Reducing the scarcity in mental health research from low and middle income countries: a success story from Sri Lanka.
Siriwardhana C, Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Samaraweera S, Abeysinghe N, Prince M, Hotopf M.
Int Rev Psychiatry. 2011;23(1):77-83.
PMID: 21338302 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Genetic and environmental contributions to the overlap between psychological, fatigue and somatic symptoms: a twin study in Sri Lanka.
Ball HA, Siribaddana SH, Sumathipala A, Kovas Y, Glozier N, Rijsdijk F, McGuffin P, Hotopf M.
Twin Res Hum Genet. 2011 Feb;14(1):53-63.
PMID: 21314256 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Aetiology of fatigue in Sri Lanka and its overlap with depression.
Ball HA, Sumathipala A, Siribaddana SH, Kovas Y, Glozier N, McGuffin P, Hotopf M.
Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Aug;197(2):106-13.
PMID: 20679262 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Understanding of research: a Sri Lankan perspective.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Hewage S, Lekamwattage M, Athukorale M, Siriwardhana C, Munasinghe K, Sumathipala K, Murray J, Prince M.
BMC Med Ethics. 2010 Apr 27;11:7.
PMID: 20423516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Prevalence of suicidal ideation in Sri Lanka.
Samaraweera S, Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Sivayogan S, Bhugra D.
Crisis. 2010;31(1):30-5.
PMID: 20197255 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Environmental exposures and their genetic or environmental contribution to depression and fatigue: a twin study in Sri Lanka.
Ball HA, Siribaddana SH, Sumathipala A, Kovas Y, Glozier N, McGuffin P, Hotopf M.
BMC Psychiatry. 2010 Feb 2;10:13.
PMID: 20122265 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Genetic and environmental contributions to depression in Sri Lanka.
Ball HA, Sumathipala A, Siribaddana SH, Kovas Y, Glozier N, McGuffin P, Hotopf M.
Br J Psychiatry. 2009 Dec;195(6):504-9.
PMID: 19949199 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Mental health and psychosocial support in crisis and conflict: report of the Mental Health Working Group.
Allden K, Jones L, Weissbecker I, Wessells M, Bolton P, Betancourt TS, Hijazi Z, Galappatti A, Yamout R, Patel P, Sumathipala A.
Prehosp Disaster Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;24 Suppl 2:s217-27.
PMID: 19806544 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Epidemiology and symptomatology of depression in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional population-based survey in Colombo District.
Ball HA, Siribaddana SH, Kovas Y, Glozier N, McGuffin P, Sumathipala A, Hotopf M.
J Affect Disord. 2010 Jun;123(1-3):188-96. Epub 2009 Sep 16.
PMID: 19762085 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Cognitive-behavioural therapy v. structured care for medically unexplained symptoms: randomised controlled trial.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Abeysingha MR, De Silva P, Dewey M, Prince M, Mann AH.
Br J Psychiatry. 2008 Jul;193(1):51-9.
PMID: 18700219 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Understanding the explanatory model of the patient on their medically unexplained symptoms and its implication on treatment development research: a Sri Lanka Study.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Hewege S, Sumathipala K, Prince M, Mann A.
BMC Psychiatry. 2008 Jul 8;8:54.
PMID: 18611253 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (CoTASS): a description of a population based twin study of mental disorders in Sri Lanka.
Siribaddana SH, Ball HA, Hewage SN, Glozier N, Kovas Y, Dayaratne D, Sumathipala A, McGuffin P, Hotopf M.
BMC Psychiatry. 2008 Jun 27;8:49.
PMID: 18588676 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Informed consent in Sri Lanka: a survey among ethics committee members.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Hewage S, Lekamwattage M, Athukorale M, Siriwardhana C, Murray J, Prince M.
BMC Med Ethics. 2008 May 20;9:10.
PMID: 18489793 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Completed suicide among Sinhalese in Sri Lanka: a psychological autopsy study.
Samaraweera S, Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Sivayogan S, Bhugra D.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2008 Apr;38(2):221-8.
PMID: 18444779 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Ethics Review Committee approval and informed consent: an analysis of biomedical publications originating from Sri Lanka.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Hewege S, Lekamwattage M, Athukorale M, Siriwardhana C, Murray J, Prince M.
BMC Med Ethics. 2008 Feb 11;9:3.
PMID: 18267015 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
What is the evidence for the efficacy of treatments for somatoform disorders? A critical review of previous intervention studies.
