By Professor Colleen Loo

Journal articles

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

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 - 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 - 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

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', Experimental Brain Research, 232, pp. 3345 - 3351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-014-4022-x

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; Galvez-Ortiz V, 2014, 'Long-lasting effects of a single subcutaneous dose of Ketamine for treating melancholic depression: A case report', Biological 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

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 Disorders, 16, pp. 600 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12212

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

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

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

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

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

Katalinic N; Lai R; Somogyi A; Mitchell PB; Glue P; Loo CK, 2013, 'Ketamine as a new treatment for depression: A review of its efficacy and adverse effects', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, pp. 710 - 727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867413486842

Martin DM; Liu R; Alonzo A; Green M; Player MJ; Sachdev PS; 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

Player MJ; Weickert CS; Alonzo A; Sachdev P; Martin D; Mitchell PB; Loo CK; Taylor JL, 2013, 'Neuroplasticity in Depressed Individuals Compared with Healthy Controls', Neuropsychopharmacology, 38, pp. 2101 - 2108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npp.2013.126

Paterson T; Schweitzer I; Clarke P; Loo C; Martin D, 2013, 'ECT: NEW ADVANCES IN TREATMENT', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 47, pp. 33 - 33, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000329542900076&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Galletly C; Fitzgerald P; Gill S; Rigby A; Loo C; Martin D, 2013, 'REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (rTMS) AND DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION (DCS) TREATMENTS FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS - AN UPDATE FOR CLINICIANS', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 47, pp. 20 - 21, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000329542900049&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Martin DM; Katalinic N; Ingram A; Schweitzer I; Smith DJ; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Loo CK, 2013, 'A new early cognitive screening measure to detect cognitive side-effects of electroconvulsive therapy?', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47, pp. 1967 - 1974, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.08.021

Loo C, 2013, 'ECT in the 21st century: Ultrabrief pulse stimulation', Australian Prescriber, 36, pp. 22 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2013.009

Bai S; Loo CK; Dokos S, 2013, 'A review of computational models of transcranial electrical stimulation', Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 41, pp. 21 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/CritRevBiomedEng.2013007163

Rae CD; Lee VH; 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

Cupina D; Patil S; Loo C, 2013, 'Chronic catatonic schizophrenia treated successfully with right unilateral ultrabrief pulse electroconvulsive therapy', Journal of ECT, 29, pp. 134 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e31827659e4

Perich T; Mitchell PB; Loo CK; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Roberts G; Frankland A; Lau P; Wright A; Lau P, 2013, 'Clinical and demographic features associated with the detection of early warning signs in bipolar disorder', Journal of Affective Disorders, 145, pp. 336 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.08.014

Martin D; Alonzo A; Ho K; Player M; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS; Loo CK, 2013, 'Continuation transcranial direct current stimulation for the prevention of relapse in major depression', Journal of Affective Disorders, 144, pp. 274 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.10.012

Ho K-A; Taylor J; Loo C, 2013, 'P 209. Transcranial random noise stimulation: A new approach to stimulating the brain', Clinical Neurophysiology, 124, pp. e163 - e163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2013.04.286

Loo CK; Garfield JB; Katalinic N; Schweitzer I; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2013, 'Speed of Response in Ultrabrief and Brief Pulse Width Right Unilateral ECT', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, [Epub ahead of print], http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1461145712000806

Galvez V; Alonzo A; Martin D; Loo CK, 2013, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation treatment protocols: Should stimulus intensity be constant or incremental over multiple sessions?', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 16, pp. 13 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1461145712000041

Galvez V; Alonzo A; Martin D; Player MJ; Loo CK, 2012, 'Assessing subjective acute effects of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) over a treatment course in a depressed sample', JOURNAL OF ECT, 28, pp. 148 - 148, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000304434800048&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Chan G; Alonzo A; Martin D; Loo CK, 2012, 'Investigation of changes in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) factors during a course of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)', JOURNAL OF ECT, 28, pp. 146 - 146, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000304434800042&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Tiller J; Loo C; Fitzgerald P; Clarke P, 2012, 'NEUROSTIMULATION SYMPOSIUM', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 46, pp. 11 - 11, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000324742400025&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Bai S; Loo CK; Al Abed A; Dokos S, 2012, 'A computational model of direct brain excitation induced by electroconvulsive therapy: Comparison among three conventional electrode placements', Brain Stimulation, 5, pp. 408 - 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2011.07.004

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