Jane Walker
MBChB MSc PhD MRCPsych
Senior Clinical Researcher
- Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychological Medicine
My work is dedicated to improving the lives of people with severe medical illnesses by integrating psychiatry into medical care.
My research includes epidemiological studies, intervention development and clinical trials. I also train and supervise medical and nursing staff to provide integrated mental and physical healthcare.
I work clinically at Sir Michael Sobell House Hospice.
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Key publications
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Treatment of depression in people with lung cancer: a systematic review.
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Walker J. et al, (2013), Lung Cancer, 79, 46 - 53
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Prevalence of depression in adults with cancer: a systematic review.
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Walker J. et al, (2013), Ann Oncol, 24, 895 - 900
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Guided self-help for functional (psychogenic) symptoms: a randomized controlled efficacy trial.
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Sharpe M. et al, (2011), Neurology, 77, 564 - 572
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Better off dead: suicidal thoughts in cancer patients.
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Walker J. et al, (2008), J Clin Oncol, 26, 4725 - 4730
Recent publications
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Depression prevalence using the HADS-D compared to SCID major depression classification: An individual participant data meta-analysis.
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Brehaut E. et al, (2020), J Psychosom Res, 139
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Different independent associations of depression and anxiety with survival in patients with cancer.
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Walker J. et al, (2020), J Psychosom Res, 138
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Proactive Integrated Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: A new service model for the psychiatric care of general hospital inpatients.
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Sharpe M. et al, (2020), Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 66, 9 - 15
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The HOME Study: Statistical and economic analysis plan for a randomised controlled trial comparing the addition of Proactive Psychological Medicine to usual care, with usual care alone, on the time spent in hospital by older acute hospital inpatients.
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Magill N. et al, (2020), Trials, 21
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Probability of major depression diagnostic classification based on the SCID, CIDI and MINI diagnostic interviews controlling for Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Depression subscale scores: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 73 primary studies.
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Wu Y. et al, (2020), J Psychosom Res, 129