By Professor Colleen Loo

Journal articles

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

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, 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, 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, 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, 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

Chew TA; Ho K-A; Loo C, 2015, 'Inter- and intra-individual variability in response to anodal tDCS at varying current densities', Brain Stimulation, 8, pp. 374 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.01.199

Cardoner N; Valenzuela M; Martínez-Zalacain I; Cano M; Loo C; Hallock H; Via E; Galvez V; Pujol J; Urretavizcaya M; Menchon J; Soriano-Mas C, 2015, 'Neuroplastic Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Prefrontal-limbic Network of Drug Resistant Depression: a Whole-brain Longitudinal SMRI Study', European Psychiatry, 30, pp. 1488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(15)32053-8

Gálvez V; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Leyden J; Harper S; Wark H; Simpson B; McGoldrick J; Han HK; Loo CK, 2015, 'The time interval between anaesthetic induction and the ECT stimulus – It’s time to time!', Brain Stimulation, 8, pp. 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.01.182

Martin DM; Chan H; Green MJ; Mitchell PB; Alonzo A; Loo C, 2015, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to remediate cognitive function in euthymic bipolar disorder patients', Brain Stimulation, 8, pp. 367 - 368, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.01.183

Ho KA; Bai S; Martin D; Alonzo A; Dokos S; Puras P; Loo CK, 2014, 'A pilot study of alternative transcranial direct current stimulation electrode montages for the treatment of major depression', Journal of Affective Disorders, 167, pp. 251 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.06.022

Player MJ; Taylor JL; Weickert CS; Alonzo A; Sachdev PS; Martin D; Mitchell PB; Loo CK, 2014, 'Increase in PAS-induced neuroplasticity after a treatment courseof transcranial direct current stimulation for depression', Journal of Affective Disorders, 167, pp. 140 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.05.063

Lai R; Katalinic N; Glue P; Somogyi AA; Mitchell PB; Leyden J; Harper S; Loo CK, 2014, 'Pilot dose-response trial of I.V. ketamine in treatment-resistant depression', World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 15, pp. 579 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15622975.2014.922697

Bousman CA; Katalinic N; Martin DM; Smith DJ; Ingram A; Dowling N; Ng C; Loo CK, 2014, 'Effects of COMT, DRD2, BDNF, and APOE genotypic variation on treatment efficacy and cognitive side effects of electroconvulsive therapy', Journal of ECT, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000170

Gálvez V; O'Keefe E; Cotiga L; Leyden J; Harper S; Glue P; Mitchell PB; Somogyi AA; DeLory A; Loo CK, 2014, 'Long-lasting effects of a single subcutaneous dose of ketamine for treating melancholic depression: a case report.', Biol Psychiatry, 76, pp. e1 - e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.12.010

Ehnvall A; Mitchell PB; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Parker G; Frankland A; Loo C; Breakspear M; Wright A; Roberts G; Lau P; Perich T, 2014, 'Rejection sensitivity and pain in bipolar versus unipolar depression', Bipolar Disorders, 16, pp. 190 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12147

Bai S; Dokos S; Ho KA; Loo C, 2014, 'A computational modelling study of transcranial direct current stimulation montages used in depression', Neuroimage, 87, pp. 332 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.11.015

Bautovich A; Katz I; Smith M; Loo CK; Harvey SB, 2014, 'Depression and chronic kidney disease: A review for clinicians', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48, pp. 530 - 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867414528589

Perich T; Mitchell PB; Loo C; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Roberts G; Green M; Frankland A; Lau P; Corry J, 2014, 'Cognitive styles and clinical correlates of childhood abuse in bipolar disorder.', Bipolar Disord, 16, pp. 600 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12212

Powell TY; Boonstra TW; Martin DM; Loo CL; Breakspear M, 2014, 'Modulation of cortical activity by transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with affective disorder', PLoS One, 9, pp. e98503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098503

Martin DM; Liu R; Alonzo A; Green M; Loo CK, 2014, 'Use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to enhance cognitive training: effect of timing of stimulation.', Exp Brain Res, 232, pp. 3345 - 3351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-014-4022-x

Corry J; Green M; Roberts G; Frankland A; Wright A; Lau P; Loo C; Breakspear M; Mitchell PB, 2013, 'Anxiety, stress and perfectionism in bipolar disorder', Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, pp. 1016 - 1024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.08.029

Martin DM; Liu R; Alonzo A; Green M; Player MJ; Sachdev P; Loo CK, 2013, 'Can transcranial direct current stimulation enhance outcomes from cognitive training? A randomized controlled trial in healthy participants', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 16, pp. 1927 - 1936, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1461145713000539

Gálvez V; Loo CK; Alonzo A; Cerrillo E; Menchón JM; Crespo JM; Urretavizcaya M, 2013, 'Do benzodiazepines moderate the effectiveness of bitemporal electroconvulsive therapy in major depression?', Journal of Affective Disorders, 150, pp. 686 - 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.03.028

Rae CD; Lee VHC; Ordidge RJ; Alonzo A; Loo C, 2013, 'Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation increases brain intracellular pH and modulates bioenergetics', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 16, pp. 1695 - 1706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1461145713000084

Chan HN; Alonzo A; Martin DM; Mitchell PB; Sachdev P; Loo CK, 2013, 'Augmenting transcranial direct current stimulation with D-cycloserine for depression: A pilot study', Journal of ECT, 29, pp. 196 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e3182801b09

Alonzo A; Chan G; Martin D; Mitchell PB; Loo C, 2013, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for depression: Analysis of response using a three-factor structure of the Montgomery-Åsberg depression rating scale', Journal of Affective Disorders, 150, pp. 91 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.02.027

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