By Professor Skye McDonald

Journal articles

Quang H; Wearne T; Filipcikova M; Pham N; Nguyen N; McDonald S, 2024, 'A Biopsychosocial Framework for Apathy Following Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Neuropsychology Review, 34, pp. 1213 - 1234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11065-023-09620-4

Darke S; Duflou J; McDonald S; Peacock A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2024, 'Neuropathology of deaths due to acute alcohol toxicity in Australia, 2011–2022', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111407

McKimmie A; Keeves J; Gadowski A; Bagg MK; Antonic-Baker A; Hicks AJ; Hill R; Clarke N; Holland A; Veitch B; Fatovich D; Reeder S; Romero L; Ponsford JL; Lannin NA; O’Brien TJ; Cooper DJ; Rushworth N; Fitzgerald M; Gabbe BJ; Cameron PA; Alexander T; Anderson V; Armstrong E; Babl FE; Balogh ZJ; Barlow KM; Bellapart J; Bidargaddi N; Bosio E; Bragge P; Bynevelt M; Caeyenberghs K; Capell J; Chai KEK; Collins-Praino LE; Cowen G; Crowe LM; Cudmore T; Cullen J; Curtis K; Delaney A; Dibdin G; Eades S; Egan GF; Ellis DY; Ercole A; Fisher MJ; Fitzgerald M; Fleming J; Francis R; Gilroy J; Hansen MA; Harrison JE; Haseler LJ; Hassett L; Hellewell SC; Hill AF; Honeybul S; Jeffree RL; Joyce C; Kendall E; King K; Law M; Maas AIR; Mahoney A; Makin P; Mayhew P; McDonald A; McDonald S; McDonald SJ; McNamara R; Meka S; Menon DK; Mitchell G; Mobbs R; Nasrallah FA; Newcombe VFJ; Olver JH; O’Reilly GM; Ownsworth T; Parizel PM; Parr M; Powell B; Ratajczak P; Reade MC; Reid C; Robertson J; Robinson S; Rowse D; Rose SE; Rosenfeld JV; Ross JP; Scheinberg A; Semple BD; Shultz SR; Simpson GK, 2024, 'The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review of Clinical Factors Associated with Outcomes in People with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury', Neurotrauma Reports, 5, pp. 640 - 659, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neur.2023.0111

Ponsford JL; Hicks AJ; Bagg MK; Phyland R; Carrier S; James AC; Lannin NA; Rushworth N; O’Brien TJ; Cameron PA; Cooper DJ; Hill R; Gabbe BJ; Fitzgerald M; Alexander T; Anderson V; Antonic-Baker A; Armstrong E; Babl FE; Balogh ZJ; Barlow KM; Bellapart J; Bidargaddi N; Bosio E; Bragge P; Bynevelt M; Caeyenberghs K; Capell J; Chai KEK; Collins-Praino LE; Cowen G; Crowe LM; Cudmore T; Cullen J; Curtis K; Delaney A; Dibdin G; Eades S; Egan GF; Ellis DY; Ercole A; Fatovich DM; Fisher MJ; Fitzgerald M; Fleming J; Francis R; Gadowski A; Gilroy J; Hansen MA; Harrison JE; Haseler LJ; Hassett L; Hellewell SC; Hill AF; Holland AJA; Honeybul S; Jeffree RL; Joyce C; Kendall E; King K; Law M; Maas AIR; Mahoney A; Makin P; Mayhew P; McDonald A; McDonald S; McDonald SJ; McKimmie A; McNamara R; Meka S; Menon DK; Mitchell G; Mobbs R; Nasrallah FA; Newcombe VFJ; Olver JH; O'Reilly GM; Ownsworth T; Parizel PM; Parr M; Powell B; Ratajczak P; Rause D; Reade MC; Reeder S; Reid C; Robertson J; Robinson S; Rose SE; Rosenfeld JV; Ross JP; Scheinberg A; Semple BD; Shultz SR; Simpson GK; Teague WJ; Togher L; Udy AA; Vallmuur K, 2024, '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, pp. 387 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neur.2023.0127

