By Professor Colleen Loo

Journal articles

Rushby J; De Blasio F; Wearne T; Osborne-Crowley K; Francis H; McDonald S; Loo C, 2017, 'tDCS Electrode Montage Differentially Affects Autonomic Arousal and Working Memory Performance', Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/conf.fnhum.2017.224.00007

Kumar DR; Han HK; Tiller J; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2016, 'A Brief Measure for Assessing Patient Perceptions of Cognitive Side Effects after Electroconvulsive Therapy: The Subjective Assessment of Memory Impairment', Journal of ECT, 32, pp. 256 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000329

Gálvez V; Tor PC; Bassa A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; MacPherson R; Marroquin-Harris M; Loo CK, 2016, 'Does remifentanil improve ECT seizure quality?', European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 266, pp. 719 - 724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-016-0690-9

Gálvez V; Li A; Oxley C; Waite S; De Felice N; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Kumar D; Page AC; Hooke G; Loo CK, 2016, 'Health Related Quality of Life after ECT for depression: A study exploring the role of different electrode-placements and pulse-widths', Journal of Affective Disorders, 206, pp. 268 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.002

Alonzo A; Aaronson S; Bikson M; Husain M; Lisanby S; Martin D; McClintock SM; McDonald WM; O'Reardon J; Esmailpoor Z; Loo C, 2016, 'Study design and methodology for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial of transcranial direct current stimulation as a treatment for unipolar and bipolar depression', Contemporary Clinical Trials, 51, pp. 65 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2016.10.002

Martin DM; Yeung K; Loo CK, 2016, 'Pre-treatment letter fluency performance predicts antidepressant response to transcranial direct current stimulation', Journal of Affective Disorders, 203, pp. 130 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.05.072

Anderson IM; Blamire A; Branton T; Clark R; Downey D; Dunn G; Easton A; Elliott R; Elwell C; Hayden K; Holland F; Karim S; Loo C; Lowe J; Nair R; Oakley T; Sharma PK; Williams SR; McAllister-Williams RH, 2016, 'Randomised-controlled trial of ketamine augmentation of ECT on neuropsychological and clinical outcomes in depression (Ketamine-ECT Study)', EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 26, pp. S382 - S382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0924-977X(16)31332-3

Perich T; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Frankland A; Breakspear M; Loo C; Roberts G; Holmes-Preston E; Mitchell PB, 2016, 'Are there subtypes of bipolar depression?', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 134, pp. 260 - 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acps.12615

Martin DM; McClintock SM; Forster J; Loo CK, 2016, 'Does Therapeutic Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Cause Cognitive Enhancing Effects in Patients with Neuropsychiatric Conditions? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials', Neuropsychology Review, 26, pp. 295 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11065-016-9325-1

Bikson M; Grossman P; Thomas C; Zannou AL; Jiang J; Adnan T; Mourdoukoutas AP; Kronberg G; Truong D; Boggio P; Brunoni AR; Charvet L; Fregni F; Fritsch B; Gillick B; Hamilton RH; Hampstead BM; Jankord R; Kirton A; Knotkova H; Liebetanz D; Liu A; Loo C; Nitsche MA; Reis J; Richardson JD; Rotenberg A; Turkeltaub PE; Woods AJ, 2016, 'Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence Based Update 2016', Brain Stimulation, 9, pp. 641 - 661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2016.06.004

Tor PC; Gálvez V; Goldstein J; George D; Loo CK, 2016, 'Pilot study of accelerated low-frequency right-sided transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression', Journal of ECT, 32, pp. 180 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000306

Loo CK; Gálvez V; O'Keefe E; Mitchell PB; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Leyden J; Harper S; Somogyi AA; Lai R; Weickert CS; Glue P; Loo C; Galvez-Ortiz V, 2016, 'Placebo-controlled pilot trial testing dose titration and intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous routes for ketamine in depression', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 134, pp. 48 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acps.12572

Boonstra TW; Nikolin S; Meisener AC; Martin DM; Loo CK, 2016, 'Change in mean frequency of resting-state electroencephalography after transcranial direct current stimulation', Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00270

Brunoni AR; Moffa AH; Fregni F; Palm U; Padberg F; Blumberger DM; Daskalakis ZJ; Bennabi D; Haffen E; Alonzo A; Loo CK, 2016, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation for acute major depressive episodes: Meta-analysis of individual patient data', British Journal of Psychiatry, 208, pp. 522 - 531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.115.164715

Brunoni AR; Moffa AH; Fregni F; Palm U; Padberg F; Blumberger DM; Daskalakis ZJ; Bennabi D; Haffen E; Alonzo A; Loo CK, 2016, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation for acute major depressive episodes: meta-analysis of individual patient data', BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 208, pp. 522 - +, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.115.164715

