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.

Key publications

Treatment of depression in people with lung cancer: a systematic review.
Journal article

Walker J. et al, (2013), Lung Cancer, 79, 46 - 53
Prevalence of depression in adults with cancer: A systematic review
Journal article

Walker J. et al, (2012), Annals of Oncology
Guided self-help for functional (psychogenic) symptoms: A randomized controlled efficacy trial
Journal article

Sharpe M. et al, (2011), Neurol., 77, 564 - 572
Better off dead: suicidal thoughts in cancer patients
Journal article

Walker J. et al, (2008), J.Clin.Oncol., 26, 4725 - 4730

Recent publications

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
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
Epidemiology of suicide in cancer patients
Conference paper

Walker J., (2018), PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, 27, 8 - 8
Associations Between Treatment with Selective Serotonin Reuptakeinhibitors (SSRIs) Before and After Pregnancy
Journal article

Petersen I. et al, (2016), PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 25, 236 - 237
How common is depression in general hospital inpatients? Findings from a worldwide systematic review
Journal article

Walker J. et al, (2016), JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH, 85, 87 - 87