Professor Chris Burton

All publications

Edited books

• Burton C (Ed.) (2013) The ABC of Medically Unexplained Symptoms. Wiley-Blackwell.

Journal articles

• Treufeldt H & Burton C (2026) Stigmatisation in medical encounters for patients with fibromyalgia: A focus group study. Patient Education and Counseling, 142.
• Marshall C, Kumar A, Saraiva S, West RM, Mason SM, Burton CD, van der Feltz-Cornelis CM, Lee W, Bojke C, Mattock R , de la Haye S et al (2025) Trimodal age distribution of frequent attendance at the emergency department: a descriptive analysis of national, English, secondary care data using a retrospective cohort. BMJ Open, 15(10). View this article in WRRO
• Oliver P, Huddy V, McInerney C, Achinanya A, Horspool M, Dwivedi K & Burton C (2025) Complex mental health difficulties: a mixed methods study in primary care. British Journal of General Practice. View this article in WRRO
• Kate F, McCormick S, Coyle D, Dwivedi K & Burton C (2025) Patients' experience of fatigue in long-term medical conditions: A focus group study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 196, 112223-112223.
• Saraiva S, Burton C, Mason S, Mattock R, Bojke C, Relton S, West R, Ariss S, Pilkington G, van der Feltz-Cornelis C , Lee W et al (2025) Frequent users of emergency departments in England, UK: A mixed methods study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 196, 112283-112283.
• Lemogne C, Verduzco-Gutierrez M & Burton C (2025) Integrative approaches to the understanding and treatment of long COVID syndrome. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 196, 112334-112334.
• Davis S, Mon-Yee M, Sutton A, Leaviss J, Forsyth JE & Burton C (2025) Cost effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in patients with long-term conditions: a systematic literature review. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. View this article in WRRO
• Greco M, Deary V, Fryer K, Sanders T & Burton C (2025) Awakening the sense of the possible: the Symptoms Clinic as liminal affective technology. Social Science & Medicine, 383. View this article in WRRO
• McInerney CD, Oliver P, Achinanya A, Horspool M, Huddy V & Burton C (2025) Identifying primary-care features associated with complex mental health difficulties. PLOS One, 20(5). View this article in WRRO
• Lassa S, Burton C & Dickson JM (2025) GPs’ experience of difficult decisions in people with dementia who have an acute illness: a qualitative, semi-structured interview study. BJGP Open, 9(1). View this article in WRRO
• Smakowski A, Rosmalen J, Löwe B, Burton C & Toussaint A (2025) Empirical assessment of functional somatic disorder (FSD): frequency, applicability, and diagnostic refinement in a population-based sample. BMC Medicine, 23(1). View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, Deary V, Mooney C, Sutton L & Cooper C (2025) Response to treatment in the Multiple Symptoms Study 3 trial – Authors' reply. The Lancet, 405(10485), 1146-1146.
• Burton C, Mooney C, Sutton L, White D, Dawson J, Fryer K, Greco M, Horspool M, Neilson A, Rowlands G , Sanders T et al (2025) Multiple symptoms study 3 – An extended-role general practitioner clinic for patients with persistent physical symptoms: a Randomised Controlled Trial. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 1-24. View this article in WRRO
• England T, Brailsford S, Burton C, Martin G, Mason SM, Maynou L, Phelps K, Preston L, Regen E, Street A , van Oppen JD et al (2025) A new approach to getting simulation models used in healthcare: an example from emergency care. Journal of the Operational Research Society. View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, Dawes H & Dalton C (2025) Within person predictors of physical activity and fatigue in long Covid: Findings from an ecological momentary assessment study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 192. View this article in WRRO
• Toussaint A, Weigel A, Löwe B, Blanch J, Bogaerts K, Boye B, Burton C, Cosci F, Engelmann P, Fink P , Fischer S et al (2025) The overlooked burden of persistent physical symptoms: a call for action in European healthcare. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 48, 101140-101140.
• Jackson B, Mitchell C, Coster J, Lawy T, Burton C, Reynolds J, Essat M, Cantrell A, Clowes M & Ariss S (2024) FAIRSTEPS study - Framework Addressing Inequities in pRimary care using STakEholder PerspectiveS: Integrative evidence review and Delphi consensus. Public Health, 237, 307-315. View this article in WRRO
• Neilson AR, Mooney C, Sutton L, White D, Dawson J, Rowlands G, Thomas RE, Woodward J, Deary V & Burton C (2024) Cost-effectiveness of an extended-role general practitioner clinic for persistent physical symptoms: results from the multiple symptoms study 3 pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Value in Health, 27(12), 1710-1721. View this article in WRRO
• Kumar A, Husk K, Simpson R, Johnson GD & Burton C (2024) Use of emergency departments by children and young people following telephone triage: a large database study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 41(11), 668-675. View this article in WRRO
• Saunders C, Burton C, Pedersen HF, Rask C & Frostholm L (2024) The Body Multiple: Conceptualizing the Body to Explain Functional Somatic Symptoms. BJPsych Open, 10(S1), S78-S79.
