By Professor Colleen Loo

Journal articles

Sachdev PS; Loo CK; Mitchell PB; McFarquhar TF; Malhi GS, 2007, 'Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder: a double-blind controlled investigation', Psychological Medicine, 37, pp. 1645 - 1649, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291707001092

Taylor JL; Loo CK, 2007, 'Stimulus waveform influences the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation', Journal of Affective Disorders, 97, pp. 271 - 276

Loo CK, 2007, 'The NSW Mental Health Bill 2007: Implications for the provision of electroconvulsive therapy in NSW', Australasian Psychiatry, 15, pp. 457 - 464

Malhi GS; Loo CK; Cahill CM; Lagopoulos J; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS; Lagopoulos , 2006, '"Getting physical": the management of neuropsychiatriac disorders using novel physical treatments', Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2, pp. 165 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/nedt.2006.2.2.165

Loo C; Sheehan P; Lyndon B, 2006, '07-01 ECT - future directions: a trial of the effectiveness and safety of four forms of ECT, bitemporal, bifrontal, right unilateral and right unilateral (ultrabrief pulsewidth).', Acta Neuropsychiatr, 18, pp. 329 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0924270800032245

MacPherson R; Loo CK; Barrett N, 2006, 'Anaesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy in patients with Cardiac Pacemakers.', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 34, pp. 470 - 474

Loo C, 2006, 'Brain Stimulation Approaches in the Treatment of Depression.', Acta Neuropsychiatr, 18, pp. 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0924270800032233

Loo CK; Schweitzer I; Pratt C, 2006, 'Recent advances in optimising ECT', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, pp. 632 - 638

Mitchell PB; Loo CK, 2006, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, pp. 406 - 413

Mitchell PB; Loo CK, 2006, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, pp. 406 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01816.x

Loo CK; McFarquhar TF; Walter G, 2006, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation in adolescent depression', Australasian Psychiatry, 14, pp. 81 - 85

Loo CK; Mitchell PB, 2005, 'A review of the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment for depression, and current and future strategies to optimize efficacy', Journal of Affective Disorders, 88, pp. 255 - 267

Loo CK; MacPherson R; Woodey R; Gould AR, 2005, 'Supraorbital Oedema Induced by ECT: Case Report.', Journal of ECT, 21, pp. 249 - 250

Sachdev PS; Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Malhi GS, 2005, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation for the deficit syndrome of schizophrenia: a pilot investigation', Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 59, pp. 354 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.2005.01382.x

Loo CK, 2004, 'TMS - a potential treatment for bipolar disorder?', Bipolar Disorders, 6, pp. 22 - 22

Loo C, 2004, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation: promise for the future?', Australasian Psychiatry, 12, pp. 409 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1665.2004.02139.x

Parker G; Gladstone G; Mitchell P; Welham K; Malhi G; Loo C, 2003, 'Erratum: Valid assessment of the clincical features of depression by relatives appears to slip under the RADAR (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (2003) vol. 37 (92-96))', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 37, pp. 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01191.x

Parker G; Gladstone G; Mitchell P; Wilhelm K; Malhi G; Loo C, 2003, 'Valid assessment of the clinical features of depression by relatives appears to slip under the RADAR. (vol 37, pg 92, 2003)', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 37, pp. 391 - 391, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000183050800032&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Croker V; Malhi GS; Wen W; Gandevia SC; Sachdev PS, 2003, 'Double-blind controlled investigation of bilateral prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of resistant major depression', Psychological Medicine, 33, pp. 33 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291702006839

Loo CK; Sachdev PS; Haindl W; Wen W; Mitchell PB; Croker V; Malhi GS, 2003, 'High (15 Hz) and low (1 Hz) frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation have different acute effects on regional cerebral blood flow in depressed patients', Psychological Medicine, 33, pp. 997 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291703007955

Parker GB; Gladstone G; Mitchell PB; Welham K; Malhi GS; Loo CK; Gladstone G, 2003, 'Valid assessment of the clinical features of depression by relatives appears to slip under the RADAR.', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 37, pp. 92 - 96

