Jeffrey C. L. Looi, DMedSc

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Jeffrey C. L. Looi, DMedSc is affiliated with Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; Consortium of Australian-Academic Psychiatrists for Independent Policy Research and Analysis, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Jeffrey C. L. Looi has authored or co-authored 5 peer-reviewed articles published across the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and the Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders between 2021 and 2025. Their work focuses on Patient Care, Psychiatry, COVID, and Suicide.

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Seasonality of Australian Medicare-Reimbursed Psychiatric Consultations
Original Research

Seasonality of Australian Medicare-Reimbursed Psychiatric Consultations

May 8, 2025

Conventional (face-to-face) office-based psychiatric consultations show clear seasonal changes, especially among young patients, which may have a practical impact on psychiatric service planning.
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Seasonal Surge in Mental Health ED Visits
Original Research

Seasonal Surge in Mental Health ED Visits

February 6, 2024

There is a potential time-lag effect of worsening psychiatric health in winter months, leading to ED presentations in spring and summer, which may require specific intervention aimed at preventing...
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Psychiatric Observation Unit Impact on ED Boarding
Systematic Review

Psychiatric Observation Unit Impact on ED Boarding

November 7, 2023

Psychiatric observation units are mainly described within large urban general or academic hospital centers. Patients present predominantly with acute mental health crises or suicidality and are typically treated < 72...
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Commentary

Spanish Flu Impact on Suicide by Race and Future COVID-19 Effects

November 18, 2021

There are signs that the COVID-19 pandemic may disproportionately impact suicide rates among Black and other vulnerable populations in the US. This commentary explores this possibility in the context...
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Commentary

Pandemics and Social Cohesion

April 29, 2021

Could increased social cohesion through shared experience mitigate the impact of pandemics on suicide rates? Here, the authors explore the impact of the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic on suicide rates...
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