A5018732806- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Hallucinations in medical conditions
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Sleep and related disorders
University of Colombo
2013-2024
National Hospital of Sri Lanka
2013-2022
Glenfield Hospital
2017
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
2015-2017
Jaffna Teaching Hospital
2013
Schizophrenia is associated with several brain deficits, as well visual processing but clinically useful biomarkers are elusive. We hypothesized that retinal layer changes, noninvasively visualized using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), may represent a possible "window" to these abnormalities. A Leica EnvisuTM SD-OCT device was used obtain high-resolution central foveal B-scans in both eyes of 35 patients schizophrenia and 50 demographically matched controls. Manual...
Simvastatin is commonly prescribed for hypercholesterolemia to reduce vascular risk in patients. Some of these patients have dementia with cognitive defects several domains. Although protective effects seem be present, there emerging evidence that statins cause impairment. The role cholesterol function complex. This reflected the show on cognition functions. reduction levels seen effective improving learning and memory some However, may worsen function. Similarly, are major concerns over...
The use of rating scales in psychiatry increased the late 1950s with introduction antipsychotics and antidepressants. Although scale are increasingly used research, only a few have been translated validated Sri Lankan populations. We searched PubMed, Scopus Google scholar for Lanka. Through search strategy detailed above we identified 55 which into Sinhala Tamil research populations Most developed Western Use these enables comparison findings from Lanka those other countries.DOI:...
The literature describing the long-term use of lithium carbonate to reinstate reduced levels white blood cell counts in patients treated with clozapine is scarce. We describe a case successful recommencement on patient who developed risk level neutropenia which was corrected by carbonate. He followed up for period one year. report 40-year-old Sri Lankan male and low following commencement clozapine. were restarting after addition increase counts. Clozapine increased 700 mg day 500 remains...
Background: Antipsychotic-induced weight gain causes serious health problems. We investigated the efficacy and safety of metformin in treating antipsychotic-induced South Asian patients. Methods: Sixty six adult patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder treated, atypical antipsychotics, who had increased by more than 10% their pre treatment body weight, were randomly assigned to receive placebo a double-blind study. Patients received usual 500mg twice daily for 24 weeks. The...
Phagophobia is a rare disorder and the literature sparse. There no specific treatment described for this life threatening condition.The patient 25-year-old Sri Lankan female with recurrent difficulty in swallowing. Following her initial episode which lasted one year, she presented to us inability swallow week. She was dependent on liquids semisolids. The medical team confidently excluded an organic cause. had swallowing solids behaviours like aid of water small boluses. eating front crowd as...
Ceylon Medical Journal (CMJ) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published quarterly by the Sri Lanka Association in last week of March, June, September and December each year. The mission CMJ to promote science art medicine betterment public health. publishes original papers commentaries which have relevance allied sciences. committed maintaining conforming editorial ethical standards recommended International Committee Editors.
Musical hallucination carries no diagnostic significance on its own. However, it is an interesting phenomenon which can occur in various organic and psychiatric disorders. We report three patients who presented with musical hallucinations due to different aetiologies, namely, hearing impairment, intracerebral haemorrhage, schizophrenia. The case series also highlights the fact that aetiologies should be managed differently for benefited.
The Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry (SLJP) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published bi annually by the College Psychiatrists.The publishes original papers, brief reports including case and commentaries relevant to psychiatry allied sciences. committed maintaining conforming editorial ethical standards recommended International Committee Medical Editors.Cover“Perseverance”. These tenacious fishermen in Mannar continue their livelihood despite numerous difficulties. L. N. P....
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Eating disorders are becoming more common in nonwestern societies and some of these presentations atypical variants such as anorexia nervosa. There is very little data on how to treat patients. This case study reports the treatment a young adult female Sri Lanka who presented with nervosa moderate depressive disorder. She was successfully treated nine sessions enhanced cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT-E). According our knowledge this first report that describes management patient using...
Background: Post-stroke depression (PSD) is the commonest psychiatric morbidity observed among stroke survivors and it has a significant negative impact on rehabilitation process. Aims: This study aimed to identify prevalence of PSD, its associated factors, relationship between severity functional impairment during first six months rehabilitation. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional using convenient sampling method was carried out at Rheumatology Rehabilitation Hospital (RRH), Ragama,...
The Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry (SLJP) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published bi annually by the College Psychiatrists.The publishes original papers, brief reports including case and commentaries relevant to psychiatry allied sciences. committed maintaining conforming editorial ethical standards recommended International Committee Medical Editors.Cover: Doorways: When one ill, having somewhere stay, where looked after, usually relief patient who not well his/her family....
The Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry (SLJP) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published bi annually by the College Psychiatrists.The publishes original papers, brief reports including case and commentaries relevant to psychiatry allied sciences. committed maintaining conforming editorial ethical standards recommended International Committee Medical Editors.Cover“Perseverance”. These tenacious fishermen in Mannar continue their livelihood despite numerous difficulties. L. N. P....
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric with lifetime prevalence of 1.9%-3.0% in the general population. It an easily missed diagnosis. Although several paper-based tools have been developed, none are culturally validated for Sri Lankans to screen OCD at field level.This study aimed translate and assess validity reliability obsessive-compulsive inventory-revised scale (OCI-R) Lankan adults.This was case-control study.This conducted among 89 patients controls recruited from...
Background: Sufficient and restorative sleep is essential for mental physical wellbeing. The challenges of university life may be associated with detrimental effects on students’ wellbeing, leading to stress poor quality sleep. Students adopt varied strategies cope these difficulties. Aims: aim this study was explore the relationship between sleep, stress, depressive anxiety symptoms, coping strategies, among first-year female students University Colombo, Sri Lanka. Methods: A...
Abstract Background Inhalant or volatile substance use is a health issue with significant medical and psychiatric sequelae. Inhalants substances are organic found in domestic commercial products which inhaled to obtain pleasurable effects. They easily accessible, cheap, legal. Common inhalants spray, paints, glue shoe polish whilst naphthalene ‘mothball’ abuse reported less commonly. We report case of 29-year-old female who ingested during her pregnancy. This unique because the dependence on...
Aims To assess how patients with dementia present to services and reasons for delayed presentation among in Sri Lanka. Method A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted 83 newly diagnosed their caregivers at the University Psychiatry Unit, National Hospital of They were interviewed using a semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire. Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS) utilized data analysis. Result The mean age 71.53(SD = 7.595)years. commonest type cohort Alzheimer's disease(N...