By Professor Colleen Loo

Journal articles

Xu M; Nikolin S; Moffa AM; Xu XM; Su Y; Li R; Chan HF; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2024, 'Prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation targeting the left prefrontal cortex and cerebellum does not affect executive functions in healthy individuals', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61404-9

Sarma S; Zeng Y; Barreiros AR; Dong V; Massaneda-Tuneu C; Cao TV; Waite S; McCosker LK; Branjerdporn G; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2024, 'Clinical Outcomes of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Depression in Older Old People Relative to Other Age Groups Across the Adult Life Span: A CARE Network Study', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.6133

Hussain S; Chamoli S; Fitzgerald P; Gandhi A; Gill S; Sarma S; Loo C, 2024, 'Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists professional practice guidelines for the administration of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58, pp. 641 - 655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241249846

Glue P; Loo C; Fam J; Lane HY; Young AH; Surman P, 2024, 'Extended-release ketamine tablets for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized placebo-controlled phase 2 trial', Nature medicine, 30, pp. 2004 - 2009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03063-x

Martin DM; Harvey AJ; Baune B; Berk M; Carter GL; Dong V; Glozier N; Glue P; Hood S; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hackett M; Mills N; Sarma S; Somogyi A; Rodgers A; Loo CK, 2024, 'Cognitive outcomes from the randomised, active-controlled Ketamine for Adult Depression Study (KADS)', Journal of Affective Disorders, 352, pp. 163 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.052

Tor P-C; Barreiros AR; Cao TV; Dong V; Brettell L; Tuneu CM; Galvez V; Waite S; Sarma S; Branjerdporn G; Chatterton ML; Mohan T; Hussain S; Martin D; Loo C, 2024, 'Why You Should Collect Routine Clinical Data for ECT: A Singapore Story From the CARE Network.', J ECT, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000001012

Martin DM; Su Y; Chan HF; Dielenberg V; Chow E; Xu M; Wang A; Nikolin S; Moffa AH; Loo CK, 2024, 'Individualised Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Targeting of the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex for Enhancing Cognition: A Randomised Controlled Trial', Brain Sciences, 14, pp. 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14040299

Xu M; Nikolin S; Samaratunga N; Chow EJH; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2024, 'Cognitive Effects Following Offline High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (HF-rTMS) in Healthy Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Neuropsychology Review, 34, pp. 250 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11065-023-09580-9

Purushothaman S; Simpson B; Hussain S; Loo CK; Gill S; Chamoli S; Weiss A; Sarma S; Fitzgerald PB; Fasnacht M; Gandhi A, 2024, 'Electroconvulsive Therapy Credentialing for Psychiatrists-Review of Required Standards Across States and Territories in Australia', Journal of ECT, 40, pp. 10 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000955

Solaja I; Haldane K; Mason N; Weiss B; Xu X; Xu M; Nikolin S; Jayasena T; Millard M; Brett J; Bayes A; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2024, 'Who are you after psychedelics? A systematic review and a meta-analysis of the magnitude of long-term effects of serotonergic psychedelics on cognition/creativity, emotional processing and personality', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105570

Rodgers A; Bahceci D; Davey CG; Chatterton ML; Glozier N; Hopwood M; Loo C, 2024, 'Ensuring the affordable becomes accessible–lessons from ketamine, a new treatment for severe depression', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58, pp. 109 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231203898

Loo C; Rita Barreiros A; Martin D; Dong V; George MS; McCall WV; Sarma S; Hopwood M; Weiss A; Bull M; Tuneu CM; Alonzo A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Rodgers A; Sahlem GL; Harvey AJ; Haldane K; Brettell L; Fitzgerald PB; Dokos S; Sackeim H, 2024, 'A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ultrabrief Right Unilateral ECT With Frontoparietal Versus Temporoparietal Electrode Placement for Severe Depression—The RAFT ECT Trial', Journal of ECT, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000001018

Carroll A; Bayes A; Montebello M; Brett J; Arunogiri S; Saunders JB; Loo CK, 2024, 'Drug dependence and prescribing ketamine for treatment-resistant depression in Australia and New Zealand', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241242315

