By Professor Colleen Loo

Journal articles

Loo CK; Sachdev P; Martin D; Pigot M; Alonzo A; Malhi GS; Lagopoulos J; Mitchell P, 2010, 'A double-blind, sham-controlled trial of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of depression', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 13, pp. 61 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1461145709990411

O'Reardon JP; Solvason HB; Janicak PG; Sampson S; Isenberg KE; Nahas Z; McDonald WM; Avery D; Fitzgerald PB; Loo C; Demitrack MA; George MS; Sackeim HA, 2010, 'Reply Regarding "Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Acute Treatment of Major Depression: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial"', Biological Psychiatry, 67, pp. e15 - e17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.06.027

Janicak PG; Nahas Z; Lisanby SH; Solvason HB; Sampson SM; McDonald WM; Marangell LB; Rosenquist P; McCall WV; Kimball J; O'Reardon JP; Loo C; Husain MH; Krystal A; Gilmer W; Dowd SM; Demitrack MA; Schatzberg AF, 2010, 'Durability of clinical benefit with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the treatment of pharmacoresistant major depression: Assessment of relapse during a 6-month, multisite, open-label study', Brain Stimulation, 3, pp. 187 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2010.07.003

Matheson SL; Green MJ; Loo CK; Carr VJ, 2010, 'A change in the conclusions of a recent systematic meta-review: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is effective for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.', Schizophrenia Research, 122, pp. 276 - 277

Loo CK; Trollor JN; Alonzo A; Rendina N; Kayess R, 2010, 'Mental health legislation and psychiatric treatments in NSW: electroconvulsive therapy and deep brain stimulation', Australasian Psychiatry, 18, pp. 417 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10398562.2010.508125

Matheson SL; Green MJ; Loo CK; Carr VJ, 2010, 'Quality assessment and comparison of evidence for electroconvulsive therapy and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for schizophrenia: A systematic meta-review', Schizophrenia Research, 118, pp. 201 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2010.01.002

Loo C; Martin D; Pigot M; Arul-Anandam P; Mitchell P; Sachdev P, 2009, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation priming of therapeutic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: A pilot study', Journal of ECT, 25, pp. 256 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181a2f87e

Arul-Anandam AP; Loo C, 2009, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation: A new tool for the treatment of depression?', Journal of Affective Disorders, 117, pp. 137 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2009.01.016

Arul-Anandam AP; Loo C; Martin D; Mitchell PB, 2009, 'Chronic neuropathic pain alleviation after transcranial direct current stimulation to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex', Brain Stimulation, 2, pp. 149 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2008.12.003

Loo CK; Stewart P; MacPherson R; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2009, 'Lower Incidence of Asystole and Bradycardia With Ultrabrief Pulsewidth Stimulation and Bifrontal Electrode Placement', Journal of ECT, 25, pp. 149 - 150

Mitchell PB; Loo CK; Breakspear M; Breakspear , 2009, 'Recent progress in the pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder.', Future Neurology, 4, pp. 493 - 508

Loo CK; Sainsbury K; Martin DI; MacPherson R, 2009, 'Synergistic Antidepressant Effects with Ketamine and ECT', Journal of ECT, 25, pp. 150 - 150

Arul-Anandam AP; Loo CK; Sachdev PS, 2009, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation - what is the evidence for its efficacy and safety?', F1000 Medicine Reports, 1, pp. 58 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.3410/m1-58

Loo C, 2008, 'Cognitive outcomes in electroconvulsive therapy: Optimizing current clinical practice and researching future strategies', Journal of ECT, 24, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e318165dccb

Pigot M; Andrade C; Loo C, 2008, 'Pharmacological attenuation of electroconvulsive therapy-induced cognitive deficits: Theoretical background and clinical findings', Journal of ECT, 24, pp. 57 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181616c14

