Edward Walker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3686161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward Walker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward |
| FAMILY NAME | Walker |
| SIGNATURE | WALKER E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2964-2635 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1936 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Student loneliness through the pandemic: How, why and where
Loneliness has emerged as a problem for individuals and society. A group whose loneliness has recently grown in severity and visibility is students in higher education. Complementing media reports and surveys of students' lockdown loneliness, this paper presents qualitative research findings on students loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the how, why and where of student loneliness through research co-produced with undergraduate…
The influence of organizational structure, membership composition and resources on the survival of poor people’s social movement organizations
Modeling the Mental Health Workforce in Washington State: Using State Licensing Data to Examine Provider Supply in Rural and Urban Areas
Context: Ensuring an adequate mental health provider supply in rural and urban areas requires accessible methods of identifying provider types, practice locations, and practice productivity. Purpose: To identify mental health shortage areas using existing licensing and survey data. Methods: The 1998‐1999 Washington State Department of Health files on credentialed health professionals linked with results of a licensure renewal survey, 1990 US Cens…
Childhood Overweight and Orthodontists: Results of a Survey
Orthodontists report regularly engaging in dietary discussions with their pediatric patients and may serve as important clinical advocates for healthy dietary choices among youth. Overweight screening and referral practices among orthodontists to appropriate health professionals should be further evaluated as interventions for pediatric obesity
Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa
Development and validation of a brief screening version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
Cost-Effectiveness of a Program to Prevent Depression Relapse in Primary Care
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the incremental cost-effectiveness of a depression relapse prevention program in primary care. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Primary care patients initiating antidepressant treatment completed a standardized telephone assessment 6-8 weeks later. Those recovered from the current episode but at high risk for relapse (based on history of recurrent depression or dysthymia) were offered randomization to usual care or a relapse prevention …
Treatment Costs, Cost Offset, and Cost-Effectiveness of Collaborative Management of Depression
OBJECTIVE: The report estimates the treatment costs, cost-offset effects, and cost-effectiveness of Collaborative Care of depressive illness in primary care. STUDY DESIGN: Treatment costs, cost-offset effects, and cost-effectiveness were assessed in two randomized, controlled trials. In the first randomized trail (N = 217), consulting psychiatrists provide enhanced management of pharmacotherapy and brief psychoeducational interventions to enhance…
Psychosocial Factors in Fibromyalgia Compared With Rheumatoid Arthritis: II. Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse and Neglect
OBJECTIVE: Two recent reports have found associations between fibromyalgia and sexual victimization, but had methodologic characteristics that limited their interpretation. METHOD: We compared 36 patients with fibromyalgia and 33 patients with rheumatoid arthritis by using structured interviews for sexual, physical, and emotional victimization histories, as well as dimensional self-report measures of victimization severity. RESULTS: Compared with…
The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Patientsʼ Adherence to Antidepressant Therapy
In this study, the authors attempted to determine predictors of adherence to antidepressant therapy and to identify specific educational messages, side effects, and features of doctor-patient collaboration that influence adherence. Patients newly prescribed antidepressants for depression at a health maintenance organization were identified by using automated pharmacy data and medical records review. Patients (n = 155) were interviewed 1 and 4 mon…
Explorations in the Biology of Language
Preliminary Studies in the Development of Techniques for Testing Overall Second Language Proficiency1
Money
Student loneliness through the pandemic: How, why and where
Loneliness has emerged as a problem for individuals and society. A group whose loneliness has recently grown in severity and visibility is students in higher education. Complementing media reports and surveys of students' lockdown loneliness, this paper presents qualitative research findings on students loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the how, why and where of student loneliness through research co-produced with undergraduate…
Preliminary Studies in the Development of Techniques for Testing Overall Second Language Proficiency1
Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa
Money
Preliminary Studies in the Development of Techniques for Testing Overall Second Language Proficiency1
Explorations in the Biology of Language
The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Patientsʼ Adherence to Antidepressant Therapy
In this study, the authors attempted to determine predictors of adherence to antidepressant therapy and to identify specific educational messages, side effects, and features of doctor-patient collaboration that influence adherence. Patients newly prescribed antidepressants for depression at a health maintenance organization were identified by using automated pharmacy data and medical records review. Patients (n = 155) were interviewed 1 and 4 mon…
Psychosocial Factors in Fibromyalgia Compared With Rheumatoid Arthritis: II. Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse and Neglect
OBJECTIVE: Two recent reports have found associations between fibromyalgia and sexual victimization, but had methodologic characteristics that limited their interpretation. METHOD: We compared 36 patients with fibromyalgia and 33 patients with rheumatoid arthritis by using structured interviews for sexual, physical, and emotional victimization histories, as well as dimensional self-report measures of victimization severity. RESULTS: Compared with…
Treatment Costs, Cost Offset, and Cost-Effectiveness of Collaborative Management of Depression
OBJECTIVE: The report estimates the treatment costs, cost-offset effects, and cost-effectiveness of Collaborative Care of depressive illness in primary care. STUDY DESIGN: Treatment costs, cost-offset effects, and cost-effectiveness were assessed in two randomized, controlled trials. In the first randomized trail (N = 217), consulting psychiatrists provide enhanced management of pharmacotherapy and brief psychoeducational interventions to enhance…
Cost-Effectiveness of a Program to Prevent Depression Relapse in Primary Care
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the incremental cost-effectiveness of a depression relapse prevention program in primary care. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Primary care patients initiating antidepressant treatment completed a standardized telephone assessment 6-8 weeks later. Those recovered from the current episode but at high risk for relapse (based on history of recurrent depression or dysthymia) were offered randomization to usual care or a relapse prevention …
Development and validation of a brief screening version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
Modeling the Mental Health Workforce in Washington State: Using State Licensing Data to Examine Provider Supply in Rural and Urban Areas
Context: Ensuring an adequate mental health provider supply in rural and urban areas requires accessible methods of identifying provider types, practice locations, and practice productivity. Purpose: To identify mental health shortage areas using existing licensing and survey data. Methods: The 1998‐1999 Washington State Department of Health files on credentialed health professionals linked with results of a licensure renewal survey, 1990 US Cens…
Childhood Overweight and Orthodontists: Results of a Survey
Orthodontists report regularly engaging in dietary discussions with their pediatric patients and may serve as important clinical advocates for healthy dietary choices among youth. Overweight screening and referral practices among orthodontists to appropriate health professionals should be further evaluated as interventions for pediatric obesity
Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa
The influence of organizational structure, membership composition and resources on the survival of poor people’s social movement organizations
Student loneliness through the pandemic: How, why and where
Loneliness has emerged as a problem for individuals and society. A group whose loneliness has recently grown in severity and visibility is students in higher education. Complementing media reports and surveys of students' lockdown loneliness, this paper presents qualitative research findings on students loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the how, why and where of student loneliness through research co-produced with undergraduate…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Depression (economics) (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Mental health (3 works)