Integrating mental health into primary care for post‑conflict populations: A pilot study

JA 2016

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…

Discrimination in the workplace, reported by people with major depressive disorder: a cross-sectional study in 35 countries

JA 2016

Journal ArticleDiscrimination in the workplace, reported by people with major depressive disorder: a cross-sectional study in 35 countries E. P. M. Brouwers, J. Mathijssen, T. Van Bortel, L. Knifton, K. Wahlbeck, C. Van Audenhove, N. Kadri, Ch Chang, B. R. Goud, D. Ballester, L. F. Tófoli, R. Bello, M. F. Jorge-Monteiro, H. Zäske, I. Milaćić,…

Exposure to conflict and disaster: A national survey on the prevalence of psychotic experiences in Sri Lanka

JA 2016

Journal ArticleExposure to conflict and disaster: A national survey on the prevalence of psychotic experiences in Sri Lanka Arune Keraite, Athula Sumathipala, Chesmal Siriwardhana, Craig Morgan & Ulrich Reininghaus January 2016 Schizophrenia Research, Volume 171, Issues 1 – 3, Pages 79 – 85 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2016.01.026 Abstract Recent research conducted in high-income countries suggests psychotic experiences are…

Zygosity Differences in Height and Body Mass Index of Twins From Infancy to Old Age: A Study of the CODATwins Project

JA 2015

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,…

Promotion and Reporting of Research from Resource-Limited Settings

JA 2015

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…

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Heart Rate Variability, Depression & Metabolic Syndrome

Poster Publications, PP 2015

Heart Rate Variability: Determining Associations with Depression & Metabolic SyndromeUpdate from an On-going Study Jayaweera, K. (2015, August). Associations between subjective quality of sleep & depression in a population based sample in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Inculcating Professionalism for National Development. Poster presented at 2015 International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka,…

Mental health of displaced and returnee populations: Insight from the Sri Lankan post-conflict experience

JA 2015

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…

The 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

JA 2015

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.…

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…

The prevalence and correlates of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders: a population based study in Colombo, Sri Lanka

JA 2015

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…

Rethinking Vulnerability and Research: Defining the Need for a Post-Research Ethics Audit

JA 2015

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…