By Professor Colleen Loo

Journal articles

Loo CK; Katalinic N; Martin D; Schweitzer I, 2012, 'A review of ultrabrief pulse width electroconvulsive therapy', Therapeutic advances in chronic disease, 3, pp. 69 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2040622311432493

Loo CK; Martin D, 2012, 'Could transcranial direct stimulation have unexpected additional benefits in the treatment of depressed patients?', Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 12, pp. 751 - 753, http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/769494%5B6/12/2012%202:12:44%20PM%5D

Alonzo A; Brassil J; Taylor JL; Martin D; Loo CK, 2012, 'Daily transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) leads to greater increases in cortical excitability than second daily tDCS', Brain Stimulation, 5, pp. 208 - 213

Loo CK; Katalinic N; Garfield JB; Sainsbury K; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; MacPherson R, 2012, 'Neuropsychological and mood effects of ketamine in electroconvulsive therapy: A randomised controlled trial', Journal of Affective Disorders, 142, pp. 233 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.04.032

Player MJ; Taylor JL; Alonzo A; Loo CK, 2012, 'Paired associative stimulation increases motor cortex excitability more effectively than theta-burst stimulation', Clinical Neurophysiology, 123, pp. 2220 - 2226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2012.03.081

Chan H-N; Mitchell PB; Loo CK; Harvey SB, 2012, 'Pharmacological treatment approaches to difficult-to-treat depression', MJA Open, 1, pp. 44 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.10495

Smith DJ; Schweitzer I; Ingram N; Loo CK, 2012, 'Successful ultrabrief ECT for a mixed episode of bipolar disorder', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46, pp. 388 - 388

Loo CK; Alonzo A; Martin D; Mitchell PB; Galvez V; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation for depression: 3-Week, randomised, sham-controlled trial', British Journal of Psychiatry, 200, pp. 51 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.097634

Kalu U; Sexton C; Loo CK; Ebmeier K, 2012, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation in the treatment of major depression: A meta-Analysis', Psychological Medicine, 42, pp. 1791 - 1800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867411433954

Schweitzer I; Smith D; Ingram A; Katalinic N; Loo C, 2011, 'A Randomised Controlled Study of Ultra-brief Electroconvulsive Therapy at Eight Times Seizure Threshold', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, 15, pp. 36 - 37, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000296780400076&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Loo C; Trollor J; Alonzo A; Rendina N; Kayess R, 2011, 'Response', Australasian Psychiatry, 19, pp. 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10398562.2010.539225

Loo CK; Martin D; Alonzo A; Gandevia SC; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS, 2011, 'Avoiding skin burns with transcranial direct current stimulation: preliminary considerations', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 14, pp. 425 - 426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1461145710001197

Mitchell PB; Frankland A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Roberts G; Corry J; Wright A; Loo CK; Breakspear M, 2011, 'Comparison of depressive episodes in bipolar disorder and in major depressive disorder within bipolar disorder pedigrees', The British Journal of Psychiatry, 199, pp. 303 - 309

Rushby J; Vercammen A; Loo CK; Short B; Weickert T; Shannon Weickert C, 2011, 'Frontal and parietal contributions to probabilistic association learning', Cerebral Cortex, 21, pp. 1879 - 1888, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhq255

Martin D; Alonzo A; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS; Galvez V; Loo CK, 2011, 'Fronto-extracephalic transcranial direct current stimulation as a treatment for major depression: An open-label pilot study', Journal of Affective Disorders, 134, pp. 459 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.05.018

Galvez V; Alonzo A; Martin D; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS; Loo CK, 2011, 'Hypomania induction in a bipolar II patient by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)', Journal of ECT, 27, pp. 256 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e3182012b89

Ehnvall A; Mitchell PB; Hadzi‐Pavlovic D; Loo C; Breakspear M; Wright A; Roberts G; Frankland A; Corry J, 2011, 'Pain and rejection sensitivity in bipolar depression', Bipolar disorders, 13, pp. 59 - 66

Loo CK; Katalinic N; Mitchell PB; Greenberg B, 2011, 'Physical treatments for bipolar disorder: A review of electroconvulsive therapy, stereotactic surgery and other brain stimulation techniques', Journal of Affective Disorders, 132, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.08.017

Loo CK; Mahon M; Katalinic N; Lyndon B; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2011, 'Predictors of response to ultrabrief right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy', Journal of Affective Disorders, 130, pp. 192 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.09.016

Loo CK, 2011, 'Reply to "ECT in the 21st Century: Same as in the previous century"', Journal of ECT, 27, pp. 338 - 339

