3rd SHARE Senior Management Group Meeting The “Third Annual Grantee Meeting” of the “Collaborative Hubs for International Research on Mental Health” was held in India from the 22nd to 24th of September 2014. The Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care was represented by Prof. Athula Sumathipala (6th from right, 2nd row).
Journal ArticlePortfolio assessment G.G. Ponnamperuma August 2014 Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine , Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages E4: 1 – 8 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.7329 Introduction Portfolio in contemporary history has been used in many contexts. It all began with architects carrying with them a portfolio that showcased their past work, so that a prospective…
Journal ArticleA systematic review of resilience and mental health outcomes of conflict-driven adult forced migrants Chesmal Siriwardhana, Shirwa Sheik Ali, Bayard Roberts & Robert Stewart August 2014 Conflict and Health, Volume 8, Article 13 (2014) doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1505-8-13 Abstract Background The rising global burden of forced migration due to armed conflict is increasingly recognised as an important…
ChapterEthical issues in global mental health trials Sumathipala, A., & Fernando, B. June 2014. G. Thornicroft & V. Patel (Eds.), Global mental health trials (pp. 123-138). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0-19-968046-7 doi: 10.1093/med/9780199680467.003.0008 Abstract The aim of this chapter is to examine crucial ethical issues related to conducting RCTs that evaluate innovative packages of care…
පර්යේෂණ ලෝකයට පිවිසෙමු | Paryeshana Lokayata Pivisemu The launch of the Sinhala language book titled “පර්යේෂණ ලෝකයට පිවිසෙමු (Paryeshana Lokayata Pivisemu)” which was written by Dr. Godwin Kodituwakku and published by the Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care. 2nd Edition | 1st Edition
ChapterResearch infrastructure Sumathipala, A. 2014. S. Okpaku (Eds.), Essentials of global mental health (pp. 407-415). Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-1-139-13634-1 doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139136341.046 Excerpt Despite infrastructure being widely cited as a core component of research capacity building, it has been restricted to a narrow category of physical or administrative inputs. The terms research infrastructure, capacity, and…
Journal ArticleDevelopment of metaphors to explain cognitive behavioural principles for patients with medically unexplained symptoms in Sri Lanka Athula Sumathipala March 2014 International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Volume 60, Issue 2, Pages 117 – 124 doi:https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0020764012467897 Abstract Background: Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are common in primary care across cultures, accounting for high consultations with multiple…
ChapterWhen Relief Comes from a Different Culture: Sri Lanka’s Experience of the Asian Tsunami Sumathipala, A. 2014. D.P. O’Mathúna, B. Gordijn & M. Clarke (Eds.), Disaster bioethics: Normative issues when nothing is normal (pp. 65-76). Springer. ISBN: 978-94-007-3864-5 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3864-5_5 Abstract Many disasters involve international assistance and bring together different cultures that might otherwise have…
Journal ArticleAn intervention to improve mental health care for conflict-affected forced migrants in low-resource primary care settings: a WHO MhGAP-based pilot study in Sri Lanka (COM-GAP study) Chesmal Siriwardhana, Anushka Adikari, Tine Van Bortel, Paul McCrone & Athula Sumathipala December 2013 Trials, Volume 14, Article 423 (2013) doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-423 Abstract Background Inadequacy in mental health care…
Journal ArticleTotal somatic symptom score as a predictor of health outcome in somatic symptom disorders Barbara Tomenson, Cecilia Essau, Frank Jacobi, Karl Heinz Ladwig, Kari Ann Leiknes, Roselind Lieb, Gunther Meinlschmidt, John McBeth, Judith Rosmalen, Winfried Rief, Athula Sumathipala and Francis Creed November 2013 British Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 203, Issue 5, Pages 373 -…
From Science to ActionWhat we can all do to beat depression On the 26th of July 2013, a public event was held with Hon. Lalith Dissanayake, Deputy Minister of Health, gracing the occasion as the chief guest. Prof. Vikram Patel delivered the keynote address titled ‘From science to action: What we all can do to…
2nd SHARE Senior Management Group Meeting The 2nd annual SHARE Senior Management Group (SMG) meeting was held at the Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka from the 25th to 26th of July 2013.