• Burton C, Mooney C, Sutton L, White D, Dawson J, Neilson AR, Rowlands G, Thomas S, Horspool M, Fryer K , Greco M et al (2024) Effectiveness of a symptom-clinic intervention delivered by general practitioners with an extended role for people with multiple and persistent physical symptoms in England: the Multiple Symptoms Study 3 pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, individually randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 403(10444), 2619-2629. View this article in WRRO
• Löwe B, Toussaint A, Rosmalen JGM, Huang W-L, Burton C, Weigel A, Levenson JL & Henningsen P (2024) Persistent physical symptoms: definition, genesis, and management. The Lancet, 403(10444), 2649-2662. View this article in WRRO
• Sheldon E, Ezaydi N, Desoysa L, Young J, Simmonds-Buckley M, Hind PD & Burton PC (2024) Barriers to help-seeking, accessing and providing mental health support for medical students: a mixed methods study using the candidacy framework. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1). View this article in WRRO
• AWARE-IBD Diagnostic Delay Working Group (2024) Sources of diagnostic delay for people with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis: qualitative research study. PLOS ONE, 19(6). View this article in WRRO
• Saunders C, Gordon M, Righini C, Pedersen HF, Rask CU, Burton C & Frostholm L (2024) Participatory design of bodysymptoms.org: An interactive web resource to explain multisystem functional somatic symptoms. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 183, 111827-111827.
• Nagel C, Queenan C & Burton C (2024) What are medical students taught about persistent physical symptoms? A scoping review of the literature. BMC Medical Education, 24. View this article in WRRO
• Treufeldt H, Burton C & McGhie Fraser B (2024) Stigmatisation in clinical consultations for persistent physical symptoms/functional disorders: a best fit framework synthesis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 183. View this article in WRRO
• Sanders T, Fryer K, Greco M, Mooney C, Deary V & Burton C (2024) Explanation for symptoms and biographical repair in a clinic for persistent physical symptoms. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 5. View this article in WRRO
• Adam R, Bond CM, Burton CD, de Bruin M & Murchie P (2024) Can-Pain - eine digitale intervention zur optimierung der schmerzkontrolle bei krebs im häuslichen umfeld: entwicklung und machbarkeitsprüfung. Kompass Onkologie, 11(1), 44-53. View this article in WRRO
• Treufeldt H & Burton C (2024) Stigmatisation in medical encounters for persistent physical symptoms/functional disorders: Scoping review and thematic synthesis. Patient Education and Counseling, 123. View this article in WRRO
• Conroy S, Brailsford S, Burton C, England T, Lalseta J, Martin G, Mason S, Maynou-Pujolras L, Phelps K, Preston L , Regen E et al (2023) Identifying models of care to improve outcomes for older people with urgent care needs: a mixed methods approach to develop a system dynamics model. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 11(14). View this article in WRRO
• Fryer K, Sanders T, Greco M, Mooney C, Deary V & Burton C (2023) Recognition, explanation, action, learning: teaching and delivery of a consultation model for persistent physical symptoms.. Patient Education and Counseling, 115. View this article in WRRO
• Williams P, Murchie P, Cruickshank ME, Burton C & Bond C (2023) What influences GPs’ use of pelvic examination? A qualitative investigation in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 73(732), e528-e536. View this article in WRRO
• Lewis J & Burton C (2023) Understanding the consequences of GP referral thresholds: taking the instrumental approach. BMJ Quality & Safety, 32(6). View this article in WRRO
• England T, Brailsford S, Evenden D, Street A, Maynou L, Mason SM, Preston L, Burton C, Van Oppen J & Conroy S (2023) Examining the effect of interventions in emergency care for older people using a system dynamics decision support tool. Age and Ageing, 52(1). View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, Dawes H, Goodwill S, Thelwell M & Dalton C (2023) Within and between-day variation and associations of symptoms in Long Covid: Intensive longitudinal study. PLoS ONE, 18(1).
• Maynou L, Street A, Burton C, Mason SM, Stone T, Martin G, van Oppen J & Conroy S (2023) Factors associated with longer wait times, admission and reattendances in older patients attending emergency departments: an analysis of linked healthcare data. Emergency Medicine Journal.