Loo CK; Kavess R; Alonzo A; Rendina N; Trollor JN, 2011, 'Response to "NSW Law,ECT and DBS"', Australasian Psychiatry, 19, pp. 85 - 85

Stewart P; Loo CK; MacPherson R; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2011, 'The effect of electrode placement and pulsewidth on asystole and bradycardia during the electroconvulsive therapy stimulus', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 14, pp. 585 - 594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1461145710001458

Vercammen A; Rushby J; Loo CK; Short B; Shannon Weickert C; Weickert T, 2011, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) influences probabalistic association learning in schizophrenia', Schizophrenia Research, 131, pp. 198 - 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2011.06.021

Bai S; Loo C; Dokos S, 2010, 'A computational model of direct brain stimulation by electroconvulsive therapy.', Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, pp. 2069 - 2072

Mitchell PB; Loo CK; Gould BM, 2010, 'Diagnosis and monitoring of bipolar disorder in general practice.', Med J Aust, 193, pp. S10 - S13, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03890.x

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; Sachdev PS; Martin D; Pigot M; Alonzo A; Malhi GS; Lagopoulos J; Mitchell PB; Lagopoulos , 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

Loo CK; Sainsbury K; Mitchell PB; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Sachdev PS, 2010, 'A Sham-Controlled Trial of Left and Right Temporal rTMS for the Treatment of Auditory Hallucinations', Psychological Medicine, 40, pp. 541 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291709990900

Loo CK; Simpson B; MacPherson R, 2010, 'Augmentation Strategies in Electroconvulsive Therapy', Journal of ECT, 26, pp. 202 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181e48143

Mitchell PB; Loo CK; Gould B, 2010, 'Diagnosis and monitoring of bipolar disorder in general practice.', Medical Journal of Australia, 193, pp. S10 - S13, http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/193_04_160810/mit11432_fm.html

Janicak PG; Nahas Z; Lisanby S; Solvason HB; Sampson S; McDonald W; Marangell L; Rosenquist P; McCall V; Kimball J; O Reardon JP; Loo CK; Husain M; Krystal A; Gilmer W; Dowd S; Demitrack M; Schatzberg A, 2010, 'Durability of Clinical Benefit With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in the Treatment of Pharmacoresistant Major Depression: Assessment of Relapse During a Six-Month, Multisite, Open-Label Study.', Brain Stimulation, 3, pp. 187 - 199

Loo CK, 2010, 'ECT in the 21st Century: Optimizing Treatment: State of the Art in the 21st Century', Journal of ECT, 26, pp. 157 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181efa1c4

Arul-Anandam AP; Loo CK; Mitchell PB, 2010, 'Induction of hypomanic episode with transcranial direct current stimulation.', Journal of ECT, 26, pp. 68 - 69

MacPherson R; Lawford J; Simpson B; Mahon M; Scott D; Loo CK, 2010, 'Low dose lignocaine added to propofol does not attenuate the response to electroconvulsive therapy', Journal of Affective Disorders, 126, pp. 330 - 333, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T2X-4YNBRMM-1&_user=37161&_coverDate=10/31/2010&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000004218&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=37161&md5=bc24d0096d598e5ce0aad1d1cb3d5118&searchtype=a

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

O Reardon JP; Solvason HB; Janicak PG; Sampson S; Isenberg KE; Nahas Z; McDonald W; Avery D; Fitzgerald PB; Loo CK; Demitrack M; 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

Haskett RF; Loo CK, 2010, 'Role of Adjunctive Psychotropic Medications during ECT in the Treatment of Depression, Mania and Schizophrenia.', Journal of ECT, 2010, pp. 196 - 201

Loo CK; Kaill A; Paton P; Simpson B, 2010, 'The Difficult-to-Treat Electroconvulsive Therapy Patient - Strategies for Augmenting Outcomes.', Journal of Affective Disorders, 124, pp. 219 - 227, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T2X-4WWP9XG-2&_user=37161&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2010&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000004218&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=37161&md5=bae9163943210ad729eae1f737a3da12&searchtype=a

Arul-Anandam P; Loo CK; Martin D; Mitchell PB, 2009, 'Chronic neuropathic pain alleviation after tDCS to the dorsolaterial prefrontal cortex', Brain Stimulation, 2, pp. 149 - 151

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 CK; Martin D; Pigot M; Arul-Anandam P; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS, 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 CK, 2009, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation: a new tool for the treatment of depression?', Journal of Affective Disorders, 117, pp. 137 - 145

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

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