Bakir AA; Martin DM; Alduraywish A; Dokos S; Loo CK, 2024, 'Electroconvulsive Therapy With Brain Cyst', Journal of ECT, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000001045

Dong V; Brettell L; Massaneda-Tuneu C; Rita Barreiros A; Vinh Cao T; Kelly C; Zeng Y; Aoki N; Tor PC; Bayes A; Branjerdporn G; Sarma S; Kwan E; Waite S; Mohan T; Hussain S; Gálvez V; Weiss A; Bull M; Lou Chatterton M; Mihalopoulos C; Glozier N; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hopwood M; Mitchell P; Power B; Sara G; Wells K; Loo C; Martin D, 2024, 'Facilitating routine data collection to improve clinical quality and research in Interventional Psychiatry: The CARE Network', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241266057

Chen T; Loo C; Salvador-Carulla L; Jorm LR; Srasuebkul P; Sara G; Quiroz JC; Gallego B, 2024, 'Factors associated with electroconvulsive therapy treatment for adults with serious psychiatric conditions in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241266067

Barreiros AR; Tuneu CM; Zeng C; Waite S; Sarma S; Branjerdporn G; Dong V; Loo C; Martin D, 2024, '198. Understanding the Effects of Demographic, Clinical and Treatment Factors on Recovery of Orientation After Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Care Network Study', Biological Psychiatry, 95, pp. S180 - S181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.433

Martin D; Harvey A; Baune B; Berk M; Carter G; Dong V; Glozier N; Glue P; Hood S; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hackett M; Mills N; Sarma S; Somogyi A; Rodgers A; Loo C, 2024, '248. Cognitive Outcomes Following a Course of Racemic Ketamine: Results From the Randomised, Active-Controlled Ketamine for Adult Depression Study (KADS)', Biological Psychiatry, 95, pp. S201 - S201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.483

Xu X; Xu M; Cao TV; Nikolin S; Moffa AH; Loo C; Martin D, 2024, '330. Assessing the Combined Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Cognitive Training for Improving Response Inhibition', Biological Psychiatry, 95, pp. S235 - S235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.829

Loo C; Glozier N; Barton D; Baune BT; Mills NT; Fitzgerald P; Glue P; Sarma S; Galvez-Ortiz V; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Alonzo A; Dong V; Martin D; Nikolin S; Mitchell PB; Berk M; Carter G; Hackett M; Leyden J; Hood S; Somogyi AA; Lapidus K; Stratton E; Gainsford K; Garg D; Thornton NLR; Fourrier C; Richardson K; Rozakis D; Scaria A; Mihalopoulos C; Chatterton ML; Mcdonald WM; Boyce P; Holtzheimer PE; Kozel FA; Riva-Posse P; Rodgers A, 2023, 'Efficacy and safety of a 4-week course of repeated subcutaneous ketamine injections for treatment-resistant depression (KADS study): randomised double-blind active-controlled trial', British Journal of Psychiatry, 223, pp. 533 - 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.79

Xu X; Xu M; Su Y; Cao TV; Nikolin S; Moffa A; Loo C; Martin D, 2023, 'Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Combined with Psychological Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials', Brain Sciences, 13, pp. 1665, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13121665

Harvey AJ; Madden S; Rodgers A; Bull M; Chatterton ML; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2023, 'Randomised controlled trial of neurostimulation for symptoms of anorexia nervosa (TRENA study): study protocol', Journal of Eating Disorders, 11, pp. 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00940-7

Schwartz OS; Amminger P; Baune BT; Bedi G; Berk M; Cotton SM; Daglas-Georgiou R; Glozier N; Harrison B; Hermens DF; Jennings E; Lagopoulos J; Loo C; Mallawaarachchi S; Martin D; Phelan B; Read N; Rodgers A; Schmaal L; Somogyi AA; Thurston L; Weller A; Davey CG, 2023, 'The Study of Ketamine for Youth Depression (SKY-D): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of low-dose ketamine for young people with major depressive disorder', Trials, 24, pp. 686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07631-3

Lee W; Sheehan C; Chye R; Chang S; Bayes A; Loo C; Draper B; Agar MR; Currow DC, 2023, 'Subcutaneous ketamine infusion in palliative patients for major depressive disorder (SKIPMDD)—Phase II single-arm open-label feasibility study', PLoS ONE, 18, pp. e0290876, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290876