• Saunders C, Treufeldt H, Rask MT, Pedersen HF, Rask C, Burton C & Frostholm L (2023) Explanations for functional somatic symptoms across European treatment settings: a mixed methods study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 166.
• Mooney C, White D, Dawson J, Deary V, Fryer K, Greco M, Horspool M, Neilson AR, Rowlands G, Sanders T , Thomas RE et al (2022) Study protocol for the Multiple Symptoms Study 3: a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial of a clinic for patients with persistent (medically unexplained) physical symptoms. BMJ Open, 12(11). View this article in WRRO
• Avery-Phipps I, Hynes C & Burton C (2022) Resistance narratives in patients' accounts of a mandatory pre-operative health optimisation scheme: a qualitative study. Frontiers in Health Services, 2.
• Chatters R, Cooper CL, O’Cathain A, Murphy C, Lane A, Sutherland K, Burton C, Cape A & Tunnicliffe L (2022) Learning from COVID-19 related trial adaptations to inform efficient trial design—a sequential mixed methods study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22(1). View this article in WRRO
• Lassa S, Saddiq M, Owen J, Burton C & Balen J (2022) Power dynamics among health professionals in Nigeria: a case study of the global fund policy process. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 11(12), 2876-2885. View this article in WRRO
• Hotham R, O'Keeffe C, Stone T, Mason SM & Burton C (2022) Heterogeneity of reasons for attendance in frequent attenders of emergency departments and its relationship to future attendance. Emergency Medicine Journal, 39(1), 10-15. View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, Stone T, Oliver P, Dickson JM, Lewis J & Mason SM (2021) Frequent attendance at the emergency department shows typical features of complex systems : analysis of multicentre linked data. Emergency Medicine Journal, 39(1), 3-9. View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, Coles B, Adisesh A, Smith S, Toomey E, Chan XHS, Ross L & Greenhalgh T (2021) Performance and impact of disposable and reusable respirators for healthcare workers during pandemic respiratory disease: a rapid evidence review. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 78(9), 679-690.
• Adam R, Bond CM, Burton CD, de Bruin M & Murchie P (2021) Can-Pain-a digital intervention to optimise cancer pain control in the community : development and feasibility testing. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(2), 759-769.
• Toomey EC, Conway Y, Burton C, Smith S, Smalle M, Chan X-HS, Adisesh A, Tanveer S, Ross L, Thomson I , Devane D et al (2020) Extended use or reuse of single-use surgical masks and filtering face-piece respirators during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: A rapid systematic review.. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 1-9.
• Chandler A, King C, Burton CD & Platt S (2020) The social life of self-harm in general practice. Social Theory and Health, 18(3), 240-256.
• Khunti K, Adisesh A, Burton C, Chan XHS, Coles B, Durand-Moreau Q, Jackson T, Ross L, Straube S, Toomey E & Greenhalgh T (2020) The efficacy of PPE for COVID-19-type respiratory illnesses in primary and community care staff. British Journal of General Practice, 70(697), 413-416.
• Toomey E, Conway Y, Burton C, Smith S, Smalle M, Chan XH, Adisesh A, Tanveer S, Ross L, Thomson I , Devane D et al (2020) Extended use or re-use of single-use surgical masks and filtering facepiece respirators: A rapid evidence review.
• Löwe B, Rief W, Fink P, Burton C & Henningsen P (2020) Functional somatic disorders: A new common classification for research and clinical use. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 133, 110073-110073.
• Burton C, Coles B, Adisesh A, Smith S, Toomey E, Chan XH, Ross L & Greenhalgh T (2020) Performance and impact of disposable and reusable respirators for healthcare workers during pandemic respiratory disease: a rapid evidence review.
• Bashir MT, Iversen L & Burton C (2020) Clinical features in primary care electronic records before diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis : a nested case-control study. BMC Family Practice, 21(1).
• Burton C, O'Neill L, Oliver P & Murchie P (2020) Contribution of primary care organisation and specialist care provider to variation in GP referrals for suspected cancer: ecological analysis of national data. BMJ Quality & Safety, 29(4), 296-303.
• Burton C, Fink P, Henningsen P, Löwe B & Rief W (2020) Functional somatic disorders: discussion paper for a new common classification for research and clinical use. BMC Medicine, 18(1).
• Bekhuis E, Gol J, Burton C & Rosmalen J (2020) Patients’ descriptions of the relation between physical symptoms and negative emotions : a qualitative analysis of primary care consultations. British Journal of General Practice, 70(691), e78-e85.
