Background A Sri Lankan university recently changed its medical undergraduate curriculum by including a multifaceted psychiatry clerkship for final year students. Aims We investigated the effect of introducing an eightweek clinical rotation on career choice and attitudes students towards as discipline. Method One hundred completed Attitudes Towards Psychiatry (ATP-30) questionnaire before after clerkship. Results This study showed favourable improvements in ATP-30 score following exposure to...

Background Depression is an important public health issue in Sri Lanka, yet it often missed or misdiagnosed, hence the development of valid and reliable diagnostic instruments for depression importance.Aims To examine psychometric properties Sinhalese version Beck Inventory II (BDI-II), to determine cut off score diagnosis depression.Method The linguistic equivalence scale was verified by a back-translation method. final translation administered 956 randomly selected adults from Ragama...

Aims and Method To investigate the effect of 2004 tsunami on suicide rates in Sri Lanka. number suicides 2 years prior to 1 year after were considered for study. Data from districts affected by compared with those unaffected districts. Results No significant differences found between before following disaster or areas tsunami. Clinical Implications Worldwise, impact disasters upon is variable. It possible that failed have any profound societal forces affecting

The Journal of the Postgraduate Institute Medicine (JPGIM) is an open access, peer-reviewed, biannual journal published by (PGIM) University Colombo (UOC), Sri Lanka. JPGIM aims to publish articles relevant clinicians, policymakers, and researchers on topics relating practice medicine, medical education, professionalism, integrity, ethics research enterprise. has been in publication since 2014 publishes accepted manuscripts online immediately after copy-editing, enabling rapid dissemination...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and efficient treatment for several severe psychiatric disorders, but its use limited by side effects. Post-ECT headache one of the commonest Preemptive analgesia effective in post-surgical pain management. The most commonly used analgesic acetaminophen (paracetamol). However, as preemptive post-ECT has not been studied adequately. This study was conducted to compare incidence severity patients who were administered pre-ECT with placebo group....

BackgroundThe internet is widely used as a source of health information, and the negative effects this practice well documented. Cyberchondria, unfounded escalation concerns about common symptoms based on review online information has been identified major concern. This area not studied in Sri Lanka. AimsWe prevalence, nature cyberchondria among outpatients MethodsData was gathered from 300 outpatients, 150 patients each attending government private hospital Western province using...

Background: Sri Lanka boasts high rates of early and exclusive breastfeeding. Perceived inadequacy milk, a global problem, is the main cause for cessation Research Aims: The aims this study are to (a) determine prevalence, (b) identify risk factors, (c) ascertain association that maternal psychological distress has with perceived milk (PIM), among mothers during postpartum period. Identifying addressing modifiable factors PIM may improve mothers’ satisfaction Methods: A cross-sectional...

Objective: Primary Mental Health Teams (PMHTs) were established in Victoria 2002 to integrate psychiatric services into primary care. This study aimed evaluate the characteristics of patients referred Eastern PMHT, effectiveness management plans and referrer satisfaction. Method: Retrospective case note review referrals (116) made PMHT from January August 2010 analysis returned satisfaction surveys (105) referrers between 2006 2010. Results: The mean age was 40 years with 55% being female....

Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in patients with epilepsy and it often associated poor quality life, increased risk suicide seizure control, yet remains underdiagnosed undertreated. The prevalence associations for depression vary between studies reflecting regional cultural influences. Therefore, important to identify unique attributes within a community on this phenomenon This first study from Sri Lanka correlates epilepsy.We conducted cross-sectional at Epilepsy...

Objective: The objective of this article is to examine the representation psychiatric themes within medical philately (stamps) over a recent seven-year period. Method: Examination all stamps issued from 1 January 2002 31 December 2009 worldwide took place using World Association for Development Philately Numbering System (WNS) on Universal Postal Union website. Results: During study period, 596 with were around world. Common included: psychoactive substance use, recreational drug messages,...

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a widely researched, time-limited psychotherapeutic approach that efficacious across multiple mental health conditions. CBT involves structured focuses on the relationships among cognitions, emotions and behaviours. Only very few Sri Lankan patients receive comprehensive pain management with psychotherapy.This case study provides support for utilization of CBT-CP chronic low back pain. Strong therapeutic alliance, absence other comorbid psychiatric disorders...

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.

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.

Background: Suicide is a major public health concern worldwide. Sri Lanka has the fourth highest suicide rate in world, with trends suggesting that underlying factors related to risk remain poorly understood, and may differ from those observed high-income countries (HICs).Aim: The purpose of this study was twofold: First, update country-wide 2009 2015 among geographic regions (districts), second, evaluate association between rates demographic factors, social determinants, health-care access,...

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...

Introduction Road traffic accidents are a major public health concern in Sri Lanka. Aggressive and reckless driving is an important contributor to the high rate of road accidents.Objective We studied prevalence, nature, determinants associated psychiatric morbidity rage among motorists Methods Data were gathered from 238 randomly selected Lanka using modified questionnaire regarding 6-item version Kessler’s psychological distress scale.Results While 98.7% participants reported being victims...

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....

Aims To translate Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT) to Sinhalese and validate for use in a Sri Lankan population. Following validation of the questionnaire, validated questionnaire assess prevalence internet addiction school going population Western province Lanka identify characteristics those addicted internet. Background The is widely used across world Lanka. Though essential everyday life there are many negative aspects use. one such problem identified exist among general students...

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....

IntroductionAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric condition in childhood, which if untreated may have a negative effect on education, peer relationships and family disharmony. Methylphenidate an effective treatment for ADHD, although its use limited by poor compliance side effects. Studies effects of efficacy, adherence methylphenidate developing countries are scarce. MethodsWe assessed adherence, children adolescents treated at child...