Sachdev PS; Mcbride RS; Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Malhi GS; Croker V, 2002, 'Effects of different Frequencies of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) on the forced Swim Test Model of Depression in Rats', Biological Psychiatry, 51, pp. 474 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(01)01298-7

Loo CK; Sachdev PS; Elsayed H; Mcdarmont BN; Mitchell PB; Wilkinson M; Parker GB; Gandevia SC, 2001, 'Effects of a 2- to 4-week course of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on neuropsychologic functioning, electroencephalogram, and auditory threshold in depressed patients.', Biological Psychiatry, 49, pp. 615 - 623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(00)00996-3

Sachdev PS; Mcbride RS; Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Malhi GS; Croker V, 2001, 'Right versus left prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a preliminary investigation', Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 62, pp. 981 - 984, http://dx.doi.org/10.4088/JCP.v62n1211

Loo CK; Taylor JL; Gandevia SC; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS, 2001, 'Stimulus intensity in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies', Journal of ECT, 17, pp. 294 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00124509-200112000-00014

Parker GB; Barrett EA; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Mitchell PB; Wilhelm KA; Menkes D; Snowdon JA; Loo CK; Schweitzer I, 2000, 'Subtyping Depression by Clinical Features: The Australasian Data Base', ACTA Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 101, pp. 21 - 28

Loo CK; Taylor J; Gandevia SC; Mcdarmont B; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS, 2000, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in controlled treatment studies: Are some "sham" forms active?', Biological Psychiatry, 47, pp. 325 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(99)00285-1

Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS; Mcdarmont B; Parker GB; Gandevia SC, 1999, 'Double-blind controlled investigation of transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of resistant major depression', American Journal of Psychiatry, 156, pp. 946 - 948, http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/ajp.156.6.946

Conference Papers

Kwan E; Le B; Loo C; Dong V; Tor P-C; Davidson D; Mohan T; Waite S; Sarma S; Branjerdporn G; Hussain S; Martin D, 2021, 'The impact of COVID-19 on ECT: a multisite, retrospective study from the CARE Network', in JOURNAL OF ECT, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, pp. 216 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28645

Casteràs DP; Cano M; Gálvez V; Serra-Blasco M; Martínez-Amorós E; Adriana B; Camprodon J; Loo C; Palao D; Andero R; Soriano-Mas C; Cardoner N, 2019, 'P.240 Electroconvulsive therapy induces functional brain changes in patients with depression: A systematic review of current fMRI literature', in European Neuropsychopharmacology, Elsevier BV, pp. S184 - S185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.09.282

Al-Kaysi AM; Al-Ani A; Galvez V; Colleen Loo K; Ling S; Tjeerd Boonstra W; Boonstra T; Loo C, 2018, 'Estimating the Quality of Electroconvulsive Therapy Induced Seizures Using Decision Tree and Fuzzy Inference System Classifiers', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), United States, pp. 3677 - 3680, presented at 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), United States, 18 July 2018 - 21 July 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513334

Loo C; Lisanby S; Husain M; McDonald W; Aaronson S; O'Reardon J; Martin D; Alonzo A; McClintock S; Weickert CS, 2017, 'Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: Results from an International Randomized Controlled Trial', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, CA, San Diego, pp. S30 - S31, presented at 72nd Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), CA, San Diego, 18 May 2017 - 20 May 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.084

McClintock S; Martin D; Alonzo A; Lisanby S; Husain M; Aaronson S; McDonald W; O'Reardon J; Loo C, 2017, 'Neurocognitive Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: Results from an International Randomized Controlled Trial', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, CA, San Diego, pp. S261 - S261, presented at 72nd Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), CA, San Diego, 18 May 2017 - 20 May 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.1053

Martin D; McClintock S; Alonzo A; Aaronson S; Bikson M; Husain M; Lisanby S; McDonald W; O'Reardon J; Loo C, 2017, 'Neurocognitive Predictors of Antidepressant Efficacy to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Results from an International Randomized Controlled Trial', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, CA, San Diego, pp. S260 - S260, presented at 72nd Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), CA, San Diego, 18 May 2017 - 20 May 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.1050