• Payne K, Walton E & Burton C (2019) Steps to benefit from social prescription : a qualitative interview study. British Journal of General Practice, 70(690), e36-e44. View this article in WRRO
• Williams P, Murchie P, Cruickshank ME, Bond CM & Burton CD (2019) The use, quality and effectiveness of pelvic examination in primary care for the detection of gynaecological cancer : a systematic review. Family Practice, 36(4), 378-386.
• Stegink S, Elliott AM & Burton C (2019) Statistical complexity of reasons for encounter in high users of out of hours primary care: analysis of a national service. BMC Health Services Research, 19. View this article in WRRO
• Lu F, Yao Z, Cleveland H, Burton CD & Madigan D (2018) Bayesian hierarchical vector autoregressive models for patient-level predictive modeling. PLoS ONE, 13(12). View this article in WRRO
• Walton E, Ahmed A, Burton CD & Mathers N (2018) Influences of socioeconomic deprivation on GPs’ decisions to refer patients to cardiology: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 68(677), e826-e834. View this article in WRRO
• Eley E, Jackson BE, Burton C & Walton E (2018) Professional resilience in GPs working in areas of socio-economic deprivation: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 68(677), e819-e825. View this article in WRRO
• Orchard P, Agakova A, Pinnock H, Burton CD, Sarran C, Agakov F & McKinstry B (2018) Improving prediction of risk of hospital admission in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: application of machine learning to telemonitoring data . Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(9). View this article in WRRO
• Burton CD, Elliott AM, Cochran A & Love T (2018) Do healthcare services behave as complex systems? Analysis of patterns of attendance and implications for service delivery.. BMC Medicine, 16.
• Lehane D, Cunliffe V, Mitchell C & Burton C (2018) Epigenetics and primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 68(666), 8-9.
• Burton C, Iversen L, Bhattacharya S, Ayansina D, Saraswat L & Sleeman D (2017) Pointers to earlier diagnosis of endometriosis: a nested case-control study using primary care electronic health records. British Journal of General Practice, 67(665), e816-e823.
• Adam R, Burton CD, Bond CM, de Bruin M & Murchie P (2017) Can patient-reported measurements of pain be used to improve cancer pain management? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 7, 373-382. View this article in WRRO
• Rief W, Burton C, Frostholm L, Henningsen P, Kleinstäuber M, Kop WJ, Löwe B, Martin A, Malt U, Rosmalen J , Schröder A et al (2017) Core Outcome Domains for Clinical Trials on Somatic Symptom Disorder, Bodily Distress Disorder and Functional Somatic Syndromes. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79(9), 1008-1015. View this article in WRRO
• Olde Hartman TC, Rosendal M, Aamland A, van der Horst HE, Rosmalen JGM, Burton CD & Lucassen PLBJ (2017) What do guidelines and systematic reviews tell us about the management of medically unexplained symptoms in primary care?. BJGP Open, 1(3). View this article in WRRO
• Mamas MA, Sperrin M, Watson MC, Coutts A, Wilde K, Burton CD, Kadam UT, Kwok CS, Clark AB, Murchie P , Buchan I et al (2017) Do patients have a worse outcome with heart failure than cancer? A primary care based cohort study with 10-year follow-up in Scotland. European Journal of Heart Failure, 19(9), 1095-1104. View this article in WRRO
• Burton CD, McLernon D, Lee AJ & Murchie P (2017) Distinguishing variation in referral accuracy from referral threshold: analysis of a national dataset of referrals for suspected cancer. BMJ Open, 7. View this article in WRRO
• Chowdhury S & Burton C (2017) Associations of treatment effects between follow-up times and between outcome domains in interventions for somatoform disorders: Review of three Cochrane reviews. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 98, 10-18.
• Adam R, de Bruin M, Burton CD, Bond CM, Giatsi Clausen M & Murchie P (2017) What are the current challenges of managing cancer pain and could digital technologies help?. BMJ Support Palliat Care.
• Burton CD, Entwistle VA, Elliott AM, Krucien N, Porteous T & Ryan M (2017) The value of different aspects of person-centred care: a series of discrete choice experiments in people with long-term conditions. BMJ Open, 7(4), ---.
• Rosendal M, Olde Hartman TC, Aamland A, van der Horst H, Lucassen P, Budtz-Lilly A & Burton C (2017) “Medically unexplained” symptoms and symptom disorders in primary care: prognosis-based recognition and classification. BMC Family Practice, 18(1).
• Morton L, Elliott AM, Cleland JA, Deary V & Burton C (2017) A taxonomy of explanations in a general practitioner clinic for patients with persistent “medically unexplained” physical symptoms. Patient Education and Counseling, 100(2), 224-230. View this article in WRRO
• den Boeft M, Huisman D, Morton L, Lucassen P, van der Wouden JC, Westerman MJ, van der Horst HE & Burton CD (2016) Negotiating explanations: doctor–patient communication with patients with medically unexplained symptoms—a qualitative analysis. Family Practice, 34(1), 107-113.
