B; Abraha H; Erkie M, 2025, 'Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Among the General Population in Sub-Saharan Africa—An Analysis of Systematic Review Data', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.70065

Vojt G; Elliott L; Family H; Sharkey C; Stephens B; Hutchinson S; Hickman M; Dillon JF; Harris M; Flowers P, 2025, 'Post-treatment life-trajectories among people who inject drugs who completed hepatitis C treatment with direct acting antivirals: A thematic analysis', British Journal of Health Psychology, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70005

Glancy M; McAuley A; Palmateer N; Trayner K; Yeung A; Barnsdale L; Priyadarshi S; Horsburgh K; Hickman M; Hutchinson S, 2025, 'Risk of drug-related mortality among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland', International Journal of Drug Policy, 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104912

Santo TJ; Chaillon A; Martin N; Hickman M; Jones N; Farrell M; Bharat C; Degenhardt L; Borquez A, 2025, 'Quantifying the impact of a large-scale opioid agonist treatment program on suicide prevention in New South Wales, Australia: A data-modeling study', Addiction, 120, pp. 1601 - 1609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70018

Price O; Webb P; Grebely J; Peacock A; Medland N; Read P; Cooke E; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'Sexually transmitted infection prevalence and testing coverage among people who inject drugs: A systematic review', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112732

Garnett C; Oldham M; Loebenberg G; Dinu L; Beard E; Angus C; Burton R; Field M; Greaves F; Hickman M; Kaner E; Michie S; Munafò M; Pizzo E; Brown J, 2025, 'Evaluating the effectiveness of the Drink Less smartphone app for reducing alcohol consumption compared with usual digital care: a comprehensive synopsis from a 6-month follow-up RCT.', Public Health Res (Southampt), 13, pp. 1 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/LNNB8060

Gourisankar A; Ravi P; Kalokhe A; Hall RW; Vaidya N; Sharma E; Holla B; Basu D; Bharath RD; Chakrabarti A; Desrivieres S; Hickman M; Kartik K; Ghattu K; Kalyanaraman K; Krishna M; Kuriyan R; Murthy P; Orfanos DP; Purushottam M; Kurpad SS; Singh RL; Singh RL; Subodh BN; Toledano MB; Benegal V; Schumann G; Kalyanram K; Varghese M; Kandavel T; Urvakhsh M; Girimaji S; Jacob P; Jayarajan D; Kumar K; Narayanan G; Khullar M; Khandelwal N; Ghosh A; Amit ; Joshi N; Chanu ND; Fujica MC; Ph V; Phurailatpam C; Bhattacharya D; Haque B; Nagraj A; Ghosh A; Basu A; Pandit M; Das S; Yadav A; Das S; Roy S; Maurya P; Rani GT; Sujatha B; Rangaswamy M; Fall C; Kiran K; Ramya M; Urs C; Santhosh N; Somashekhara R; Divyashree K; Rao A; Poornima R; Tripathy S; Parashar N; Nayana KB; Seshadri A; Kumar S; Baligar S; Arumugam T; Safai A; Cyril A; Rashmitha ; Roy A; Dhanalakshmi D; Shivamma D; Bhavana BR, 2025, 'Examining the impact of maternal experiences of domestic violence on the mental health of their adolescent children in India', Plos One, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304936

Simmons R; Harris R; Lim AG; Leeman D; Ramsay ME; Hickman M; Mandal S, 2025, 'Estimating Prevalence and Number of People With Chronic Hepatitis B: A Multiplier Method Based on Public Health Surveillance Data in UK (2015–2021)', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.14019

Artenie A; Trickey A; Looker KJ; Stone J; Lim AG; Fraser H; Degenhardt L; Dore GJ; Grebely J; Cunningham EB; Hazarizadeh B; Low-Beer D; Luhmann N; Webb P; Hickman M; Vickerman P, 2025, 'Global, regional, and national estimates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection incidence among people who inject drugs and number of new annual HCV infections attributable to injecting drug use: a multi-stage analysis', Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 10, pp. 315 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(24)00442-4

Kassa GM; Weldemariam AG; Abrahim SA; French CE; Wolday D; Dagne E; Mulu A; Adane A; Inglis SK; Radley A; Tasew G; Vickerman P; Yesuf EA; Paltiel O; Hailu M; Amogne W; Dillon JF; Hickman M; Lim AG; Walker JG; Abdella S; Abay Z; Hailu W; Awoke T; Tamiru MT; Cabral C; Baissa O; Speakman E; Malaguti A; Yohannes M; Taddele B; Abraha H; Erkie M; Alamneh TS; Kassa GM, 2025, 'Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C in Ethiopia: First National Study Based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.14037

