What is the Evidence for the Efficacy of Treatments for Somatoform Disorders? A Critical Review of Previous Intervention Studies

JA 2007

Journal ArticleWhat is the Evidence for the Efficacy of Treatments for Somatoform Disorders? A Critical Review of Previous Intervention Studies. Athula Sumathipala December 2007 Psychosomatic Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 9, Pages 889 – 900 doi:10.1097/PSY.0b013e31815b5cf6 Abstract Objective:  To review published literature for the highest level of evidence on the efficacy of treatment for patients with…

Education in surgery: competency-based training

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Journal ArticleEducation in surgery: competency-based training Margery H. Davis & Gominda G. Ponnamperuma November 2007 The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume 89, Issue 10, Pages 342 – 345 doi:10.1308/147363507X238443 Abstract Competence-based training flourished in the 1980s in several spheres of education. The approach, however, was seen as focusing on units…

Ophthalmology and trends in medical education

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Journal ArticleOphthalmology and trends in medical education Margery H. Davis & Gominda G. Ponnamperuma May 2007 Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Volume 35, Issue 4, Pages 301 – 302 doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01507.x Excerpt When Tomorrow’s Doctors was published it signalled a massive change in undergraduate medical education in the UK. One of the most significant recommendations of this…

RCT of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in active suicidal ideation-as feasibility study in Sri Lanka

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Journal ArticleRCT of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in active suicidal ideation-as feasibility study in Sri Lanka Sudath Samaraweera, S. Sivayogan, Athula Sumathipala, Dinesh Bhugra & Sisira Siribaddana May 2007 The European Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 175 – 178 http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0213-61632007000300001 Abstract Background and Objectives: With one of the highest rates of suicide in…

Design, implementation and evaluation of a medical education programme using the ambulatory diagnostic and treatment centre

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Journal ArticleDesign, implementation and evaluation of a medical education programme using the ambulatory diagnostic and treatment centre John Dent, Susan Skene, Dilip Nathwani, Martin Pippard, Gominda Ponnamperuma & Margery Davis  2007 Medical Teacher, Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 341 – 345 doi:10.1080/01421590701509720 Abstract Background: In the UK a central government initiative is seeking to transfer…

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as a Determinant of Veterinary Clinical Skills

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Journal ArticleThe Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as a Determinant of Veterinary Clinical Skills Margery H. Davis, Gominda G. Ponnamperuma, Sean McAleer & Vicki H.M. Dale December 2006 Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, Volume 33, Issue 4, Pages 578 – 587 doi:10.3138/jvme.33.4.578 Abstract The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) has become an excellent tool to…

Update From Sri Lankan Twin Registry: Establishment of a Population-Based Twin Register and Ongoing Project on Common Mental Disorders, Alcohol Abuse and Suicidal Ideations

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Journal ArticleUpdate From Sri Lankan Twin Registry: Establishment of a Population-Based Twin Register and Ongoing Project on Common Mental Disorders, Alcohol Abuse and Suicidal Ideations Sisira Hemananda Siribaddana, Waduthanthrige Danushki Siriwardane, Suwin Nilanga Hewage, Athukoralage Don Manjula Deshapriya Athukorale, Athula Sumathipala, & Matthew Hotopf  December 2006 Twin Research and Human Genetics, Volume 9, Issue 6,…

Standard setting for medical exams

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Journal ArticleStandard setting for medical exams Gominda G. Ponnamperuma & M.H. Davis September 2006 Ceylon Medical Journal, Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 83 – 88 doi:10.4038/cmj.v51i3.1248 Excerpt         ‘Standard’ is defined as “any measure by which one judges a things as authentic, good, or adequate, or the degree to which it is…

Bioethics in Sri Lanka

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Journal ArticleBioethics in Sri Lanka Athula Sumathipala July 2006 Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, Volume 12, Issue Supplement 1, Pages 61 – 67 Excerpt Bioethics took off slowly in Sri Lanka, but now there are ethics review committees in many medical schools and national organizations. All medical schools teach some medical ethics but there are not…

Management of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: A view from Sri Lanka

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Journal ArticleManagement of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: A view from Sri Lanka A. Sumathipala, S. Siribaddana & C. Perera June 2006 International Review of Psychiatry, Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 249 – 257 DOI: 10.1080/09540260600656100 Abstract Even if predicted, disasters may not be completely averted due to reasons…

Medical education research at the crossroads

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Journal ArticleMedical education research at the crossroads Margery H. Davis & Gominda G. Ponnamperuma February 2006 The Lancet Journal, Volume 367, Issue 9508, Pages 377 – 378 doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68116-6 Excerpt Recently, Darcy Reed and colleagues provided information about costs and funding for published medical education research. Their paper highlights the lack of formal—external rather than institutional—funding…

Psychological approaches to somatisation in developing countries

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Journal ArticlePsychological approaches to somatisation in developing countries Vikram Patel & Athula Sumathipala January 2006 Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 54 – 62 doi:10.1192/apt.12.1.54 Abstract Medically unexplained somatic complaints are among the most common clinical presentations in primary care in developing countries and they are a considerable burden for patients and…