Filipčíková M; Quang H; Cassel A; Darke L; Wilson E; Wearne T; Rosenberg H; McDonald S, 2024, 'Exploring neuropsychological underpinnings of poor communication after traumatic brain injury: The role of apathy, disinhibition and social cognition', International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 59, pp. 433 - 448, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12836

Soo CA; Tate RL; Catroppa C; Benson S; McDonald S; Rapee RM; Anderson V, 2024, 'A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for managing anxiety in adolescents with acquired brain injury', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 34, pp. 74 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2022.2154811

Filipčíková M; Wearne T; McDonald S, 2024, 'Disinhibited and angry: Investigating the relationship between social disinhibition and the components of aggression following severe TBI', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 34, pp. 23 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2022.2149560

Mendez M; Logan J; Filipčíková M; McDonald S; Wearne T, 2024, 'Disinhibition, rather than moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury, moderates the impact of anger provocation on subjective emotional experience', Clinical Neuropsychologist, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2024.2406042

Cassel A; Kelly M; Wilson E; Filipčíková M; McDonald S, 2024, 'SIFT IT: A feasibility and preliminary efficacy randomized controlled trial of a social cognition group treatment programme for people with acquired brain injury', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 34, pp. 1347 - 1377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2024.2314876

Gabbe BJ; Keeves J; Mckimmie A; Gadowski AM; Holland AJ; Semple BD; Young JT; Crowe L; Ownsworth T; Bagg MK; Antonic-Baker A; Hicks AJ; Hill R; Curtis K; Romero L; Ponsford JL; Lannin NA; O'brien TJ; Cameron PA; Cooper J; Rushworth N; Fitzgerald M; Alexander T; Anderson V; Armstrong E; Babl FE; Balogh ZJ; Barlow KM; Bellapart J; Bidargaddi N; Bosio E; Bragge P; Bynevelt M; Caeyenberghs K; Capell J; Chai KEK; Collins-Praino LE; Cooper DJJ; Cowen G; Cudmore T; Cullen J; Delaney A; Eades S; Egan GF; Ellis DY; Ercole A; Fatovich DM; Fisher MJ; Fitzgerald M; Fleming J; Francis R; Gilroy J; Hansen MA; Harrison JE; Haseler LJ; Hassett L; Hellewell SC; Hill AF; Jeffree RL; Joyce C; Kendall E; King K; Maas AIR; Mahoney A; Makin P; Mayhew P; Mcdonald A; Mcdonald S; Mcdonald SJ; Mcnamara R; Meka S; Menon DK; Mitchell G; Mobbs R; Nasrallah FA; Newcombe VFJ; Olver JH; O'reilly GM; Parizel PM; Parr M; Powell B; Ratajczak P; Varma D; Vickers J; Wagland J; Walsham J; Wells AJ; Whiley L; Williams G; Williams JK; Witham R; Wright DK; York L; Zeeman H; Scheinberg A; Teague WJ; Robertson J; Honeybul S, 2024, 'The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review and Consensus Process to Determine the Predictive Value of Demographic, Injury Event, and Social Characteristics on Outcomes for People With Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury', Journal of Neurotrauma, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2023.0461