Bautovich A; Loo C; Katz I; Martin D; Harvey S, 2016, 'Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as a Treatment for Depression in the Hemodialysis Setting', Psychosomatics, 57, pp. 305 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psym.2015.11.006

Xu Y; Hackett M; Carter G; Loo C; Gálvez V; Glozier N; Glue P; Lapidus K; McGirr A; Somogyi AA; Mitchell PB; Rodgers A; Galvez-Ortiz V, 2016, 'Effects of Low-Dose and Very Low-Dose Ketamine among Patients with Major Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 19, pp. pyv124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyv124

MacPherson R; Marroquin-Harris M; Gálvez V; Tor P; Loo C, 2016, 'The effect of adjuvant remifentanil with propofol or thiopentone on seizure quality during electroconvulsive therapy', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 44, pp. 278 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x1604400215

Loo CK; Gálvez V; Galvez-Ortiz V, 2016, 'Brain stimulation treatments for depression', Medicine Today, 17, pp. 65 - 68, http://medicinetoday.com.au/system/files/pdf/medicine_today/article/MT2016-01-065-LOO.pdf

Palmer EE; Jarrett KE; Sachdev RK; Zahrani FA; Hashem MO; Ibrahim N; Sampaio H; Kandula T; Macintosh R; Gupta R; Conlon DM; Billheimer JT; Rader DJ; Funato K; Walkey CJ; Lee CS; Loo C; Brammah S; Elakis G; Zhu Y; Buckley M; Kirk EP; Bye A; Alkuraya FS; Roscioli T; Lagor WR; Palmer E, 2016, 'Neuronal deficiency of ARV1 causes an autosomal recessive epileptic encephalopathy', Human Molecular Genetics, 25, pp. 3042 - 3054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddw157

Gálvez V; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Wark H; Harper S; Leyden J; Loo CK, 2016, 'The Anaesthetic-ECT Time Interval in Electroconvulsive Therapy Practice - Is It Time to Time?', Brain Stimulation, 9, pp. 72 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.09.005

Ho KA; Taylor JL; Chew T; Gálvez V; Alonzo A; Bai S; Dokos S; Loo CK, 2016, 'The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Electrode Size and Current Intensity on Motor Cortical Excitability: Evidence from Single and Repeated Sessions', Brain Stimulation, 9, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.08.003

Loo C, 2015, 'Is ketamine ready to be used clinically for the treatment of depression?', The Medical journal of Australia, 203, pp. 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00966

Loo C, 2015, 'Is ketamine ready to be used clinically for the treatment of depression?: A single dose of ketamine produces rapid antidepressant effects, but attaining lasting remission remains a challenge', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00966

Martin DM; Chan HN; Alonzo A; Green MJ; Mitchell PB; Loo CK, 2015, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation to enhance cognition in euthymic bipolar disorder', Bipolar Disorders, 17, pp. 849 - 858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12350

Anderson JH; Galvez V; Loo C; Mitchell PB, 2015, 'Adult depression: A step-by-step guide to treatment', Medicine Today, 16, pp. 16 - 24

Chew T; Ho KA; Loo CK, 2015, 'Inter- and intra-individual variability in response to transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) at varying current intensities', Brain Stimulation, 8, pp. 1130 - 1137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.07.031

Martin DM; Gálvez V; Loo CK; Galvez-Ortiz V, 2015, 'Predicting retrograde autobiographical memory changes following electroconvulsive therapy: Relationships between individual, treatment, and early clinical factors', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 18, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyv067

Trevithick L; McAllister-Williams RH; Blamire A; Branton T; Clark R; Downey D; Dunn G; Easton A; Elliott R; Ellwell C; Hayden K; Holland F; Karim S; Lowe J; Loo C; Nair R; Oakley T; Prakash A; Sharma PK; Williams SR; Anderson IM, 2015, 'Study protocol for the randomised controlled trial: Ketamine augmentation of ECT to improve outcomes in depression (Ketamine-ECT study)', BMC Psychiatry, 15, pp. 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0641-4

Tor PC; Bautovich A; Wang MJ; Martin D; Harvey SB; Loo C, 2015, 'A Systematic review and meta-analysis of brief versus ultrabrief right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy for depression', Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 76, pp. e1092 - e1098, http://dx.doi.org/10.4088/JCP.14r09145

Nikolin S; Loo CK; Bai S; Dokos S; Martin DM, 2015, 'Focalised stimulation using high definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) to investigate declarative verbal learning and memory functioning', NeuroImage, 117, pp. 11 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.05.019

Gálvez V; Ho KA; Alonzo A; Martin D; George D; Loo CK, 2015, 'Neuromodulation Therapies for Geriatric Depression', Current Psychiatry Reports, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11920-015-0592-y