Stewart AC; Hickman M; Agius PA; Scott N; Stone J; Roxburgh A; O'Keefe D; Higgs P; Kerr T; Stoové MA; Thompson A; Crawford S; Norman J; Vella-Horne D; Lloyd Z; Clark N; Maher L; Dietze P, 2025, 'Supervised Injecting Room Cohort Study (SIRX): study protocol', BMJ Open, 15, pp. e091337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091337

Ward Z; Simmons R; Fraser H; Trickey A; Kesten J; Gibson A; Reid L; Cox S; Gordon F; Mc Pherson S; Ryder S; Vilar J; Miners A; Williams J; Emmanouil B; Desai M; Coughlan L; Harris R; Foster GR; Hickman M; Mandal S; Vickerman P, 2025, 'Impact and cost-effectiveness of scaling up HCV testing and treatment strategies for achieving HCV elimination among people who inject drugs in England: a mathematical modelling study', Lancet Regional Health Europe, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101176

Curtis M; Quinn B; Stone J; Maher L; Agius P; Stoove M; Ward B; Jenkinson R; Hickman M; Higgs P; Dietze P, 2025, 'Imprisonment Among People who Use Methamphetamine in Victoria, Australia: A Prospective Cohort Study', DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111583

Simmons R; Powell AA; Ijaz S; Mandal S; Shute J; Mohammadi Y; Lattimore M; McOwat K; Moore HL; O’Rourke A; Desai M; Macleod J; Asgharzadeh A; Ward Z; Vickerman P; Harris RJ; Foster GR; Roberts K; Hickman M, 2025, 'Pilot postal birth cohort hepatitis C virus screening in UK primary care: HepCAPP study', British Journal of General Practice, 75, pp. e122 - e128, http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0219

Santo T; Chaillon A; Martin N; Bharat C; Jones N; Farrell M; Hickman M; Borquez A; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'Quantifying the Impact of Opioid Agonist Treatment on Suicide Mortality in New South Wales, Australia: A Population-Level Analysis from 2001 to 2020', DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112133

Fraser R; Yeung A; Glancy M; Hickman M; Jones HE; Priyadarshi S; Horsburgh K; Hutchinson SJ; McAuley A, 2025, 'Suicide in people prescribed opioid-agonist therapy in Scotland, United Kingdom, 2011–2020: A national retrospective cohort study', Addiction, 120, pp. 276 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16680

Hawkins J; Hines LA; Bonell C; Hickman M; Adara L; Townson J; Cannings-John R; Moore L; White J, 2025, 'Association of volatile substance, nitrous oxide and alkyl nitrate use with mental health in UK adolescents', British Journal of Psychiatry, 226, pp. 10 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.128

Abdelsalam S; Agius PA; Sacks-Davis R; Roxburgh A; Livingston M; Maher L; Hickman M; Dietze P, 2024, 'Characteristics of attrition within the SuperMIX cohort of people who inject drugs: a multiple event discrete-time survival analysis', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02377-1

Howkins J; Packer S; Walsh E; Kumar D; Edeghere O; Hickman M; Oliver I, 2024, 'Correction to: Risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on international flights, a retrospective cohort study using national surveillance data in England (BMC Infectious Diseases, (2024), 24, 1, (174), 10.1186/s12879-024-09052-2)', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09182-7

Garnett C; Dinu LM; Oldham M; Perski O; Loebenberg G; Beard E; Angus C; Burton R; Field M; Greaves F; Hickman M; Kaner E; Michie S; Munafò M; Pizzo E; Brown J, 2024, 'Do engagement and behavioural mechanisms underpin the effectiveness of the Drink Less app?', Npj Digital Medicine, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01169-7

Denford S; Holt L; Essery R; Kesten J; Cabral C; Weston D; Horwood J; Hickman M; Amlôt R; Yardley L, 2024, 'Engagement in rapid public health research among young people from underserved communities: maximising opportunities and overcoming barriers', BMC Public Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19762-6

Fisher H; Denford S; Audrey S; Finn A; Hajinur H; Hickman M; Mounier-jack S; Mohamed A; Roderick M; Tucker L; Yates J; Chantler T, 2024, 'Information needs of ethnically diverse, vaccine-hesitant parents during decision-making about the HPV vaccine for their adolescent child: a qualitative study', BMC Public Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17540-4