Koh AHK; Tan XW; Tor PC; Chatterton ML; Martin DM; Loo CK, 2023, 'The association between outpatient continuation/maintenance electroconvulsive therapy, readmission risk and total direct cost in patients with depressive, bipolar and psychotic disorders: A naturalistic retrospective cohort study', Journal of Affective Disorders, 338, pp. 289 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.016

Sarma S; Branjerdporn G; Mccosker L; Dong V; Martin D; Loo C, 2023, 'Impact on Electroconvulsive Therapy Services, Including Patient Relapse and Death, During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Quantitative Results From a Multinational Survey', Journal of ECT, 39, pp. 179 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000908

Gill S; Hussain S; Purushothaman S; Sarma S; Weiss A; Chamoli S; Fasnacht M; Gandhi A; Fitzgerald PB; Simpson B; Loo CK, 2023, 'Prescribing electroconvulsive therapy for depression: Not as simple as it used to be', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 1202 - 1207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231183368

Nikolin S; Rodgers A; Schwaab A; Bahji A; Zarate C; Vazquez G; Loo C, 2023, 'Ketamine for the treatment of major depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis', eClinicalMedicine, 62, pp. 102127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102127

Nikolin S; Moffa A; Razza L; Martin D; Brunoni A; Palm U; Padberg F; Bennabi D; Haffen E; Blumberger DM; Salehinejad MA; Loo CK, 2023, 'Time-course of the tDCS antidepressant effect: An individual participant data meta-analysis', Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 125, pp. 110752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110752

Thornton NLR; Kawalsky J; Milton A; Klinner C; Schokman A; Stratton E; Loo CK; Glozier N, 2023, 'A systematic review of the print media representation of ketamine treatments for psychiatric disorders', BJPsych Open, 9, pp. e104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2023.75

Nikolin S; Martin D; Loo CK; Boonstra TW, 2023, 'Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Modulates Working Memory Maintenance Processes in Healthy Individuals', Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 35, pp. 468 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01957

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

Aoki N; Suwa T; Takekita Y; Kawashima H; Kinoshita T; Loo C; Wada K; Takebayashi M, 2023, 'A Nationwide Survey of Continuous and Maintenance ECT in Japan', Brain Stimulation, 16, pp. 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.01.670

Aoki N; Takekita Y; Kawashima H; Suwa T; Yasuda K; Niina U; Kinoshita T; Loo C, 2023, 'Approach to Establish a Foundation for Japan National Registry Research in ECT', Brain Stimulation, 16, pp. 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.01.669

Harvey AJ; Nikolin S; Chand N; Flanney W; Tan L; Moffa A; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2023, 'Change in Negative Affective Bias following a Single Ketamine Treatment for Treatment-Resistant Depression', Depression and Anxiety, 2023, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/3371272

Aoki N; Takekita Y; Suwa T; Kawashima H; Okugawa G; Shimizu T; Nishimoto D; Kinoshita T; Loo C, 2023, 'Effects of Anesthesia-ECT Time Interval on Seizure Quality and Clinical Outcome: An Interim Report on a Prospective Randomized Trial of AETI 150 sec vs. 240 sec', Brain Stimulation, 16, pp. 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.01.667

Xu M; Nikolin S; Samaratunga N; Chow EJH; Loo CK; Martin D, 2023, 'Cognitive enhancement following offline high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) in healthy populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Brain Stimulation, 16, pp. 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.01.422

Sarma S; Branjerdporn G; McCosker L; Dong V; Martin D; Loo C, 2023, 'Impacts on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) services, including patient relapse and death, during the COVID-19 pandemic: Mixed methods results from a multi-national survey', Brain Stimulation, 16, pp. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.03.032

Nikolin S; Owens K; Francis-Taylor R; Chaimani A; Martin DM; Bull M; Sackeim HA; McLoughlin DM; Sienaert P; Kellner CH; Loo C, 2022, 'Comparative efficacy, cognitive effects and acceptability of electroconvulsive therapies for the treatment of depression: Protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e068313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068313

