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
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Walker J. et al, (2012), Annals of Oncology
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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), Neurol., 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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Accuracy of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Depression subscale (HADS-D) to screen for major depression: systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
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(2021), BMJ, n1231 - n1231
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MAJOR DEPRESSION AND SURVIVAL IN PEOPLE WITH CANCER.
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Walker J. et al, (2021), Psychosomatic medicine
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The effectiveness of inpatient consultation-liaison psychiatry service models: A systematic review of randomized trials.
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Toynbee M. et al, (2021), Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 71, 11 - 19
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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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The HOME Study: Study protocol 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.
Journal article
WALKER J. and SHARPE M., (2019), Trials