Avery DH; Isenberg KE; Sampson SM; Janicak PG; Lisanby SH; Maixner DF; Loo C; Thase ME; Demitrack MA; George MS, 2008, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the acute treatment of major depressive disorder: Clinical response in an open-label extension trial', Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 69, pp. 441 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.4088/JCP.v69n0315

Loo CK; Sainsbury K; Sheehan P; Lyndon B, 2008, 'A comparsion of RUL ultrabrief pulse (0.3) ECT and standard RUL ECT', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 11, pp. 883 - 890

Loo CK; McFarcluhar T; Mitchell PB, 2008, 'A review of the safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as a clinical treatment for depression', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 11, pp. 131 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1461145707007717

Loo CK; Sachdev PS; Mitchell PB; Gandevia SC; Malhi GS; Todd G; Taylor JL, 2008, 'A study using transcranial magnetic stimulation to investigate motor mechanisms in psychomotor retardation in depression', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 11, pp. 935 - 946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1461145708008821

MacPherson R; Loo CK, 2008, 'Cognitive impairment following electroconvulsive therapy - Does the choice of anesthetic agent make a difference?', Journal of ECT, 24, pp. 52 - 56

Isaacs A, 2008, 'Remission of Writer's Cramp with Sertraline', Australasian Psychiatry, 16, pp. 55 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/103985620801600101

Pigot M; Loo CK; Sachdev PS, 2008, 'Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as treatment for anxiety disorders: a review', Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 8, pp. 1449 - 1455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1586/14737175.8.10.1449

O'Reardon JP; Solvason HB; Janicak PG; Sampson S; Isenberg KE; Nahas Z; McDonald WM; Avery D; Fitzgerald PB; Loo C; Demitrack MA; George MS; Sackeim HA, 2007, 'Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Acute Treatment of Major Depression: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial', Biological Psychiatry, 62, pp. 1208 - 1216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.01.018

Loo C, 2007, 'The NSW Mental Health Bill 2007: Implications for the provision of electroconvulsive therapy', Australasian Psychiatry, 15, pp. 457 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10398560701616254

Loo C, 2007, 'The NSW Mental Health Bill 2007: implications for the provision of electroconvulsive therapy', AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY, 15, pp. 457 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10398560701616254

Loo C; Sheehan P; Pigot M; Lyndon W, 2007, 'A report on mood and cognitive outcomes with right unilateral ultrabrief pulsewidth (0.3 ms) ECT and retrospective comparison with standard pulsewidth right unilateral ECT', Journal of Affective Disorders, 103, pp. 277 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2007.06.012

Loo CK; Mitchell PB; McFarquhar TF; Malhi GS; Sachdev PS, 2007, 'A sham-controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of twice-daily rTMS in major depression', Psychological Medicine, 37, pp. 341 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291706009597

Loo C; Sheehan P; Pigot M; Lyndon B, 2007, 'A trial of the effectiveness and safety of 4 forms of ect: Bitemporal, bifrontal, right unilateral, right unilateral (ultrabrief pulsewidth)', Journal of ECT, 23, pp. 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.yct.0000264350.37140.89

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; Schweitzer I; Pratt C, 2006, 'Recent advances in optimizing electroconvulsive therapy', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, pp. 632 - 638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01862.x

Loo C; McFarquhar T; Walter G, 2006, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation in adolescent depression', Australasian Psychiatry, 14, pp. 81 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1665.2006.02251.x

MacPherson RD; Loo CK; Barrett N, 2006, 'Electroconvulsive therapy in patients with cardiac pacemakers', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 34, pp. 470 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0603400411

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

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

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; MacPherson R; Woodey R; Gould A, 2005, 'Supraorbital edema induced by electroconvulsive therapy', Journal of ECT, 21, pp. 249 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.yct.0000179594.05998.1b

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2005.08.001

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; Taylor JL; Gandevia SC; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS, 2001, 'Stimulus intensity in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies [3]', Journal of ECT, 17, pp. 294 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00124509-200112000-00014

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