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Edward A Walker

Professor Emeritus, Health Systems and Population Health
Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

edwalker@uw.edu

Research Interests

Integration of mental health into primary and specialty care medical settings

Bio

Dr. Walker served as the Cheryl M. Scott-Group Health Cooperative Endowed Professor of Health Administration. His areas of interest include: organizational behavior, physician leadership development, emotional intelligence and personality type, organizational governance, change management, leadership theory, conflict management and negotiation, consultation-liaison psychiatry in primary care settings, somatization and chronic pain, medical and psychological effects of childhood maltreatment, rural mental health consultation and telemedicine.

Education

MD Medicine, University of Washington, 1983
MHA Health Administration, University of Washington, 2004
MM Music, Catholic University of America, 1979
BA Philosophy, Psychology, Fordham University, 1975

Academic Programs and Affiliations

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Adult health status of women HMO members with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.
PubMed
Ciechanowski PS, Walker EA, Russo JE, Newman E, Katon WJ. Adult health status of women HMO members with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2004 Jul-Aug;26(4):261-8.
Attachment theory in health care: the influence of relationship style on medical students’ specialty choice.
PubMed
Ciechanowski PS, Russo JE, Katon WJ, Walker EA. Attachment theory in health care: the influence of relationship style on medical students’ specialty choice. Med Educ. 2004 Mar;38(3):262-70.
Who benefits from more structured depression treatment?
PubMed
Bush T, Rutter C, Simon G, Von Korff M, Katon WJ, Walker EA, Lin E, Ludman E. Who benefits from more structured depression treatment? Int J Psychiatry Med. 2004;34(3):247-58.
Health care costs associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in women.
PubMed
Walker EA, Katon W, Russo J, Ciechanowski P, Newman E, Wagner AW. Health care costs associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in women. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003 Apr;60(4):369-74.
Validation of the PTSD checklist in an HMO sample of women.
PubMed
Walker EA, Newman E, Dobie DJ, Ciechanowski P, Katon W. Validation of the PTSD checklist in an HMO sample of women. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2002 Nov-Dec;24(6):375-80.
Attachment theory: a model for health care utilization and somatization.
PubMed
Ciechanowski PS, Walker EA, Katon WJ, Russo JE. Attachment theory: a model for health care utilization and somatization. Psychosom Med. 2002 Jul-Aug;64(4):660-7.
Dealing with patients who have medically unexplained symptoms.
PubMed
Walker EA. Dealing with patients who have medically unexplained symptoms. Semin Clin Neuropsychiatry. 2002 Jul;7(3):187-95. Review.
Collaborative care model to improve outcomes in major depression.
PubMed
Boudreau DM, Capoccia KL, Sullivan SD, Blough DK, Ellsworth AJ, Clark DL, Katon WJ, Walker EA, Stevens NG. Collaborative care model to improve outcomes in major depression. Ann Pharmacother. 2002 Apr;36(4):585-91.
Cost-effectiveness of a collaborative care program for primary care patients with persistent depression.
PubMed
Simon GE, Katon WJ, VonKorff M, Unützer J, Lin EH, Walker EA, Bush T, Rutter C, Ludman E. Cost-effectiveness of a collaborative care program for primary care patients with persistent depression. Am J Psychiatry. 2001 Oct;158(10):1638-44.
Depression and self-reported physical health in patients with coronary disease: mediating and moderating factors.
PubMed
Sullivan MD, LaCroix AZ, Russo JE, Walker EA. Depression and self-reported physical health in patients with coronary disease: mediating and moderating factors. Psychosom Med. 2001 Mar-Apr;63(2):248-56.

More Publications

News

Human Resources: Simple Steps to Address Burnout
Health Leaders Media, 01/13/2010