Kassa GM; Walker JG; Alamneh TS; Tamiru MT; Bivegete S; Adane A; Amogne W; Dillon JF; Vickerman P; Dagne E; Yesuf EA; Hickman M; French CE; Lim AG; Paltiel O; Wolday D; Abdella S; Abay Z; Hailu W; Awoke T; Mulu A; Weldemariam AG; Cabral C; Baissa O; Speakman E; Radley A; Malaguti A; Inglis SK; Yohannes M; Taddele B; Abraha H; Erkie M; Kassa GM, 2024, 'Prevalence, trends, and distribution of hepatitis C virus among the general population in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Liver International, 44, pp. 3238 - 3249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.16102

Howkins J; Packer S; Walsh E; Kumar D; Edeghere O; Hickman M; Oliver I, 2024, 'Risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on international flights, a retrospective cohort study using national surveillance data in England', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09052-2

Kwiatkowska R; Chatzilena A; King J; Clout M; McGuinness S; Maskell N; Oliver J; Challen R; Hickman M; Finn A; Hyams C; Danon L, 2024, 'Syndromic case definitions for lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) are less sensitive in older age: an analysis of symptoms among hospitalised adults', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09425-7

Archer AJ; May T; Bowers H; Kesten J; Tilden S; Abeysekera K; Gordon FH; Hickman M; Yardley L, 2024, 'Qualitative service evaluation of a multimodal pilot service for early detection of liver disease in high-risk groups: 'Alright My Liver?'', BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2024-001560

Sawyer G; Howe LD; Hickman M; Zammit S; Hines LA, 2024, 'Does maternal education moderate the relationship between adolescent cannabis use and mental health in early adulthood?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 1773 - 1780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13945

Thomas KH; Dalili MN; Cheng HY; Dawson S; Donnelly N; Higgins JPT; Hickman M, 2024, 'Prevalence of problematic pharmaceutical opioid use in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Addiction, 119, pp. 1904 - 1922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16616

Holland A; Freeman TP; Nicholls J; Burke C; Howkins J; Harris M; Hickman M; Attwood A; Carlisle V; Krykant P; Maynard OM, 2024, 'Making sense of drug use and dependence—A scoping review of mass media interventions intended to reduce stigma towards people who use drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104543

Fisher H; Denford S; Chantler T; Audrey S; Finn A; Hajinur H; Hickman M; Mounier-Jack S; Roderick M; Tucker L; Yates J; Mohamed A, 2024, 'Developing films to support vaccine-hesitant, ethnically diverse parents’ decision-making about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: a codesign study', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079539

Glancy M; Palmateer N; Yeung A; Hickman M; Macleod J; Bishop J; Barnsdale L; Trayner KM; Priyadarshi S; Wallace J; Hutchinson S; McAuley A, 2024, 'Risk of drug-related death associated with co-prescribing of gabapentinoids and Z-drugs among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment: A national retrospective cohort study', Psychiatry Research, 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116028

Papastavrou Brooks C; Kidger J; Hickman M; Le Gouais A, 2024, 'The role of emotion in urban development decision-making: A qualitative exploration of the perspectives of decision-makers', Health and Place, 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103332

Hines LA; Cannings-John R; Hawkins J; Bonell C; Hickman M; Zammit S; Adara L; Townson J; White J, 2024, 'Association between cannabis potency and mental health in adolescence', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111359

Markoulidakis A; Hickman M; McAuley A; Barnsdale LR; Welton NJ; Glancy M; Shivaji T; Collins C; Lang J; de Wit F; Hunt G; Wilkinson L; Fraser R; Yeung A; Horsburgh K; Priyadarshi S; Hutchinson SJ; Jones HE, 2024, 'Prevalence of opioid dependence in Scotland 2015–2020: A multi-parameter estimation of prevalence (MPEP) study', Addiction, 119, pp. 1410 - 1420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16500

Allen LI; Fraser H; Stone J; McAuley A; Trayner KMA; Metcalfe R; Peters SE; Hutchinson SJ; Vickerman P; Hickman M, 2024, 'Testing and Treatment Interventions in Community Settings Key to Controlling a Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outbreak Among People Who Inject Drugs in Glasgow: A Modeling Study.', J Infect Dis, 230, pp. e48 - e59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae206

Allen LI; Fraser H; Stone J; McAuley A; Trayner KMA; Metcalfe R; Peters SE; Hutchinson SJ; Vickerman P; Hickman M, 2024, 'Testing and Treatment Interventions in Community Settings Key to Controlling a Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outbreak Among People Who Inject Drugs in Glasgow: A Modeling Study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 230, pp. e48 - e59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae206