• Burton C, Szentagotai Tatar A, McKinstry B, Matheson C, Matu S, Moldovan R, Macnab M, Farrow E, David D, Pagliari C , Serrano Blanco A et al (2016) Pilot randomised controlled trial of Help4Mood, an embodied virtual agent-based system to support treatment of depression. J.Telemed.Telecare, 22(6), 348-355.
• Burton C & Chowdhury S (2016) Outcome measures for intervention trials in somatic symptom disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 85, 58-59.
• Robertson HD, Elliott AM, Burton C, Iversen L, Murchie P, Porteous T & Matheson C (2016) Resilience of primary healthcare professionals: a systematic review. Br.J Gen.Pract., 66(647), e423-e433.
• Morton L, Elliott A, Thomas R, Cleland J, Deary V & Burton C (2016) Developmental study of treatment fidelity, safety and acceptability of a Symptoms Clinic intervention delivered by General Practitioners to patients with multiple medically unexplained symptoms. J.Psychosom.Res., 84, 37-43.
• Chandler A, King C, Burton C & Platt S (2016) General Practitioners' Accounts of Patients Who Have Self-Harmed. Crisis - The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 37(1), 42-50. View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, Lucassen P, Aamland A & Hartman TO (2015) Op weg naar een ideale uitleg. Huisarts en wetenschap, 58(9), 468-470.
• Burton C, Cochran AJ & Cameron IM (2015) Restarting antidepressant treatment following early discontinuation—a primary care database study. Family Practice, 32(5), 520-524.
• Sharma P, Scotland G, Cruickshank M, Tassie E, Fraser C, Burton C, Croal B, Ramsay CR & Brazzelli M (2015) Is self-monitoring an effective option for people receiving long-term vitamin K antagonist therapy? A systematic review and economic evaluation. BMJ Open, 5(6), e007758-2015. View this article in WRRO
• Rosendal M, Blankenstein N, Morriss R, Fink P, Sharpe M & Burton C (2015) Enhanced care by generalists for functional somatic symptoms and disorders in primary care, a Cochrane systematic review. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 78(6), 621-621.
• Murchie P, Chowdhury A, Smith S, Campbell NC, Lee AJ, Linden D & Burton CD (2015) General practice performance in referral for suspected cancer: influence of number of cases and case-mix on publicly reported data. British Journal of Cancer, 112, 1791-1798. View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, Lucassen P, Aamland A & Hartman TO (2015) Explaining symptoms after negative tests: towards a rational explanation. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 108(3), 84-88.
• Burton C, Cameron I & Anderson N (2015) Explaining the variation between practices in the duration of new antidepressant treatment: a database cohort study in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 65(631), e114-e120.
• Burton C, Pinnock H & McKinstry B (2015) Changes in telemonitored physiological variables and symptoms prior to exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 21(1), 29-36.
• Johnston MC, Porteous T, Crilly M, Burton CD, Elliott A, Iversen L, Mcardle K, Murray A, Phillips LH & Black C (2015) Physical disease and resilient outcomes : a systematic review of resilience definitions and study methods. Psychosomatics, 56(2), 168-180. View this article in WRRO
• Burton C (2014) Can we explain medically unexplained symptoms?. Family Practice, 31(6), 623-624.
• Johnston M, Black C, Burton C, Crilly M, Elliot A, Iversen L & Porteous T (2014) PP23 The role of physical disease in the development of resilience and resilient outcomes: a systematic review of resilience definitions, study methods and findings. Oral Presentations, A56.1-A56.
• van Gils A, Burton C, Bos EH, Janssens KAM, Schoevers RA & Rosmalen JGM (2014) Individual variation in temporal relationships between stress and functional somatic symptoms. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 77(1), 34-39.
• Elliott AM, Burton CD & Hannaford PC (2014) Resilience does matter: evidence from a 10-year cohort record linkage study. BMJ Open, 4(1). View this article in WRRO
• Maxwell M, Harris F, Hibberd C, Donaghy E, Pratt R, Williams C, Morrison J, Gibb J, Watson P & Burton C (2013) A qualitative study of primary care professionals' views of case finding for depression in patients with diabetes or coronary heart disease in the UK. BMC Family Practice, 14(46). View this article in WRRO
• Rolfe A & Burton C (2013) Reassurance After Diagnostic Testing With a Low Pretest Probability of Serious Disease. JAMA Internal Medicine, 173(6), 407-407.