Antonic-Baker A; Auvrez C; Tao G; Bagg MK; Gadowski A; McKimmie A; Hicks AJ; Hill R; Romero L; Ponsford JL; Lannin NA; Gabbe BJ; Cameron PA; Cooper DJ; Rushworth N; Fitzgerald M; O'Brien TJ; Alexander T; Anderson V; Armstrong E; Babl FE; Balogh ZJ; Barlow KM; Bellapart J; Bidargaddi N; Bosio E; Bragge P; Bynevelt M; Caeyenberghs K; Capell J; Chai KEK; Collins-Praino LE; Cooper DJJ; Cowen G; Crowe LM; Cudmore T; Cullen J; Curtis K; Shoalhaven I; Delaney A; Dibdin G; Eades S; Egan GF; Ellis DY; Ercole A; Fatovich DM; Fisher MJ; Fitzgerald M; Fleming J; Francis R; Gilroy J; Hansen MA; Harrison JE; Haseler LJ; Hassett L; Hellewell SC; Hill AF; Holland AJA; Honeybul S; Jeffree RL; Joyce C; Kendall E; King K; Law M; Maas AIR; Mahoney A; Makin P; Mayhew P; McDonald A; McDonald S; McDonald SJ; McNamara R; Meka S; Menon DK; Mitchell G; Mobbs R; Nasrallah FA; Newcombe VFJ; Olver JH; O'Reilly GM; Ownsworth T; Parizel PM; Parr M; Powell B; Ratajczak P; Reade MC; Reeder S; Reid C; Robertson J; Robinson S; Rose SE; Rosenfeld JV; Ross JP; Rowse D; Scheinberg A; Semple BD; Shultz SR; Simpson GK; Teague WJ; Togher L, 2024, 'The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review and Consensus Process to Determine the Predictive Value of Pre-existing Health Conditions for People with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury', Journal of Neurotrauma, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2023.0462

McDonald S, 2024, 'Neuropsychology of Depression Edited by Shawn M. McClintock and Jimmy Choi Guilford Press. 2022. £62.99 (hb). 464 pp. ISBN 9781462549276', The British Journal of Psychiatry, 224, pp. 140 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.2

Nguyen MN; Pham R; Nguyen TV; Lam-Nguyen NT; McDonald S; Quang H, 2023, 'Neuropsychiatric symptoms after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury in Vietnam: Assessment, prevalence, and impact on caregivers', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 29, pp. 984 - 993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355617723000644

Togher L; Elbourn E; Kenny B; Honan C; Power E; Tate R; McDonald S; MacWhinney B, 2023, 'Communication and Psychosocial Outcomes 2-Years After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Development of a Prognostic Model', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 104, pp. 1840 - 1849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2023.04.010

Anderson V; Darling S; Hearps S; Darby D; Dooley J; McDonald S; Turkstra L; Brown A; Greenham M; Crossley L; Charalambous G; Beauchamp MH, 2023, 'Deep phenotyping of socio-emotional skills in children with typical development, neurodevelopmental disorders, and mental health conditions: Evidence from the PEERS', PLoS ONE, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291929

Quang H; Le Heron C; Balleine B; Nguyen TV; Nguyen TQ; Nguyen MN; Kumfor F; McDonald S, 2023, 'Reduced Sensitivity to Background Reward Underlies Apathy After Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights From an Ecological Foraging Framework', Neuroscience, 528, pp. 26 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2023.07.026

Martin DM; Rushby JA; De Blasio FM; Wearne T; Osborne-Crowley K; Francis H; Xu M; Loo C; McDonald S, 2023, 'The effect of tDCS electrode montage on attention and working memory', Neuropsychologia, 179, pp. 108462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.10846t2

Chen W; McDonald S; Wearne T; Sabel I; Long EV; Grisham JR, 2023, 'A pilot study of adapted social cognition and intervention training (SCIT) for hoarding disorder', Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2022.100776

Filipčíková M; Balleine B; Kumfor F; McDonald S, 2023, 'Action control and selection in social disinhibition following severe TBI: a pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer and outcome devaluation study', Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 45, pp. 825 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2024.2313257

McDonald S; Wearne T; Kelly M, 2023, 'Calling on clinicians to get social and emotional', Clinical Neuropsychologist, 37, pp. 506 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2022.2085176