Al-Kaysi AM; Al-Ani A; Loo CK; Breakspear M; Boonstra TW, 2016, 'Predicting brain stimulation treatment outcomes of depressed patients through the classification of EEG oscillations', in Patton J; Barbieri R; Ji J; Jabbari E; Dokos S; Mukkamala R; Guiraud D; Jovanov E; Dhaher Y; Panescu D; Vangils M; Wheeler B; Dhawan AP (eds.), Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), FL, Orlando, pp. 5266 - 5269, presented at 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), FL, Orlando, 16 August 2016 - 20 August 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591915

George D; Kumar D; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Leyden J; Wark H; Harper S; Brodaty H; Loo C, 2016, 'Randomised Controlled Trial of Ketamine in Depressed Elderly', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, pp. 156S - 156S, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000432440802047&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Loo C, 2014, 'ECT OUTCOMES ARE LINKED TO NEUROGENESIS', in AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, pp. 66 - 66, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000337594500157&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Loo C; Galletly C; Lee J; Hugo F; Clarke P; Hussain S; Garside D, 2014, 'LATEST ADVANCES IN NEUROSTIMULATION', in AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, pp. 58 - 59, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000337594500136&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Loo C; Galletly C; Lee J; Hugo F; Clarke P; Hussain S; Garside D, 2014, 'NOVEL APPROACHES IN ECT RESEARCH AND PRACTICE', in AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, pp. 65 - 66, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000337594500154&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Loo C, 2014, 'NOVEL BRAIN STIMULATION TECHNIQUES: A NEW TOOL IN PSYCHIATRY', in AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, pp. 59 - 59, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000337594500139&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Loo CK; Galvez V; O'Keefe E; Glue P; Somogyi A; Shannon-Weickert C, 2014, 'Ketamine as an Antidepressant: Investigating New Methods of Administration', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NY, New York, pp. 129S - 129S, presented at 69th Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry, NY, New York, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000334101800396&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Martin DM; Galvez V; Loo C, 2014, 'Predictors of Changes in Retrograde Autobiographical Memory Following Electroconvulsive Therapy', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NY, New York, pp. 121S - 121S, presented at 69th Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry, NY, New York, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000334101800372&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Loo C, 2014, 'tDCS as a Monotherapy for Depression: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial and Follow-up Study', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NY, New York, pp. 3S - 3S, presented at 69th Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry, NY, New York, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000334101800008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Ho K-A; Loo C; Taylor J, 2014, 'Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation: A New Approach to Stimulating the Brain', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NY, New York, pp. 262S - 263S, presented at 69th Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry, NY, New York, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000334101801389&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Bai S; Loo C; Lovell NH; Dokos S, 2013, 'Comparison of three right-unilateral electroconvulsive therapy montages.', in Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, pp. 819 - 822

Bai S; Loo C; Lovell NH; Dokos S, 2013, 'Comparison of three right-unilateral electroconvulsive therapy montages.', in Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, United States, pp. 819 - 822, United States, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609626

Bai S; Loo CK; Dokos S, 2012, 'Effects of electroconvulsive therapy stimulus pulsewidth and amplitude computed with an anatomically-realistic head model', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway, USA, pp. 2559 - 2562, presented at 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2012, San Diego, CA, 28 August 2012 - 01 September 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346486

Bai S; Loo CK; Geng G; Dokos S, 2011, 'Effect of white matter anisotropy in modeling electroconvulsive therapy', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, United States, pp. 5492 - 5495, presented at 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2011, Boston, Massachusetts USA, 30 August 2011 - 03 September 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091401

Bai S; Loo CK; Dokos S, 2011, 'Electroconvulsive therapy simulations using an anatomically-realistic head model', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, United States, pp. 5484 - 5487, presented at 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2011, Boston, Massachusetts USA, 30 August 2011 - 03 September 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091399

Weickert T; Gendy R; Chan M; Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Shannon Weickert C, 2011, 'PROBABILISTIC ASSOCIATION LEARNING IMPAIRMENT PREDICTS DEGREE OF SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY TRAITS', in Carpenter WT (ed.), Schizophrenia Bulletin, US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 233 - 233, presented at 13th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 02 April 2011 - 06 April 2011

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