PaulBrentlyHicksMD

Psychiatry • Temple, TX

Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

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Office
1605 W Avenue H Ste 400
Temple, TX 76504
Phone+1 254-774-7445

Fax+1 254-774-8849
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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1987
Baylor College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1983 - 1984
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1984 - Present
TX State Medical License 1983 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Predictors of Treatment Response to Fluoxetine in PTSD Following a Recent History of War Zone Stress Exposure Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
Unknown status
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Factors Affecting Antidepressant Response Trajectories: A Veterans Affairs Augmentation and Switching Treatments for Improving Depression Outcomes Trial Report.
Hicks, P., Sevilimedu, V., Johnson, G., Tal, I., Chen, P., Davis, L., Vertrees, J., Zisook, S., Mohamed, S.> ;Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice. 2023 Jan 1
11 citations
Childhood adversity and adulthood major depressive disorder.
Sidney Zisook, Beata Planeta, Paul B Hicks, Peijun Chen, Lori L Davis, Gerardo Villarreal, Mamta Sapra, Gary R Johnson, Somaia Mohamed> ;General Hospital Psychiatry. 2022 Mar 24
3 citations
Continuation phase treatment outcomes for switching, combining, or augmenting strategies for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder: A VAST-D report
Sidney Zisook, Gary R. Johnson, Paul B. Hicks, Peijun Chen, Thomas P. Beresford, James P. Michalets, Sanjai Rao, Michael E Thase, James Wilcox, Varadan Sevilimedu, Som...> ;Depression and Anxiety. 2021 Feb 1
5 citations
Impact of Concurrent Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Outcomes of Antipsychotic Augmentation for Major Depressive Disorder With a Prior Failed Treatment: VAST-D Random...
Somaia Mohamed, Gary R. Johnson, Varadan Sevilimedu, Sanjai D. Rao, Paul B. Hicks, Peijun Chen, Kimberly Lauro, George Jurjus, Patricia Pilkinton, Lori L. Davis, James...> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 23
95 citations
Effect of Antidepressant Switching vs Augmentation on Remission Among Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Unresponsive to Antidepressant Treatment: The VAST-D Rand...
Somaia Mohamed, Gary R. Johnson, Peijun Chen, Paul B. Hicks, Lori L. Davis, Jean Yoon, Theresa Gleason, Julia E. Vertrees, Kimberly R. Weingart, Ilanit Tal, Alexandra ...> ;JAMA. 2017 Jul 11
15 citations
Characteristics of U.S. Veteran Patients with Major Depressive Disorder who require “next-step” treatments: A VAST-D report
Sidney Zisook, Ilanit Tal, Kimberly R. Weingart, Paul B. Hicks, Lori L. Davis, Peijun Chen, Jean Yoon, Gary R. Johnson, Julia E. Vertrees, Sanjai Rao, Patricia Pilkint...> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2016 Dec 1
15 citations
The VA augmentation and switching treatments for improving depression outcomes (VAST-D) study: Rationale and design considerations
Somaia Mohamed, Gary R. Johnson, Julia E. Vertrees, Peter D. Guarino, Kimberly R. Weingart, Ilanit Young, Jean Yoon, Theresa Gleason, Katherine A. Kirkwood, Amy M. Kil...> ;Psychiatry Research. 2015 Oct 30
12 citations
Use of Obesity-Related Care by Psychiatric Patients
Laurel A. Copeland, Mary Jo Pugh, Paul B. Hicks, Polly H. Noël> ;Psychiatric Services. 2012 Mar 1
42 citations
Major depression, 5HTTLPR genotype, suicide and antidepressant influences on thalamic volume
Keith A. Young, Willy L. Bonkale, Leigh A. Holcomb, Paul B. Hicks, Dwight C. German> ;The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2008 Apr 1
46 citations
5HTTLPR polymorphism and enlargement of the pulvinar: unlocking the backdoor to the limbic system.
Keith A. Young, Leigh A. Holcomb, Willy L. Bonkale, Paul B. Hicks, Umar Yazdani, Dwight C. German> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2007 Mar 15
107 citations
Galantamine improves cognition in schizophrenic patients stabilized on risperidone.
