A5089755005- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Disaster Response and Management
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Cambodian History and Society
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Child Therapy and Development
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
University of Jaffna
2006-2024
The University of Adelaide
2006-2024
Institute of International Education
2007
Royal University of Phnom Penh
1998-1999
Documentation Center of Cambodia
1999
Jaffna Teaching Hospital
1994-1997
Tellippalai Hospital
1993
ContextLittle is known about the impact of trauma in postconflict, low-income countries where people have survived multiple traumatic experiences.ObjectiveTo establish prevalence rates and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 4 countries.Design, Setting, ParticipantsEpidemiological survey conducted between 1997 1999 among survivors war or mass violence (aged ≥16 years) who were randomly selected from community populations Algeria (n = 653), Cambodia 610), Ethiopia 1200),...
The diagnostic concepts of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other disorders specifically associated with have been intensively discussed among neuro- social scientists, clinicians, epidemiologists, public health planners humanitarian aid workers around the world. PTSD adjustment are most widely used diagnoses in mental care worldwide. This paper describes proposals that aim to maximize clinical utility for classification grouping forthcoming 11th revision International...
Complex situations that follow war and natural disasters have a psychosocial impact on not only the individual but also family, community society. Just as mental health effects psyche can result in non pathological distress well variety of psychiatric disorders; massive widespread trauma loss family social processes causing changes at societal levels. This qualitative, ecological study is naturalistic, ethnography Northern Sri Lanka, while actively involved programmes among Tamil community....
Individuals, families and communities in Northern Sri Lanka have undergone three decades of war trauma, multiple displacements, loss family, kin, friends, homes, employment other valued resources. The objective the study was understanding common psychosocial problems faced by communities, associated risk protective factors, so that practical effective community based interventions can be recommended to rebuild strengths, adaptation, coping strategies resilience. This qualitative, ecological...
Background An epidemiological survey was made of war trauma and its consequences in the general population. Method One member aged over 15 years from each 101 randomly selected families a Primary Health Area Sri Lanka were interviewed using Stress Impact Questionnaire. Results Nearly one-half had experienced between five nine stresses, one-quarter 10 (mean 6.66). Only 6% not any. Sixty-four per cent developed psychosocial sequelae, including somatisation (41 %), post-traumatic stress...
Journal Article Narrative and Silence: How Former Refugees Talk about Loss Past Trauma Get access Teresa Puvimanasinghe, Puvimanasinghe School of Psychology, Faculty Health Sciences, University Adelaideteresa.puvimanasinghe@adelaide.edu.au Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Linley A. Denson, Denson Adelaide Martha Augoustinos, Augoustinos Daya Somasundaram Discipline Psychiatry, Refugee Studies, Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 69–92,...
The negative psychological impacts of working with traumatised people are well documented and include vicarious traumatisation (VT): the cumulative effect identifying clients' trauma stories that negatively on service providers' memory, emotions, thoughts, worldviews. More recently, concept resilience (VR) has been also identified: strength, growth, empowerment experienced by workers as a consequence their work. VR includes awareness appreciation capacity to grow, maintaining hope for...
From January to May, 2009, a population of 300,000 in the Vanni, northern Sri Lanka underwent multiple displacements, deaths, injuries, deprivation water, food, medical care and other basic needs caught between shelling bombings state forces LTTE which forcefully recruited men, women children fight on frontlines held rest hostage. This study explores long term psychosocial mental health consequences exposure massive, existential trauma.This paper is qualitative inquiry into situation Vanni...
Complex situations following war and natural disasters have a psychosocial impact not only on the individual, but also their family, community larger society. Fundamental changes in functioning of family can be observed as result these impacts. At level, dynamics single parent families, lack trust amongmembers, signi¢cant relationships child rearing practices are seen. Communities tend to more dependent, passive, silent, without leadership, mistrustful suspicious. Additional adverse eiects...
A study on the effect of war suicide rate in Jaffna town for 10‐year period from 1980 to 1989 is reported. There was a marked drop during war, notably among males and youth. An inverse relationship between homicide rates shown overall trends, particularly 1987. It hypothesized that may function as an alternate suicide. The use agrochemicals suicidal purposes declined while alary seeds became more popular. method chosen reflect availability cultural popularity.
We aimed to explore how refugee people utilised their coping resources and strategies find meaning in past present experiences. Using an experience‐centred narrative approach, we analysed the stories of 24 former refugees from two African countries resettled South Australia. Data analysis revealed altruism helping behaviour as a prominent recurring theme participants' narrated lives. This meta‐theme encompassed four subthemes: (a) surviving war exile, (b) adapting Australian society, (c)...
Possession states are still commonly seen in developing societies as acceptable cultural phenomena normal persons well those with psychiatric illness. 'Possession' is defined here the experience of being taken over, controlled or occupied by another spirit force.This a descriptive cross-sectional study possession among patients, general population and popular adepts Northern Sri Lanka, using semi-structured questionnaires clinical observations.Thirty patients were identified having states....
Background Daily stressors have been shown to mediate the relationship of war trauma and trauma-related distress among refugees internally displaced persons exposed conflict. Aims To examine extent which between war-related mental was mediated by daily collective efficacy communities a decade after exposure war. Method In cross-sectional study, we recruited random sample residents in villages severely affected conflict five districts Northern Province Sri Lanka. Measures trauma, stressors,...
The victims of landmines in Jaffna were studied from a psychosocial perspective order to identity major problem areas and give priorities for rehabilitation. Sixty-seven April 1996 March 1998 the Valikamam area studied. There three times as many males females. About 48 per cent aged 20-39 years. one-fifth children. Of females, 60 unmarried. majority belonged lower socioeconomic strata. Half lost their earning capacity after injury. Post-traumatic stress disorder (72 cent), acute reaction (73...
Summary Due to two decades of ethnic war in Sri Lanka, victims terror have been profoundly affected psychologically and socially. The impact is seen at the individual, family, community levels. Epidemiological surveys show that civilians experienced widespread traumatization, with high levels somatization, anxiety, depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), relationship problems, alcohol abuse. At level, cumulative effect collective trauma, a general tendency mistrust, dependence,...