Bush SS; Dutt A; Fernández AL; Łojek E; McDonald S; Schrieff-Brown L, 2023, 'Ethical issues in clinical neuropsychology: International diversity perspectives', Applied Neuropsychology:Adult, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2023.2278153

Quang H; Nguyen AL; Do C; McDonald S; Nguyen C, 2023, 'Examining the Vietnamese Montreal cognitive assessment in healthy and moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury populations', Clinical Neuropsychologist, 37, pp. 1062 - 1077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2023.2170281

Filipčíková M; McDonald S, 2023, 'Inhibitory Control Impairment in Social Disinhibition Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: An Experimental Study Using Social and Nonsocial Go/No-Go Task', Neuropsychology, 37, pp. 895 - 906, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/neu0000923

Quang H; Nguyen A; Do C; McDonald S; Nguyen C, 2023, '2 The Vietnamese Montreal Cognitive Assessment: An Evaluation of Construct Validity and Recommended Cut-off for Cognitive Impairment after TBI', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 29, pp. 592 - 593, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355617723007567

Filipcikova M; McDonald S, 2023, '6 The Relationship Between Inhibitory Control Impairment in Social Disinhibition Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 29, pp. 306 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355617723004265

Li R; Filipcikovä M; Xu Y; Quang H; Kumfor F; McDonald S, 2023, '6 Why Do Cultures Affect Facial Emotion Perception? - A Systematic Review', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 29, pp. 520 - 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355617723006707

Quang H; Kumfor F; Balleine B; Nguyen TV; Nguyen TQ; Nguyen MN; McDonald S, 2022, 'Contributions of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Reward Sensitivity to Apathy: Evidence From Traumatic Brain Injury', Neuropsychology, 36, pp. 791 - 802, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/neu0000858

Chen W; McDonald S; Wearne T; Grisham JR, 2022, 'Interpersonal functioning in hoarding: An investigation of the link between hoarding symptoms and social support, social anhedonia, and social rewards', Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100313

Quang H; Sin K; Kumfor F; McDonald S, 2022, 'Adaptation, Validation and Preliminary Standardisation of the Frontal Systems Behaviour Scale - Apathy Subscale and the Dimensional Apathy Scale in Vietnamese Healthy Samples', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 28, pp. 300 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S135561772100031X

Quang H; McDonald S; Huynh-Le P; Nguyen TV; Le NA; Lam-Nguyen NT; Kumfor F, 2022, 'Apathy in a High Prevalence Population of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: An Investigation in Vietnam', Neuropsychology, 36, pp. 94 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/neu0000781

Jarsch M; Piguet O; Berres M; Sluka C; Semenkova A; Kressig RW; Monsch AU; McDonald S; Sollberger M, 2022, 'Development of the Basel Version of the Awareness of Social Inference Test – Theory of Mind (BASIT-ToM) in healthy adults', Journal of Neuropsychology, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jnp.12290

Wallis K; Kelly M; McRae SE; McDonald S; Campbell LE, 2022, 'Domains and measures of social cognition in acquired brain injury: A scoping review', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 32, pp. 2429 - 2463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2021.1933087

Kelly M; McDonald S; Wallis K, 2022, 'Empathy Across the Ages: “I May Be Older But I’m Still Feeling It”', Neuropsychology, 36, pp. 116 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/neu0000783

Jarsch M; Bartsch K; Berres M; Ryf I; Jurisic K; Sluka C; Kressig RW; Monsch AU; McDonald S; Piguet O; Sollberger M, 2022, 'The Basel Version of the Awareness of Social Inference Test-Emotion Recognition (BASIT-ER): Preliminary Validation Analyses in Healthy Adults', Neuropsychology, 36, pp. 175 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/neu0000786

McDonald S; Wilson E; Wearne T; Darke L; Cassel A; Rosenberg H, 2022, 'The complex audio visual emotion assessment task (CAVEAT): development of a shorter version for clinical use', Disability and Rehabilitation, 44, pp. 1498 - 1507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1803425