Moffa AH; Boonstra TW; Wang A; Martin D; Loo C; Nikolin S, 2022, 'Neuromodulatory effects of theta burst stimulation to the prefrontal cortex', Scientific Data, 9, pp. 717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01820-6

Sarma S; Branjerdporn G; McCosker L; Kenworthy S; Ryan L; Dong V; Martin D; O’Shea H; Loo C, 2022, 'Strategies from A Multi-National Sample of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Services: Managing Anesthesia for ECT during the COVID-19 Pandemic', Psychiatry International, 3, pp. 320 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint3040026

Rimmer RM; Costafreda SG; Mutz J; Joseph K; Brunoni AR; Loo CK; Padberg F; Palm U; Fu CHY, 2022, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation effects in late life depression: A meta-analysis of individual participant data', Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 10, pp. 100407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100407

Brunoni AR; Ekhtiari H; Antal A; Auvichayapat P; Baeken C; Benseñor IM; Bikson M; Boggio P; Borroni B; Brighina F; Brunelin J; Carvalho S; Caumo W; Ciechanski P; Charvet L; Clark VP; Cohen Kadosh R; Cotelli M; Datta A; Deng ZD; De Raedt R; De Ridder D; Fitzgerald PB; Floel A; Frohlich F; George MS; Ghobadi-Azbari P; Goerigk S; Hamilton RH; Jaberzadeh SJ; Hoy K; Kidgell DJ; Zonoozi AK; Kirton A; Laureys S; Lavidor M; Lee K; Leite J; Lisanby SH; Loo C; Martin DM; Miniussi C; Mondino M; Monte-Silva K; Morales-Quezada L; Nitsche MA; Okano AH; Oliveira CS; Onarheim B; Pacheco-Barrios K; Padberg F; Nakamura-Palacios EM; Palm U; Paulus W; Plewnia C; Priori A; Rajji TK; Razza LB; Rehn EM; Ruffini G; Schellhorn K; Zare-Bidoky M; Simis M; Skorupinski P; Suen P; Thibaut A; Valiengo LCL; Vanderhasselt MA; Vanneste S; Venkatasubramanian G; Violante IR; Wexler A; Woods AJ; Fregni F, 2022, 'Digitalized transcranial electrical stimulation: A consensus statement', Clinical Neurophysiology, 143, pp. 154 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2022.08.018

Waite S; Tor PC; Mohan T; Davidson D; Hussain S; Dong V; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2022, 'The utility of the Sydney Melancholia Prototype Index (SMPI) for predicting response to electroconvulsive therapy in depression: A CARE Network study', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 155, pp. 180 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.08.011

Branjerdporn G; Sarma S; McCosker L; Dong V; Martin D; Loo C, 2022, '“ECT should never stop”: Exploring the experiences and recommendations of ECT clinical directors and anesthetists about ECT during the COVID-19 pandemic', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, pp. 946748, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.946748

Abuhelwa AY; Somogyi AA; Loo CK; Glue P; Barratt DT; Foster DJR, 2022, 'Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of the Therapeutic and Adverse Effects of Ketamine in Patients With Treatment-Refractory Depression', Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 112, pp. 720 - 729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpt.2640

Moffa AH; Nikolin S; Martin D; Loo C; Boonstra TW, 2022, 'Reliability of transcranial magnetic stimulation evoked potentials to detect the effects of theta-burst stimulation of the prefrontal cortex', Neuroimage: Reports, 2, pp. 100115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ynirp.2022.100115

Bayes AJ; Loo CK, 2022, 'Esketamine A nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression', Medicine Today, 23, pp. 68 - 70

Fitzgerald PB; Gill S; Breakspear M; Kulkarni J; Chen L; Pridmore S; Purushothaman S; Galletly C; Clarke P; Ng F; Hussain S; Chamoli S; Csizmadia T; Tolan P; Cocchi L; Ibrahim OAM S; Shankar K; Sarma S; Lau M; Loo C; Yadav T; Hoy KE, 2022, 'Revisiting the effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment in depression, again', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56, pp. 905 - 909, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674211068788

Martin DM; Loo CK, 2022, 'Further Evidence Supporting the Utility of ECT for People With Cognitive Impairment', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30, pp. 799 - 800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2022.01.004

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