• Wolters M, Burton C, Matheson C, Breso A, Szentagotai A, Martinez-Miranda J, Fuster E, Rosell J, Pagliari C & McKinstry B (2013) Help4Mood--Supporting Joint Sense Making in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder. Workshop on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH), Washington DC.
• Burton C, McKinstry B, Szentagotai Tătar A, Serrano-Blanco A, Pagliari C & Wolters M (2013) Activity monitoring in patients with depression: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 145(1), 21-28.
• Burton C, Simpson C & Anderson N (2013) Diagnosis and treatment of depression following routine screening in patients with coronary heart disease or diabetes: a database cohort study. Psychological Medicine, 43(3), 529-537.
• Desplenter F, Bond C, Watson M, Burton C, Murchie P, Lee AJ, Lefevre K, Simoens S & Laekeman G (2012) Incidence and drug treatment of emotional distress after cancer diagnosis : a matched primary care case-control study. British Journal of Cancer, 107(9), 1644-1651. View this article in WRRO
• Sharpe M, Burton C, Sawhney A, McGorm K & Weller D (2012) Is co-morbid depression adequately treated in patients repeatedly referred to specialist medical services with symptoms of a medical condition?. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 72(6), 419-421.
• Burton C (2012) Heavy Tailed Distributions of Effect Sizes in Systematic Reviews of Complex Interventions. PLoS One, 7(3). View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, Weller D, Worth A, Marsden W & Sharpe M (2012) A primary care symptoms clinic for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: pilot randomised trial. BMJ Open, 2(1). View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, Anderson N, Wilde K & Simpson CR (2012) Factors associated with duration of new antidepressant treatment: analysis of a large primary care database. British Journal of General Practice, 62(595), e104-e112.
• Burton C, McGorm K, Richardson G, Weller D & Sharpe M (2012) Healthcare costs incurred by patients repeatedly referred to secondary medical care with medically unexplained symptoms: A cost of illness study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 72(3), 242-247.
• Castro JC, Estevez S & Wolters M (2012) Psychosocial implications of avatar use in supporting therapy for depression. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 181, 329-333.
• Sharpe M, Burton C, Sawhney A, McGorm K & Weller D (2012) Is comorbid depression adequately treated in patients who have been repeatedly referred to specialist medical services?. J.Psychosom.Res., doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.03.005.
• Pagliari Claudia , Burton Christopher , McKinstry Brian , Szentatotai Aurora , David Daniel , Serrano blanco Antoni , Ferrini Luis , Albertini Susanna , Castro Joan Carlos , Estevez Soraya & Wolters Maria (2012) Psychosocial Implications of Avatar Use in Supporting Therapy for Depression.
• Desplenter F, Bond CM, Watson M, Burton C, Murchie P, Lee AJ, Simoens S & Laekeman G (2012) Incidence and drug treatment of emotional distress after cancer diagnosis: a matched primary care case-control study. Br.J.Cancer, 107(9), 644-651.
• (2012) Help4Mood: avatar-based support for treating people with major depression in the community. International journal of integrated care, 12(Suppl1).
• Burton C, McGorm K, Weller D & Sharpe M (2011) The interpretation of low mood and worry by high users of secondary care with medically unexplained symptoms. BMC Family Practice, 12. View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, McGorm K, Weller D & Sharpe M (2011) Depression and anxiety in patients repeatedly referred to secondary care with medically unexplained symptoms: a case-control study. Psychological Medicine, 41(3), 555-563.
• Burton C, McGorm K, Weller D & Sharpe M (2011) Depression and anxiety in patients repeatedly referred to secondary care with medically unexplained symptoms: A case-control study. Psychological Medicine, 41(3), 555-563.
• Madan A, Borckardt D, Borckardt JJ, Herbert J & Cooney H (2010) A New Approach to Tracking the Harmfulness of Medical Errors in Health Care Systems. Quality Management in Health Care, 19(4), 298-303.
• Burton C, Irshad T & Sheikh A (2010) Understanding the experiences of allergy testing: a qualitative study of people with perceived serious allergic disorders. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 86(1020), 591-596.
• McGorm K, Burton C, Weller D, Murray G & Sharpe M (2010) Patients repeatedly referred to secondary care with symptoms unexplained by organic disease: prevalence, characteristics and referral pattern. Family Practice, 27(5), 479-486.
• McKinstry B, Hammersley V, Burton C, Pinnock H, Elton R, Dowell J, Sawdon N, Heaney D, Elwyn G & Sheikh A (2010) The quality, safety and content of telephone and face-to-face consultations: a comparative study. Quality and Safety in Health Care, 19(4), 298-303.
