Biography
Dr Lauren Rayner is lecturer in Integrating mental and physical healthcare in the Department of Psychological Medicine.
Lauren joined King’s College London in 2007 and obtained her PhD in 2012. She specialises in the interface between mental and physical health, in particular the link between depression and anxiety and long-term conditions, and how to connect mental and physical healthcare. Lauren is Research and Education lead for the Integrating Mental and Physical healthcare: Research Training and Services (IMPARTS) programme. In addition, Lauren is part of the IOPPN Diversity and Inclusion Parent and Carer’s Working Group.
Research Interests
- Mental physical co-morbidity
- Integrated care
- Digital health interventions
- Patient-reported outcome measurement
- Implementation science
- Epidemiology
- Depression in advanced disease/palliative care
- Clinical guideline development
- Quality Improvement
Research Groups
- Integrating Mental and Physical healthcare: Research Training and Services (IMPARTS)
- Section of General Hospital Psychiatry
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre
Expertise and Public Engagement
- King’s Health Partner’s Mind and Body Champion
- Integrated Care Consultation Partners Group