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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 Â鶹Éçmadou in 2021, with his early research focused on the optimisation of neurostimulation treatments for depression.ÌýRohan provides clinical services to students in the Â鶹Éçmadou 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 | 2025
    Hutchesson MJ; Stanton R; Johnson N; Francis-Taylor R; Burrows T; Fassnacht DB; Farrer LM, 2025, 'Priorities for research on improving health behaviours for optimal mental health of Australian university students: A twin-panel Delphi study', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 36,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lai L; Sanatkar S; Mackinnon A; Deady M; Petrie K; Lipscomb R; Counson I; Francis-Taylor R; Dean K; Harvey S, 2024, 'Testing the Effectiveness of a Mobile Smartphone App Designed to Improve the Mental Health of Junior Physicians: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial', JMIR Research Protocols, 13,
    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,
  • Preprints | 2024
    Lai L; Sanatkar S; Mackinnon A; Deady M; Petrie K; Lipscomb R; Counson I; Francis-Taylor R; Dean K; Harvey S, 2024, Testing the Effectiveness of a Mobile Smartphone App Designed to Improve the Mental Health of Junior Physicians: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint),
    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