• Burton C, Heath RA, Weller D & Sharpe M (2010) Evidence of reduced complexity in self-report data from patients with medically unexplained symptoms. Nonlinear Dynamics Psychology and Life Sciences, 14(1), 15-25.
• Burton C, Knoop H, Popovic N, Sharpe M & Bleijenberg G (2009) Reduced complexity of activity patterns in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a case control study. BioPsychoSocial Medicine , 3(7). View this article in WRRO
• Smith BJ, McGorm KJ, Weller D, Burton C & Sharpe M (2009) The identification in primary care of patients who have been repeatedly referred to hospital for medically unexplained symptoms: A pilot study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 67(3), 207-211.
• Burton C, Weller D & Sharpe M (2009) Functional Somatic Symptoms and Psychological States: An Electronic Diary Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 71(1), 77-83.
• Burton C & Maxwell M (2007) Depression as chronic disease [6]. British Journal of General Practice, 57(540), 582.
• Jacobs C, Rawson R, Campion C, Caulfield C, Heath J, Burton C & Kavalier F (2007) Providing a community-based cancer risk assessment service for a socially and ethnically diverse population. Familial Cancer, 6(2), 189-195.
• Burton C, Weller D & Sharpe M (2007) Are electronic diaries useful for symptoms research? A systematic review. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 62(5), 553-561.
• Burton C, Isles C, Norrie J, Hanson R & Grubb E (2006) The safety and adequacy of antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation: A regional cohort study. British Journal of General Practice, 56(530), 697-702.
• Love T & Burton C (2005) General practice as a complex system: a novel analysis of consultation data. Family Practice, 22(3), 347-352.
• Burton C & Love T (2004) The scientific method(s) of primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 54(504), 553.
• Love T & Burton C (2004) Complexity - not as complicated as it looks. NZ Family Physician, 31(3), 139.
• Burton C (2003) Beyond somatisation: A review of the understanding and treatment of medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS). British Journal of General Practice, 53(488), 231-239.
• Burton C (2003) Beyond Somatisation: a review of the understanding and management of medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS). Br.J.Gen.Pract., 53, 233-241.
• Burton C, StC Hamilton K, Isles C & Norrie J (2001) . Journal of Cardiovascular Risk, 8(5), 307-309.
• Panel C (1999) Royal college of physicians of Edinburgh, consensus conference on lipid lowering to prevent vascular event, 17 and 18 March 1999. Journal of Public Health, 21(4), 464-467.
• Fox KAA, Burton C, Chadwick R, Christie B, Morrison C, Durrington PN, Sutherland KA, Dawson P, Roberts D & Payne N (1999) Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Consensus Conference on Lipid Lowering to Prevent Vascular Events, 17 and 18 March 1999. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE, 21(4), 464-467.
• Burton C, Waktare J, Li-Saw-Hee FL, Lip G, Narayan SM & Isles CG (1998) A 69-year-old man with atrial fibrillation, previous duodenal ulcer and peripheral arterial disease. Coronary Health Care, 2(2), 91-98.
• Burton C (1996) The use of a near patient serological test for H. pylori [1]. British Journal of General Practice, 46(409), 492.
• Burton CD (1993) Hyperventilation in patients with recurrent functional symptoms. British Journal of General Practice, 43(375), 422-425.
• Dwivedi K, Huddy V, Oliver P & Burton C () Complex mental health difficulties in primary care: a scoping review with thematic synthesis. BJGP Open, BJGPO.2024.0223-BJGPO.2024.0223.
• Burton C () Developing and Testing Complex Interventions in Psychosomatic Medicine. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1-5.
• McCleary N, Francis JJ, Campbell MK, Ramsay CR, Burton CD & Allan JL () Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infection: exploring drivers of cognitive effort and factors associated with inappropriate prescribing. Family Practice.
• Stone J, Burton C & Carson A () Recognising and explaining functional neurological disorder. BMJ, m3745-m3745.
• Sharma P, Boyers D, Scott N, Hernández R, Fraser C, Cruickshank M, Ahmed I, Ramsay C & Brazzelli M () The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of open mesh repairs in adults presenting with a clinically diagnosed primary unilateral inguinal hernia who are operated in an elective setting: systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 19(92), 1-142.
• Sharma P, Scotland G, Cruickshank M, Tassie E, Fraser C, Burton C, Croal B, Ramsay CR & Brazzelli M () The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care tests (CoaguChek system, INRatio2 PT/INR monitor and ProTime Microcoagulation system) for the self-monitoring of the coagulation status of people receiving long-term vitamin K antagonist therapy, compared with standard UK practice: systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 19(48), 1-172.