Sumathipala A.
Psychosom Med. 2007 Dec;69(9):889-900. Review.
PMID: 18040100 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free Article
Update from Sri Lankan Twin Registry: establishment of a population-based twin register and ongoing project on common mental disorders, alcohol abuse and suicidal ideations.
Siribaddana SH, Siriwardane WD, Hewage SN, Athukorale AD, Sumathipala A, Hotopf M.
Twin Res Hum Genet. 2006 Dec;9(6):868-74.
PMID: 17254423 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Bioethics in Sri Lanka.
Sumathipala A.
East Mediterr Health J. 2006;12 Suppl 1:S73-9.
PMID: 17037692 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Management of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: a view from Sri Lanka.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Perera C.
Int Rev Psychiatry. 2006 Jun;18(3):249-57.
PMID: 16753662 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Research and clinical ethics after the tsunami: Sri Lanka.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S.
Lancet. 2005 Oct 22-28;366(9495):1418-20. No abstract available.
PMID: 16243077 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Revisiting "freely given informed consent" in relation to the developing world: role of an ombudsman.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S.
Am J Bioeth. 2004 Summer;4(3):W1-7.
PMID: 16192114 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Under-representation of developing countries in the research literature: ethical issues arising from a survey of five leading medical journals.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Patel V.
BMC Med Ethics. 2004 Oct 4;5:E5.
PMID: 15461820 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
Do patients volunteer their life weariness and suicidal ideations? A Sri Lankan study.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Samaraweera SD.
Crisis. 2004;25(3):103-7.
PMID: 15387236 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Qualitative research.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, De Silva N.
Ceylon Med J. 2003 Dec;48(4):136-9. No abstract available.
PMID: 15125407 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Culture-bound syndromes: the story of dhat syndrome.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana SH, Bhugra D.
Br J Psychiatry. 2004 Mar;184:200-9. Review.
PMID: 14990517 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free Article
Capacity building through multi-disciplinary research: a report from Sri Lanka.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Samaraweera S, Dayaratne DA.
Br J Psychiatry. 2003 Nov;183:457-8. No abstract available.
PMID: 14594923 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free Article
Challenges in recruiting older twins for the Sri Lankan twin registry.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana SH, Abeysingha NM, De Silva N, Fernando DJ, Dayaratne DA, De Silva D, Warnasuriya ND, Hotopf M.
Twin Res. 2003 Feb;6(1):67-71.
PMID: 12626231 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Sri Lankan Twin Registry.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, De Silva N, Fernando D, Abeysingha N, Dayaratne R, De Silva D, Warnasuriya N, Hotopf M.
Twin Res. 2002 Oct;5(5):424-6. Review.
PMID: 12537869 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Psychological distress among university students.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S.
Ceylon Med J. 2002 Jun;47(2):74-5. No abstract available.
PMID: 12140890 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Feasibility of using different approaches for recruiting younger twins to establish a population based twin register in Sri Lanka.
Sumathipala A, Siribaddana SH, De Silva N, Abeysingha NM, Sivayogam S, Fernando DJ.
Twin Res. 2001 Dec;4(6):459-63.
PMID: 11780938 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary validation of a zygosity determination questionnaire for twins in Sri Lanka.
Sumathipala A, De Silva N, Siribaddana SH, Abeysingha MR, Fernando DJ.
Twin Res. 2000 Dec;3(4):205-12.
PMID: 11463140 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Establishing a twin register in Sri Lanka.
Sumathipala A, Fernando DJ, Siribaddana SH, Abeysingha MR, Jayasekare RW, Dissanayake VH, De Silva N.
Twin Res. 2000 Dec;3(4):202-4.
PMID: 11463139 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
International representation in psychiatric literature: survey of six leading journals.
Patel V, Sumathipala A.
Br J Psychiatry. 2001 May;178:406-9.
PMID: 11331553 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free Article
Randomized controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for repeated consultations for medically unexplained complaints: a feasibility study in Sri Lanka.
Sumathipala A, Hewege S, Hanwella R, Mann AH.
Psychol Med. 2000 Jul;30(4):747-57.
PMID: 11037083 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Methods used for suicide vary between regions in the developing world.
Patel V, Sumathipala A.
BMJ. 1999 Jan 23;318(7178):259. No abstract available.
PMID: 9915744 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article