Journal ArticleEthics, a critical friend of research Sumathipala, A. March 2020 Ceylon Journal of Science, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 1 doi:http://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v49i1.7699 Excerpt Ethics is perceived by some at least, as an opponent of research, or as a barrier or even a hindrance. Ethicists and researchers seem to be in two different camps or at…
Journal ArticleThe relationship between independent and dependent life events and depression symptoms in Sri Lanka: a twin and singleton study Helena M. S. Zavos, Bethan Dalton, Kaushalya Jayaweera, Lisa Harber-Aschan, Gayani Pannala, Anushka Adikari, Stephani L. Hatch, Sisira Siribaddana, Athula Sumathipala, Matthew Hotopf & Frühling V. Rijsdijk February 2020 Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Volume…
Journal ArticleAdvancing good governance in data sharing and biobanking – international aspects Buddhika Fernando, Mandella King & Athula Sumathipala November 2019 Wellcome Open Research, Volume 4, Article 184, Pages 1 – 11 doi:https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15540.1 Abstract Ethical and effective data-sharing among countries can be achieved by considering the interests of all relevant parties: research participants, researchers and…
Journal ArticleProtocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia Kaushalya Jayaweera, Jeffrey M Craig, Helena M S Zavos, Nihal Abeysinghe, Sunil De Alwis, Alina Andras, Lasith Dissanayake, Krysia Dziedzic, Buddhika Fernando, Nick Glozier, Asiri Hewamalage,…
Journal ArticleDetermination of testicular estrogen receptor alpha expression of male chickens (Gallus domesticus) with age W. K. Ramesha Nirmali, Lakshan Warnakula, Ruwini Cooray, Nimanie Sachithra Hapuarachchi & Manjula P. S. Magamage July 2019 Veterinary World, Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages 994 – 997 doi:10.14202/vetworld.2019.994-997 Abstract Background and Aim: Estrogen activity, a central component of reproductive…
Journal ArticleThe association between emotional eating and depressive symptoms: a population-based twin study in Sri Lanka Moritz P. Herle, Carol Kan, Kaushalya Jayaweera, Anushka Adikari, Sisira Siribaddana, Helena M.S. Zavos, Milana Smolkina, Athula Sumathipala, Clare Llewellyn, Khalida Ismail, Matthew Hotopf, Janet Treasure & Frühling Rijsdijk May 2019 Epidemiology and Genomics, Volume 4, Article e4, Pages…
Journal ArticleEffect of exogenous estrogen treatment on gonadal morphology, morphometry and estrogen receptor alpha mRNA expression in gonads of male chickens (Gallus domesticus) W.K. Ramesha Nirmali, Lakshan Warnakula, Ruwini Cooray, Nimanie Sachithra Hapuarachchi & Manjula P.S. Magamage March 2019 International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 1159 – 1166 Abstract…
Journal ArticleAgreement between subjective and objective measures of sleep duration in a low-middle income country setting Aaron Schokman, Yu Sun Bin, Guido Simonelli, Jonathon Pye, Richard Morris, Athula Sumathipala, Sisira H. Siribaddana, Matthew Hotopf, Fruhling Rijsdijk, Kaushalya Jayaweera & Nick Glozier December 2018 Sleep Health, Volume 4, Issue 6, Pages 543 – 550 doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2018.08.008 Abstract…
Journal ArticleThe Colombo Twin and Singleton Follow-up Study: a population based twin study of psychiatric disorders and metabolic syndrome in Sri Lanka Kaushalya Jayaweera, Lisa Aschan, Gayani Pannala, Anushka Adikari, Nicholas Glozier, Khalida Ismail, Carmine M. Pariante, Fruhling Rijsdijk, Sisira Siribaddana, Helena M. S. Zavos, Patricia A. Zunszain, Athula Sumathipala & Matthew Hotopf January 2018…
Journal ArticleGenetic and other risk factors for suicidal ideation and the relationship with depression Rina Dutta, Harriet A. Ball, Sisira Siribaddana, Athula Sumathipala, S Samaraweera, Peter McGuffin & Matthew Hugo Hotopf October 2017 Psychological Medicine, Volume 47, Issue 14, Pages 2438 – 2449 doi:10.1017/S0033291717000940 Abstract Background There is a genetic contribution to the risk of…
Journal ArticleEducation in Twins and Their Parents Across Birth Cohorts Over 100 years: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 42-Twin Cohorts Karri Silventoinen, Aline Jelenkovic, Antti Latvala, Reijo Sund, Yoshie Yokoyama, Vilhelmina Ullemar, Catarina Almqvist, Catherine A. Derom, Robert F. Vlietinck, Ruth J. F. Loos, Christian Kandler, Chika Honda, Fujio Inui, Yoshinori Iwatani, Mikio Watanabe, Esther…
Journal ArticleIntegrating mental health into primary care for post‑conflict populations: A pilot study Chesmal Siriwardhana, Anushka Adikari, Kaushalya Jayaweera, Buddhika Abeyrathna & Athula Sumathipala February 2016 International Journal of Mental Health Systems, Volume 10, Article 12 (2016) doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-016-0046-x Abstract Background Mental health care in post-conflict settings is often not prioritized, despite its important public health…