Ethics and research in psychiatry: Consent, capacity, and bioethics

CH 2020

ChapterEthics and research in psychiatry: Consent, capacity, and bioethics Fernando, B.L., & Sumathipala, A. April 2020. J. Das-Munshi, T. Ford, M. Hotopf, M. Prince, & R. Stewart (Eds.), Practical psychiatric epidemiology (pp. n/a). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0-19-873556-4 doi: 10.1093/med/9780198735564.003.0004 Abstract This chapter provides an overview of the principles underlying ethical procedures in psychiatric research,…

Challenges of Research in Rural Mental Health in Sri Lanka

CH 2020

ChapterChallenges of Research in Rural Mental Health in Sri Lanka Sumathipala, A., Mahesh, D., & Wijesundara, H. April 2020. S.K. Chaturvedi (Eds.), Mental health and illness in the rural world (pp. 195-220). Springer. ISBN: 978-981-10-2345-3 doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-2345-3_30 Abstract This chapter discusses the challenges of conducting mental health research in rural Sri Lanka. The majority of…

Primary Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

CH 2018

ChapterPrimary Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Isaac, M., Gureje, O., & Sumathipala, A. 2018. L. Gask, T. Kendrick, R. Peveler, & C. Chew-Graham (Eds.), Primary care mental health (pp. 54-69). Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-1-911-62303-8 doi: 10.1017/9781911623038.006 Excerpt In the early 1970s, comprehensive and authoritative reviews of psychiatric disorders in lowand middle-income…

Action Research in the Sri Lankan Education System: A Historical Perspective

CH 2017

ChapterAction Research in the Sri Lankan Education System: A Historical Perspective Kodituwakku, G. 2017. L.L. Rowell, C.D. Bruce, J.M. Shosh & M.M. Riel (Eds.), The Palgrave international handbook of action research (pp. 279-297). Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN: 978-1-137-40523-4 doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-40523-4_18 Abstract In this chapter, the author describes the history of educational action research in Sri Lanka.…

Psychiatric Emergencies in Disaster Situations

CH 2017

ChapterPsychiatric Emergencies in Disaster Situations Sumathipala, A. 2017. T. Rangaswamy & L. Vijayakumar (Eds.), Emergencies in psychiatry in low- and middle-income countries (pp. 94-103). Routledge. ISBN: 978-1-315-38125-1 doi:  Excerpt Disasters are extraordinary events that cause destruction, death, displacement, disappearance, and disarray. All of these have serious and considerable implications for those who survive. There can…

Ethics of Public Mental Health in Developing Societies

CH 2015

ChapterEthics of Public Mental Health in Developing Societies Fernando, B.L., & Sumathipala, A. July 2015. J.Z. Sadler, K.W.M. Fulford, & W.(C.W.) van Staden (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of psychiatric ethics (pp. 690-710). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0-19-873237-2 doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198732372.013.53 Abstract Half of the world’s population lives in countries with one psychiatrist to serve 200,000 people…

Ethical issues in global mental health trials

CH 2014

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…

Research infrastructure

CH 2014

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…

When Relief Comes from a Different Culture: Sri Lanka’s Experience of the Asian Tsunami

CH 2014

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…

Gender, lifespan and cultural aspects

CH 2011

ChapterGender, lifespan and cultural aspects Hausteiner-Wiehle, C., Schneider, G., Lee, S., Sumathipala, A., & Creed, F. 2011. F. Creed, P. Henningsen, & P. Fink (Eds.), Medically unexplained symptoms, somatisation and bodily distress: Developing better clinical services (pp. 132-157). Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-0-511-97786-2 doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511977862.007 Excerpt Gender aspects It is well established in the literature…