Quang H; Kumfor F; Tuong-Vu N; Truc-Quynh N; My-Ngan N; Balleine B; Mcdonald S, 2021, 'Altered intrinsic and extrinsic reward sensitivity underpins apathy: Evidence from moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury', JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 429, pp. 187 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2021.119231

Turner JA; Padgett C; McDonald S; Ahuja KDK; Francis HM; Lim CK; Honan CA, 2021, 'Innate immunity impacts social-cognitive functioning in people with multiple sclerosis and healthy individuals: Implications for IL-1ra and urinary immune markers', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100254

Chen W; McDonald S; Wearne T; Grisham J, 2021, 'Investigating associations between hoarding symptoms and affective and cognitive empathy', British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, pp. 177 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12280

Wearne TA; Mcdonald S, 2021, 'Social cognition v. emotional intelligence in first-episode psychosis: Are they the same?', Psychological Medicine, 51, pp. 1229 - 1230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720000185

Real FJ; Rosen BL; Bishop JM; McDonald S; DeBlasio D; Kreps GL; Klein M; Kahn JA, 2021, 'Usability Evaluation of the Novel Smartphone Application, HPV Vaccine: Same Way, Same Day, Among Pediatric Residents', ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS, 21, pp. 742 - 749, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000669629100017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

McDonald S; Trimmer E; Newby J; Grant S; Gertler P; Simpson GK, 2021, 'Providing on-line support to families of people with brain injury and challenging behaviour: A feasibility study', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 31, pp. 392 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2019.1696846

Wearne TA; Logan JA; Trimmer EM; Wilson E; Filipcikova M; Kornfeld E; Rushby JA; McDonald S, 2021, 'Regulating emotion following severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial of heart-rate variability biofeedback training', Brain Injury, 35, pp. 1390 - 1401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2021.1972337

Rushby JA; De Blasio FM; Logan JA; Wearne T; Kornfeld E; Wilson EJ; Loo C; Martin D; McDonald S, 2021, 'tDCS effects on task-related activation and working memory performance in traumatic brain injury: A within group randomized controlled trial', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 31, pp. 814 - 836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2020.1733620

Filipčíková M; Wearne T; Li R; McDonald S, 2021, 'The prevalence, predictors, associated symptoms, and outcomes of social disinhibition following moderate-to-severe TBI: A scoping review of quantitative evidence', Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 43, pp. 716 - 736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2021.2000589

Khosdelazad S; Jorna LS; McDonald S; Rakers SE; Huitema RB; Buunk AM; Spikman JM, 2020, 'Comparing static and dynamic emotion recognition tests: Performance of healthy participants', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0241297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241297

Genova HM; McDonald S, 2020, 'Social Cognition in Individuals with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study Using TASIT-S', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 26, pp. 539 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355617719001371

Kelly M; McDonald S, 2020, 'Assessing social cognition in people with a diagnosis of dementia: Development of a novel screening test, the Brief Assessment of Social Skills (BASS-D)', Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 42, pp. 185 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2019.1700925

Osborne-Crowley K; Wilson E; De Blasio F; Wearne T; Rushby J; McDonald S, 2020, 'Empathy for people with similar experiences: Can the perception-action model explain empathy impairments after traumatic brain injury?', Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 42, pp. 28 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2019.1662375

Cassel A; McDonald S; Kelly M, 2020, 'Establishing ‘proof of concept’ for a social cognition group treatment program (SIFT IT) after traumatic brain injury: two case studies', Brain Injury, 34, pp. 1781 - 1793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2020.1831072

Wearne TA; Osborne-Crowley K; Logan JA; Wilson E; Rushby J; McDonald S, 2020, 'Understanding How Others Feel: Evaluating the Relationship Between Empathy and Various Aspects of Emotion Recognition Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury', Neuropsychology, 34, pp. 288 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/neu0000609

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