Max H. Schubert, Keith A. Young, Paul B. Hicks> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2006 Sep 15
62 citations
Clozapine and the mitogen-activated protein kinase signal transduction pathway: Implications for antipsychotic actions
Jeff L. Browning, Tushar Patel, Paul C. Brandt, Keith A. Young, Leigh A. Holcomb, Paul B. Hicks> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2005 Mar 15
126 citations
Elevated Neuron Number in the Limbic Thalamus in Major Depression
Keith A. Young, Leigh A. Holcomb, Umar Yazdani, Paul B. Hicks, Dwight C. German> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2004 Jul 1
10 citations
N100 evoked potential latency variation and startle in schizophrenia.
Keith A. Young, CA Marinell Smith, Tammie Rawls, Denise B. Elliott, I. Steele Russell, Paul B. Hicks> ;Neuroreport. 2001 Mar 26
36 citations
Antagonism at 5-HT2A receptors potentiates the effect of haloperidol in a conditioned avoidance response task in rats
Marie-Louise G. Wadenberg, Jeff L. Browning, Keith A. Young, Paul B. Hicks> ;Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 2001 Mar 1
225 citations
Reduced number of mediodorsal and anterior thalamic neurons in schizophrenia
Keith A. Young, Kebreten F. Manaye, Chang Lin Liang, Paul B. Hicks, Dwight C. German> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2000 Jun 1
24 citations
Subthalamic nucleus microinjections of 5-HT2 receptor antagonists suppress stereotypy in rats.
Barwick Vs, D.H. Jones, J.T. Richter, Paul B. Hicks, Keith A. Young> ;Neuroreport. 2000 Feb 7
164 citations
The conditioned avoidance response test re-evaluated: is it a sensitive test for the detection of potentially atypical antipsychotics?
Marie-Louise G. Wadenberg, Paul B. Hicks> ;Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 1999 Oct 1
32 citations
Effects of local application of 5-hydroxytryptamine into the dorsal or median raphe nuclei on haloperidol-induced catalepsy in the rat.
Marie-Louise G. Wadenberg, Keith A. Young, J.T. Richter, Paul B. Hicks> ;Neuropharmacology. 1999 Jan 1
31 citations
Enhancement of antipsychoticlike properties of raclopride in rats using the selective serotonin2A receptor antagonist MDL 100,907
Marie-Louise G. Wadenberg, Paul B. Hicks, J. Travis Richter, Keith A. Young> ;Biological Psychiatry. 1998 Sep 15
13 citations
A novel computer-controlled conditioned avoidance apparatus for rats.
Marie-Louise G. Wadenberg, Keith A. Young, Robert A. Trompler, Randall Zavodny, Travis J. Richter, Paul B. Hicks> ;Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods. 1997 Dec 1
7 citations
Behavioral and frontal cortical metabolic effects of apomorphine and muscimol microinjections into the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus
Keith A. Young, Paul B. Hicks, Patrick K. Randall, Richard E. Wilcox> ;Journal of Neural Transmission. General Section. 1994 Jun 1
21 citations
Effects of serotonergic agents on apomorphine-induced locomotor activity
Keith A. Young, Randall Zavodny, Paul B. Hicks> ;Psychopharmacology. 1993 Jan 1
6 citations
Subchronic buspirone, mesulergine, and ICS 205-930 lack effects on D1 and D2 dopamine binding in the rat striatum during chronic haloperidol treatment.
Keith A. Young, R. Zavodny, Paul B. Hicks> ;Journal of Neural Transmission. General Section. 1991 Jan 1
106 citations
THE EFFECT OF SEROTONERGIC AGENTS ON HALOPERIDOL-INDUCED CATALEPSY
Paul B. Hicks> ;Life Sciences. 1990 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Testing Basic Assumptions of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire-15 in a Sample of Clinically Depressed and Suicidal Youth - Hunt QA, Weiler LM, McGuire J, Mendenhall T, Kobak R, Diamond GSOctober 12th, 2019
Uganda: Ministry Report Reveals High Suicide RatesOctober 11th, 2019
Five Things You Should Know on World Mental Health DayOctober 10th, 2019
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Hospital Affiliations

Central Texas Veterans HCS / Temple TXTemple, Texas
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple, Texas