By Professor Colleen Loo

Journal articles

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

Loo CK, 2008, 'Cognitive Outcomes in Electroconvulsive Therapy: Optimising Current Clinical Practice and Researching Future Strategies. (Editorial)', Journal of ECT, 24, pp. 1 - 2

Pigot M; andrade C; Loo CK, 2008, 'Pharmacological attenuation of ECT-induced cognitive deficits: Theoretical background and clinical findings', Journal of ECT, 24, pp. 57 - 67

Isaacs A, 2008, 'Remission of writer's cramp with sertraline.', Australas Psychiatry, 16, pp. 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

Avery D; Isenberg KE; Sampson S; Janicak PG; Lisanby S; Maixner D; Loo CK; Thase M; Demitrack M; george MS, 2008, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the acute treatment of major depressive disorder: Clinical response in an open-label extension trial', Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 69, pp. 441 - 451

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 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

Loo CK; 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 comparsion with standard pulsewidth right unilateral ECT', Journal of Affective Disorders, 103, pp. 227 - 281

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

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, 2007, 'Efficacy and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation therapty in the acute treatment of major depression: A multi-site randomised controlled trial', Biological Psychiatry, 62, pp. 1208 - 1216

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

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