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.
Journal article
Walker J. et al, (2013), Lung Cancer, 79, 46 - 53
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Prevalence of depression in adults with cancer: A systematic review
Journal article
Walker J. et al, (2012), Annals of Oncology
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Guided self-help for functional (psychogenic) symptoms: A randomized controlled efficacy trial
Journal article
Sharpe M. et al, (2011), Neurol., 77, 564 - 572
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Better off dead: suicidal thoughts in cancer patients
Journal article
Walker J. et al, (2008), J.Clin.Oncol., 26, 4725 - 4730
Recent publications
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The experiences and views of hospital doctors who have discussions about resuscitation with older medical inpatients: A qualitative interview study
Conference paper
Burke K. et al, (2018), JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH, 109, 93 - 93
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Pain management in cancer center inpatients: A cluster randomized trial to evaluate a systematic integrated approach—the Edinburgh pain assessment and management tool
Journal article
Fallon M. et al, (2018), Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36, 1284 - 1290
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The Prevalence of Depression in General Hospital Inpatients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Interview Based Studies
Journal article
Walker J. et al, (2018), Psychological Medicine
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Does depression treatment improve the survival of depressed cancer patients? A long-term follow-up of participants in the SMaRT Oncology-2 and 3 trials.
Journal article
Mulick A. et al, (2018), The Lancet Psychiatry
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Epidemiology of suicide in cancer patients
Conference paper
Walker J., (2018), PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, 27, 8 - 8