Elmasry J; Loo C; Martin D, 2015, 'A systematic review of transcranial electrical stimulation combined with cognitive training', Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 33, pp. 263 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/RNN-140473

Bousman CA; Katalinic N; Martin DM; Smith DJ; Ingram A; Dowling N; Ng C; Loo CK, 2015, 'Effects of COMT, DRD2, BDNF, and APOE genotypic variation on treatment efficacy and cognitive side effects of electroconvulsive therapy', Journal of ECT, 31, pp. 129 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000170

Ho KA; Taylor JL; Loo CK, 2015, 'Comparison of the effects of transcranial random noise stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation on motor cortical excitability', Journal of ECT, 31, pp. 67 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000155

Loo CK; Bai S; Martin McLinneuro D; Gálvez V; Dokos S; Galvez-Ortiz V; Martin D, 2015, 'Revisiting frontoparietal montage in electroconvulsive therapy', Journal of ECT, 31, pp. e7 - e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000147

Kedzior KK; Reitz SK; Azorina V; Loo C, 2015, 'Durability of the antidepressant effect of the high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the absence of maintenance treatment in major depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trials', Depression and Anxiety, 32, pp. 193 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22339

Fregni F; Nitsche MA; Loo CK; Brunoni AR; Marangolo P; Leite J; Carvalho S; Bolognini N; Caumo W; Paik NJ; Simis M; Ueda K; Ekhtiari H; Luu P; Tucker DM; Tyler WJ; Brunelin J; Datta A; Juan CH; Venkatasubramanian G; Boggio PS; Bikson M, 2015, 'Regulatory considerations for the clinical and research use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Review and recommendations from an expert panel', Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs, 32, pp. 22 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10601333.2015.980944

Loo CK; Bai S; Martin D; Gálvez V; Dokos S, 2015, 'Revisiting frontoparietal montage in electroconvulsive therapy: clinical observations and computer modeling: a future treatment option for unilateral electroconvulsive therapy', The journal of ECT, 31, pp. e7 - e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000147

Tarur Padinjareveettil AM; Rogers J; Loo C; Martin D, 2015, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation to enhance cognitive remediation in schizophrenia', Brain Stimulation, 8, pp. 307 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2014.11.012

Galletly CA; Loo CK; Malhi GS; Mitchell PB; Fitzgerald P, 2015, 'Why repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation should be available for treatment resistant depression', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49, pp. 182 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867414564697

Loo CK; Katalinic N; Smith DJ; Ingram A; Dowling N; Martin D; Addison K; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Simpson B; Schweitzer I, 2015, 'A randomized controlled trial of brief and ultrabrief pulse right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 18, pp. pyu045, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyu045

Ho KA; Bai S; Martin D; Alonzo A; Dokos S; Loo CK, 2015, 'Clinical pilot study and computational modeling of bitemporal transcranial direct current stimulation, and safety of repeated courses of treatment, in major depression', Journal of ECT, 31, pp. 226 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000230

Frankland A; Cerrillo E; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Roberts G; Wright A; Loo CK; Breakspear M; Mitchell PB, 2015, 'Comparing the phenomenology of depressive episodes in bipolar I and II disorder and major depressive disorder within bipolar disorder pedigrees', Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 76, pp. 32 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.4088/JCP.14m09293

Gálvez V; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Smith D; Loo CK, 2015, 'Predictors of seizure threshold in right Unilateral Ultrabrief electroconvulsive therapy: Role of concomitant medications and anaesthesia used', Brain Stimulation, 8, pp. 486 - 492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2014.12.012

Charvet LE; Kasschau M; Datta A; Knotkova H; Stevens MC; Alonzo A; Loo C; Krull KR; Bikson M, 2015, 'Remotely-supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for clinical trials: Guidelines for technology and protocols', Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 9, pp. 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2015.00026

Tor P-C; Bautovich A; Wang M-J; Martin D; Harvey SB; Loo C, 2015, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of brief vs ultrabrief right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy for depression', Brain Stimulation, 8, pp. 310 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.01.006

Loo CK; Bai S; Lovell NH; Dokos S, 2015, 'Comparison of novel transcranial electrical stimulation montages using a computational modelling approach', Brain Stimulation, 8, pp. 349 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.01.127

Gálvez V; Bassa A; Tor PC; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; MacPherson R; Loo CK, 2015, 'Does adding remifentanil improve ECT seizure quality and duration?', Brain Stimulation, 8, pp. 366 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.01.179

Ho K-A; Taylor JL; Chew T; Galvez V; Alonzo A; Loo CK, 2015, 'Higher current densities for transcranial direct current stimulation produce greater changes in cortical excitability – evidence from a pooled data study', Brain Stimulation, 8, pp. 350 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.01.130

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