Padmanathan P; Cohen R; Gunnell D; Biddle L; Griffith E; Breheny K; Hickman M; Munien N; Patel A; Crocker E; Moran P, 2024, 'Development of a Brief Intervention for Emergency Department Attendees Presenting with Self-Harm and Co-Occurring Substance Use Problems: A Delphi Method Study', Crisis, 45, pp. 254 - 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000933

Webb P; Ireland J; Colledge-Frisby S; Peacock A; Leung J; Vickerman P; Farrell M; Hickman M; Grebely J; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'Patterns of drug use among people who inject drugs: A global systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Drug Policy, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104455

Archer AJ; Phillips J; Subhani M; Ward Z; Gordon FH; Hickman M; Dhanda AD; Abeysekera KWM, 2024, 'Proactive case finding of alcohol-related liver disease in high-risk populations: A systematic review', Liver International, 44, pp. 1298 - 1308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.15895

Marshall AD; Willing AR; Kairouz A; Cunningham EB; Wheeler A; O'Brien N; Perera V; Ward JW; Hiebert L; Degenhardt L; Hajarizadeh B; Colledge S; Hickman M; Jawad D; Lazarus JV; Matthews GV; Scheibe A; Vickerman P; Dore GJ; Grebely J; Sargsyants N; Suleymanova L; Salkic N; Simonova M; Nemeth-Blazic T; Mravcik V; Kivimets K; Salupere R; Butsashvili M; Soselia G; Makara M; Tolmane I; Jancorienė L; Stratulat S; Flisiak R; Gheorghe L; Cernat R; Lakhov A; Stanevich O; Jarcuska P; Peck-Radosavljevic M; Robaeys G; Øvrehus A; Foster G; Sutinen J; Farkkila M; Rautiainen H; Vuoti S; Nikolova D; Pawlotsky JM; Rockstroh J; Sypsa V; Papatheodoridis G; Olafsson S; Feeney E; Teti E; Seguin-Devaux C; Pocock J; Reiff S; McDougall N; Van der Valk M; Dalgard O; Tato Marinho R; Dillon J; Peters E; Bojovic K; Matičič M; Kåberg M; Bruggmann P; Healy B; Chong VH; Yi S; Tucker J; Pasaribu LR; Tanaka J; Ashley EA; Abu Hassan MR; Mohammed NS; Chan HK; Gidaagaya S; Kyi KP; Hyung Joon K; Chin B; Baladjay PC; Kao JH; Wansom T; da Cruz B; Flower B; Ehsan E; Al Mahtab M; Khandu L; Bhadoria AS; Alavi M; KC P; Hamid S; Biryukov S; Alymbaeva D; Alaei A; Bakieva S; Flichman D, 2024, 'Direct-acting antiviral therapies for hepatitis C infection: global registration, reimbursement, and restrictions', Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 9, pp. 366 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00335-7

Oldham M; Beard E; Loebenberg G; Dinu L; Angus C; Burton R; Field M; Greaves F; Hickman M; Kaner E; Michie S; Munafò M; Pizzo E; Brown J; Garnett C, 2024, 'Effectiveness of a smartphone app (Drink Less) versus usual digital care for reducing alcohol consumption among increasing-and-higher-risk adult drinkers in the UK: a two-arm, parallel-group, double-blind, randomised controlled trial', Eclinicalmedicine, 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102534

McDonald SA; Hickman M; Dillon JF; Yeung A; McAuley A; Fraser A; Hayes PC; Hutchinson SJ, 2024, 'A transient positive association between direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C infection and drug-related hospitalization among people who inject drugs: Self-controlled case-series analysis of national data', Addiction, 119, pp. 369 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16344

Kashyap R; Holla B; Bhattacharjee S; Sharma E; Mehta UM; Vaidya N; Bharath RD; Murthy P; Basu D; Nanjayya SB; Singh RL; Lourembam R; Chakrabarti A; Kartik K; Kalyanram K; Kumaran K; Krishnaveni G; Krishna M; Kuriyan R; Kurpad SS; Desrivieres S; Purushottam M; Barker G; Orfanos DP; Hickman M; Heron J; Toledano M; Schumann G; Benegal V, 2024, 'Childhood adversities characterize the heterogeneity in the brain pattern of individuals during neurodevelopment', Psychological Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724000710

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