Depressive disorder in patients attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Colombo

Autor: Madhubhashinee Dayabandara, S.S. Ratnatunga, Raveen Hanwella, de Silva Va, D Anandakumar

Publikováno v: The Ceylon medical journal. 61(3)

Introduction Lifetime prevalence of depression varies across countries and different populations. Depression is a common comorbidity of physical illness. Patients with depression are known to present with somatic symptoms. Depression is under-diagnos

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Smoking among troops deployed in combat areas and its association with combat exposure among navy personnel in Sri Lanka

Autor: de Silva Varuni, Jayasekera Nicholas ELW, Hanwella Raveen

Publikováno v: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 27 (2012)

Abstract Background Among military personnel alcohol consumption and binge-drinking have increased but cigarette smoking has declined in the recent past. Although there is a strong association between smoking and PTSD the association between combat e

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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of methylphenidate and atomoxetine in treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis

Autor: Hanwella Raveen, Senanayake Madhri, de Silva Varuni

Publikováno v: BMC Psychiatry, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 176 (2011)

Abstract Background Psychostimulants and non stimulants are effective in the treatment of ADHD. Efficacy of both methylphenidate and atomoxetine has been established in placebo controlled trials. Direct comparison of efficacy is now possible due to a

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Genotyping SNPs and Indels: A method to improve the scope and sensitivity of High-Resolution melt (HRM) analysis based applications.

Autor: Muneeswaran K; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: kajan89@chem.cmb.ac.lk., Branavan U; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka., de Silva VA; Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka., Dayabandara M; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka., Hanwella R; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka., Chandrasekharan NV; Sri Lanka Institute of Biotechnology, Pitipana, Homagama, Sri Lanka.

Publikováno v: Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry [Clin Chim Acta] 2024 Aug 15; Vol. 562, pp. 119897. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 02.

Safety monitoring of treatment in bipolar disorder in a tertiary care setting in Sri Lanka and recommendations for improved monitoring in resource limited settings.

Autor: Mannapperuma U; Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, P.O.Box 271, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka. uthpali.m@pharm.cmb.ac.lk., Galappatthy P; Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, P.O.Box 271, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka., Jayakody RL; Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, P.O.Box 271, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka., Mendis J; National Institute of Mental Health, Angoda, Sri Lanka., de Silva VA; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka., Hanwella R; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka.

Publikováno v: BMC psychiatry [BMC Psychiatry] 2019 Jun 24; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 194. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 24.