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Dr Rohan Francis-Taylor

Dr Rohan Francis-Taylor

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

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B Lib Stu (Int), MBBS, PhD, FRANZCP, Cert Old Age PsychÌý

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Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine

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Dr Rohan Francis-Taylor is a Psychiatrist and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales.Ìý

Rohan completed a Bachelor of Liberal Studies (International) in 2006, and MBBS in 2010, at the University of Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, and has worked in both public and private mental health settings over the last decade. Rohan completed his PhD at ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø in 2021, with his early research focused on the optimisation of neurostimulation treatments for depression.ÌýRohan provides clinical services to students in the ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø health service, and is engaged in a range of research projects with the broad aim of enhancing university student mental health and wellbeing.
E-mail
rohan.taylor@unsw.edu.au
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Francis-Taylor R; Lipscomb R; Sanatkar S; Healy M; Kefalas B, 2023, 'On-campus mental health services for Australian university students: A retrospective analysis of service utilisation', Australasian Psychiatry, 31, pp. 540 - 544,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ho J; Wells K; Jacek S; Francis-Taylor R; Halliday G, 2023, 'Clinician by day, filmmaker by night: The development of a consumer inspired educational electroconvulsive therapy video', Australasian Psychiatry, 31, pp. 353 - 355,
    Journal articles | 2022
    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,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shin S; Ho J; Francis-Taylor R; Wells K; Halliday G; Jacek S; Lah S, 2022, 'Effect of an Educational Video and Information Pamphlet on Knowledge and Attitudes About Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Randomized, Blind, Controlled Study', Journal of ECT, 38, pp. 211 - 217,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Martin DM; Bakir AA; Lin F; Francis-Taylor R; Alduraywish A; Bai S; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Dokos S; Loo CK, 2021, 'Effects of modifying the electrode placement and pulse width on cognitive side effects with unilateral ECT: A pilot randomised controlled study with computational modelling', Brain Stimulation, 14, pp. 1489 - 1497,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Francis-Taylor R; Ophel G; Martin D; Loo C, 2020, 'The ictal EEG in ECT: A systematic review of the relationships between ictal features, ECT technique, seizure threshold and outcomes', Brain Stimulation, 13, pp. 1644 - 1654,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Nikolin S; Alonzo A; Martin D; Gálvez V; Buten S; Taylor R; Goldstein J; Oxley C; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Loo CK; de Matos Moffa AH, 2020, 'Transcranial random noise stimulation for the acute treatment of depression: a randomized controlled trial', BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 87, pp. 19004218,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Nikolin S; Alonzo A; Martin D; Gálvez V; Buten S; Taylor R; Goldstein J; Oxley C; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Loo CK, 2020, 'Transcranial random noise stimulation for the acute treatment of depression: A randomized controlled trial', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 23, pp. 146 - 156,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Nikolin S; Alonzo A; Martin D; Gálvez V; Buten S; Taylor R; Goldstein J; Oxley C; Moffa AH; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Loo C, 2020, 'Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation for the Acute Treatment of Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial', Biological Psychiatry, 87, pp. s455 - s456,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Taylor R; Wark H; Leyden J; Simpson B; McGoldrick J; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Han HK; Nikolin S; Martin D; Loo C, 2020, 'Effects of the Anaesthetic-ECT time interval and ventilation rate on seizure quality in electroconvulsive therapy: A prospective randomised trial', Brain Stimulation, 13, pp. 450 - 456,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Martin D; Lin F; Bai S; Moffa A; Taylor R; Nikolin S; Bull M; Dokos S; Loo CK, 2019, 'A systematic review and computational modelling analysis of unilateral montages in electroconvulsive therapy', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 140, pp. 408 - 425,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Taylor R; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Nikolin S; Bull M; Wark H; Leyden J; Harper S; Martin D; Galvez V; Loo C, 2019, 'The anaesthetic-ECT time interval with thiopentone—Impact on seizure quality', Journal of Affective Disorders, 252, pp. 135 - 140,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Taylor R; Galvez V; Loo C, 2018, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) safety: a practical guide for psychiatrists', Australasian Psychiatry, 26, pp. 189 - 192,
    Journal articles | 2017
    George D; Gálvez V; Martin D; Kumar D; Leyden J; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Harper S; Brodaty H; Glue P; Taylor R; Mitchell PB; Loo CK, 2017, 'Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Titrated Subcutaneous Ketamine in Older Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25, pp. 1199 - 1209,
  • Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Taylor R; Wark H; Leyden J; Harper S; Simpson B; McGoldrick J; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Nikolin S; Loo C, 2019, 'Don't hold your breath - it's time to stimulate!', in Don't hold your breath - it's time to stimulate!, Vancouver, presented at 3rd International Brain Stimulation Conference, Vancouver,
    Conference Abstracts | 2018
    Taylor R; Loo CK; Wark H; Leyden J; Harper S; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Nikolin S, 2018, 'The Anaesthetic-ECT Time Interval with Thiopentone', in JOURNAL OF ECT, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Vol. 34, pp. 203 - 203,

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Current projects include:

- Retrospective analysis of university health service dataÌý

- Evaluation of novel peer support initiatives to support HDR mental health and wellbeing

- Development and testing of digital intervention to enhance medical student mental health and wellbeing (SHIFT app)Ìý

- Evaluation of "self-care" days initiative for medical students

- Delphi study assessing priorities in student mental health & wellbeing researchÌý