World Health Organization Guidelines for Management of Acute Stress, PTSD, and Bereavement: Key Challenges on the Road Ahead

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Journal ArticleWorld Health Organization Guidelines for Management of Acute Stress, PTSD, and Bereavement: Key Challenges on the Road Ahead Wietse A. Tol, Corrado Barbui, Jonathan Bisson, Judith Cohen, Zeinab Hijazi, Lynne Jones, Joop T. V. M. de Jong, Nicola Magrini, Olayinka Omigbodun, Soraya Seedat, Derrick Silove, Renato Souza, Athula Sumathipala, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Inka Weissbecker, Douglas…

International Network of Twin Registries (INTR): Building a Platform for International Collaboration

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Journal ArticleInternational Network of Twin Registries (INTR): Building a Platform for International Collaboration Dedra Buchwald, Jaakko Kaprio, John L. Hopper, Joohon Sung, Jack Goldberg, Isabel Fortier, Andreas Busjhan, Athula Sumathipala, Wendy Cozen, Thomas Mack, Jeffrey M. Craig & Jennifer R. Harris December 2014 Twin Research and Human Genetics, Volume 17, Issue 6, Pages 574 -…

Trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychiatric disorders in a middle-income setting: prevalence and comorbidity

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Journal ArticleTrauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychiatric disorders in a middle-income setting: prevalence and comorbidity Sarah Dorrington, Helena Zavos, Harriet Ball, Peter McGuffin, Fruhling Rijsdijk, Sisira Siribaddana, Athula Sumathipala & Matthew Hotopf November 2014 British Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 205, Issue 5, Pages 383 – 389 doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.113.141796 Abstract Background Most studies of post-traumatic stress disorder…

Conflict, forced displacement and health in Sri Lanka: a review of the research landscape

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Journal ArticleConflict, forced displacement and health in Sri Lanka: a review of the research landscape Chesmal Siriwardhana & Kolitha Wickramage November 2014 Conflict and Health, Volume 8, Article 22 (2014) doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1505-8-22 Abstract Sri Lanka has recently emerged from nearly three decades of protracted conflict, which came to an end five years ago in 2009. A…

Portfolio assessment

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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…

A systematic review of resilience and mental health outcomes of conflict-driven adult forced migrants

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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…

Development of metaphors to explain cognitive behavioural principles for patients with medically unexplained symptoms in Sri Lanka

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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…