Articles

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  Original Papers

  Demographically-adjusted normative data for Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) among Sri Lankan adults

  Tharaka Dassanayake, Anuradha Baminiwatta, Dewasmika Ariyasinghe

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  12 Jun 2021

  12 ( 1 ) : 18-24
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  Original Papers

  Psychological distress, challenges and perceived needs among doctors and nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

  P. S. Alles, Y. M. Rohanachandra, L. Amarakoon, S. Prathapan

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  12 Jun 2021

  12 ( 1 ) : 4-10
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  Original Papers

  Validity and clinical utility of a Sinhalese version of the abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)

  A. K. A. B. Baminiwatta, M. L. Harshini, T. R. Bandara, T. Gunesekara, K. M. N. Perera, K. A. L. A. Kuruppuarachchi, A. Hapangama

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  12 Jun 2021

  12 ( 1 ) : 25-30
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  Original Papers

  Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a tool to assess dementia specific quality of life: Evidence from a South Asian population

  S. Jayakody, C. Arambepola

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  12 Jun 2021

  12 ( 1 ) : 31-38
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  Snips from the Journals

  Dementia – care until cure: an update on management

  
  

  A. Wickramasinghe, S. R. Perera

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  12 Jun 2021

  12 ( 1 ) : 41-44
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  Original Papers

  Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with burns referred for psychiatric assessment to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

  J. S. Galhenage, I. C. Perera, M. Amarasuriya, R. Hanwella, M. Dayabandara

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  12 Jun 2021

  12 ( 1 ) : 11-17
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  Editorial

  Caring for the carer: Are we doing enough?

  
  

  S. R. Perera, T. P. M. Fonseka, D. K. Amarasinghe, S. S. Williams

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  12 Jun 2021

  12 ( 1 ) : 1-3
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  Brief Reports

  The successful treatment of coprophagia in resistant schizophrenia: a case report

  D. Jayakodi, S. R. Perera

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  12 Jun 2021

  12 ( 1 ) : 39-40
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  Brief Reports

  Clozapine induced severe weight loss in resistant schizophrenia managed with risperidone add-on therapy

  M. Chandradasa, C. S. Kuruppuarachchi, L. C. Rathnayake, K. A. L. A. Kuruppuarachchi

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  02 Dec 2020

  11 ( 2 ) : 38-39
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  Brief Reports

  Successful treatment of Charles Bonnet Syndrome with sodium valproate and sertraline: A case report

  D. V. M. Dias, C. Suraweera

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  02 Dec 2020

  11 ( 2 ) : 31-32
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  Original Papers

  A financial audit on hospital costs in an inpatient Psychiatry Unit at Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

  J. C. Udeshika, A. Ellepola

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  02 Dec 2020

  11 ( 2 ) : 26-30
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  Original Papers

  Awareness and attitudes regarding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) among patients and caregivers at a psychiatry unit in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

  T. Gunasekera, R. Fernando, M. U. P. K. Peris, K. A. L. A. Kuruppuarachchi, A. Hapangama

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  02 Dec 2020

  11 ( 2 ) : 20-25
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  Invited Articles

  Rating scales validated for Sri Lankan populations: an update

  C. U. Suraweera, D. P. Yasira, V. de Silva, R. Hanwella, J. Galhenage, I. C. Perera

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  02 Dec 2020

  11 ( 2 ) : 4-12
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  Original Papers

  The prevalence and correlates of depression among patients with breast cancer, attending outpatient clinics at two cancer units in Sri Lanka

  T. A. S. Prabhath, R. Ruben

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  02 Dec 2020

  11 ( 2 ) : 13-19
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  Brief Reports

  Pericardial effusion: a rare side effect of clozapine

  
  

  P. D. L. R. Wijesinghe, R. Jayasinghe, F. H. D. S. Silva

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  02 Dec 2020

  11 ( 2 ) : 33-34
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  Brief Reports

  PTSD presenting as possession states in children and adolescents in rural Sri Lanka: a case series

  J. Herath, S. R. Perera

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  02 Dec 2020

  11 ( 2 ) : 35-37
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  Snips from the Journals

  Tragedies waiting to happen? unravelling potential psychiatric repercussions during the COVID-19 pandemic

  S. R. Perera, A. Wickramasinghe

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  02 Dec 2020

  11 ( 2 ) : 40-43
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  Editorial

  Lithium: the wonder drug of psychiatry

  
  

  R. Hanwella

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  02 Dec 2020

  11 ( 2 ) : 1-3
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  Original Papers

  Heroin Dependence in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka: A retrospective Audit

  anuradha ellepola

  21 Oct 2020

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  Brief Reports

  Emotional and behavioural dysregulation in children of health care workers in the frontline of COVID-19 response in Sri Lanka

  L. C. Rathnayake, M. Chandradasa

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  18 Jun 2020

  11 ( 1 ) : 58-60
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  Original Papers

  Prevalence and factors associated with mental health problems among children with asthma: a hospital-based study

  D. M. A. Dahanayake, G. S. Wijethunge, V. A. de Silva

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  18 Jun 2020

  11 ( 1 ) : 52-57
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  Original Papers

  Association between obesity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children at a tertiary care outpatient setting: A comparative study

  A. ellepola, G. S. Wijethunge, N. Gunawardena

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  18 Jun 2020

  11 ( 1 ) : 45-51
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  Original Papers

  Sexual desire, sexual functioning and well-being in married males: a community based study

  G. Lakshmana, F. Mohd, A. B. Panda

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  18 Jun 2020

  11 ( 1 ) : 39-44
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  Original Papers

  Expressed emotion, medication adherence and association with disease prognosis in patients with schizophrenia at Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura

  A. Ellepola, C. A. Abayaweera

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  18 Jun 2020

  11 ( 1 ) : 20-25
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  Original Papers

  Psychological effects of boarding students in schools far away from home – a qualitative study of a sample of students referred to a psychiatry clinic from Central Sri Lanka

  A. S. Malalagama

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  18 Jun 2020

  11 ( 1 ) : 14-19