Journal ArticleZygosity Differences in Height and Body Mass Index of Twins From Infancy to Old Age: A Study of the CODATwins Project Aline Jelenkovic, Yoshie Yokoyama, Reijo Sund, Chika Honda, Leonie H. Bogl, Sari Aaltonen, Fuling Ji, Feng Ning, Zengchang Pang, Juan R. Ordoñana, Juan F. Sánchez-Romera, Lucia Colodro-Conde, S. Alexandra Burt, Kelly L. Klump,…
Journal ArticlePromotion and Reporting of Research from Resource-Limited Settings Chesmal Siriwardhana September 2015 Infectious Diseases: Research and Treatment, Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 25 – 29 doi:https://doi.org/10.4137%2FIDRT.S16195 Abstract Driven by global burden of disease and inequalities in health care, research activities in resource-poor settings have radically increased. However, a corresponding increase in reporting of research…
Journal ArticleMental health of displaced and returnee populations: Insight from the Sri Lankan post-conflict experience Chesmal Siriwardhana August 2015 Conflict and Health, Volume 9, Article 22 (2015) doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-015-0049-2 Abstract The month of May 2015 marked the sixth year since the end of conflict in Sri Lanka. The cause of death, destruction and displacement, three decades…
Journal ArticleThe CODATwins Project: The Cohort Description of Collaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins to Study Macro-Environmental Variation in Genetic and Environmental Effects on Anthropometric Traits Karri Silventoinen, Aline Jelenkovic, Reijo Sund, Chika Honda, Sari Aaltonen, Yoshie Yokoyama, Adam D. Tarnoki, David L. Tarnoki, Feng Ning, Fuling Ji, Zengchang Pang, Juan R.…
Journal ArticleThe prevalence and correlates of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders: a population based study in Colombo, Sri Lanka Helena M.S. Zavos, Sisira Siribaddana, Harriet A. Ball, Michael T. Lynskey, Athula Sumathipala, Frühling V. Rijsdijk & Matthew Hotopf July 2015 BMC Psychiatry, Volume 15, Article 158 (2015), Pages 1 – 8 doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0549-z Abstract Background…
Journal ArticleRethinking Vulnerability and Research: Defining the Need for a Post-Research Ethics Audit Chesmal Siriwardhana June 2015 Asian Bioethics Review, Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 188 – 200 doi:10.1353/asb.2015.0015 Abstract Vulnerability of research populations is a fundamental area of interest and debate in bioethics. Based on mental health research in a humanitarian setting context, I…
Journal ArticleImpact of Economic Labour Migration: A Qualitative Exploration of Left-Behind Family Member Perspectives in Sri Lanka Chesmal Siriwardhana, Kolitha Wickramage, Kaushalya Jayaweera, Anushka Adikari, Sulochana Weerawarna, Tine Van Bortel, Sisira Siribaddana & Athula Sumathipala June 2015 Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Volume 17, Pages 885–894 doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-013-9951-0 Abstract Sri Lanka is a major labour…
Journal ArticleCommon mental disorders among adult members of ‘left-behind’ international migrant worker families in Sri Lanka Chesmal Siriwardhana, Kolitha Wickramage, Sisira Siribaddana, Puwalani Vidanapathirana, Buddhini Jayasekara, Sulochana Weerawarna, Gayani Pannala, Anushka Adikari, Kaushalya Jayaweera, Sharika Pieris & Athula Sumathipala March 2015 BMC Public Health, Volume 15, Article 299 (2015) doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1632-6 Abstract Background Nearly one-in-ten Sri…
Journal ArticleChanges in mental disorder prevalence among conflict-affected populations: a prospective study in Sri Lanka (COMRAID-R) Chesmal Siriwardhana, Anushka Adikari, Gayani Pannala, Bayard Roberts, Sisira Siribaddana, Melanie Abas, Athula Sumathipala & Robert Stewart March 2015 BMC Psychiatry, Volume 15, Article 41 (2015) doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0424-y Abstract Background Longitudinal data are lacking on mental health trajectories following conflict…
Journal ArticleRisk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants Kolitha Wickramage, Chesmal Siriwardhana, Puwalani Vidanapathirana, Sulochana Weerawarna, Buddhini Jayasekara, Gayani Pannala, Anushka Adikari, Kaushalya Jayaweera, Sharika Peiris, Sisira Siribaddana & Athula Sumathipala March 2015 BMC Psychiatry, Volume 15, Article 39 (2015) doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0412-2 Abstract Background One-in-ten Sri Lankans are employed…
Journal ArticleDynamics of resilience in forced migration: A 1-year follow-up study of longitudinal associations with mental health in a conflict-affected, ethnic Muslim population Chesmal Siriwardhana, Melanie Abas, Sisira Siribaddana, Athula Sumathipala & Robert Stewart February 2015 BMJ Open, Volume 5, Issue 2 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006000 Abstract Objective The concept of ‘resilience’ is of increasing interest in studies…
Journal ArticleReflections on research and clinical collaborations between South Asia and the UK Athula Sumathipala, Abhijit Nadkarni & Chesmal Siriwardhana February 2015 BJPsych. International, Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 8 – 10 doi:10.1192/S2056474000000052 Abstract In this paper we describe the mutual benefits of the bi-directional flows of knowledge and skills from North–South/South–North linkages, on the…