• Mills ED, Burton CD & Matheson C () Engaging the citizenship of the homeless—a qualitative study of specialist primary care providers: Table 1.. Family Practice, cmv036-cmv036.
• Rosendal M, Blankenstein AH, Morriss R, Fink P, Sharpe M & Burton C () Enhanced care by generalists for functional somatic symptoms and disorders in primary care. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013(10).
• Pinnock H, Burton C, Campbell S, Gruffydd-Jones K, Hannon K, Hoskins G, Lester H & Price D () Clinical implications of the Royal College of Physicians three questions in routine asthma care: a real-life validation study. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 21(3), 288-294.
• Burton C, Wolters MK, Serrano Blanco A, Szentagotai A, Ure J, Pagliari C & McKinstry B () Help4Mood: avatar-based support for treating people with major depression in the community. International Journal of Integrated Care, 12(4).
• Burton C & Worth A () UK Resuscitation Council guidelines on emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions: a primary care perspective. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 17(2), 60-61.

Book chapters

• Fink P, Burton C, De Bie J, Söllner W & Fritzsche K (2011) Current state of management and organisation of care, Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Somatisation and Bodily Distress (pp. 97-123). Cambridge University Press
• Burton C (2002) Introduction to complexity In Sweeney K & Griffiths F (Ed.) (pp. 1-18). Oxford: Radcliffe.

Conference proceedings

• Williams P, Cruickshank M, Murchie P, Burton C & Bond C (2022) Influencers of pelvic examination performance in primary care: A qualitative investigation. BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, Vol. 129 (pp 212-212)
• Lehane D, Oliver P, Mitchell C & Burton C (2020) Interpreter costs across clinical commissioning groups in England 2017–2018 : a cross sectional survey using ‘freedom of information’ requests. British Journal of General Practice, Vol. 70(Suppl 1). London, UK, 12 March 2020 - 12 March 2020. View this article in WRRO
• Burton C, Morton L, Elliott A, Deary.DV. , Cleland J & Thomas RE (2015) Multiple Symptoms Study 2 - feasibility of training GPs to deliver the Symptoms Clinic Intervention. Symptom Research in Primary Care. Vejle, Denmark, 2015.
• Wolters MK, Szentagotai-Tatar A, Matu S, Moldovan R, David D, McKinstry BH & Burton CD (2014) eHealth Support for People with Depression in the Community: A Case Study Series. Proceedings of HCI Korea (pp 138-144). Seoul, Republic of Korea

Other

• Lassa S, Saddiq M, Owen J, Burton C & Balen J (2023) Evolving Power Dynamics in Global Health: From Biomedical Hegemony to Market Dynamics in Global Health Financing; A Response to the Recent Commentaries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 12, 8264-8264.
• Rosmalen JGM, Burton C, Carson A, Cosci F, Frostholm L, Lehnen N, olde Hartman TC, Rask CU, Rymaszewska J, Stone J , Tak LM et al (2021) The European Training Network ETUDE (Encompassing Training in fUnctional Disorders across Europe) : a new research and training program of the EURONET-SOMA network recruiting 15 early stage researchers. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 141.
• Rosmalen JGM, Burton C, Carson A, Cosci F, Frostholm L, Lehnen N, Olde Hartman T, Rask C, Rymaszewska J, Stone J , Tak L et al () ICPM NEWS: The European Training Network ETUDE (Encompassing Training in Functional Disorders across Europe) Is Recruiting 15 Early-Stage Researchers. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1-2.

Preprints

• Yee MM, Burton C, Leaviss J, Forsyth JE, Daly G & Davis S (2025) Economic evaluation of non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in patients with long-term medical conditions, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Leaviss J, Booth A, Coyle D, Daly G, Davis S, Dawes H, Deary V, Dwivedi K, Forsyth J, Fryer K , McCormick S et al (2025) Effectiveness of non-pharmacological Interventions For Fatigue in Long term conditions (EIFFEL)-systematic review and network meta-analysis, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Burton C, Dawes H, Goodwill S, Thelwell M & Dalton C (2022) Symptom variation, correlations, and relationship to physical activity in Long Covid: intensive longitudinal study, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Burton C, Stone T, Oliver P, Dickson JM, Lewis J & Mason S (2020) High use of the emergency department shows typical features of complex systems: analysis of multicentre linked data, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Orchard P, Agakova A, Pinnock H, Burton CD, Sarran C, Agakov F & McKinstry B (2017) Improving prediction of risk of hospital admission in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: application of machine learning to telemonitoring data (Preprint), JMIR Publications Inc..