• Determination of cadmium, arsenic and total hardness of drinking water in selected locations of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts 

  Kulathilaka, K.K.R.H.; Edirisinghe, E.M.R.K.B.; Jinadasa, B.K.K.K. (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2016-08-19)
• Prevalence and pattern of alcohol use among government officers in urban Sri Lanka 

  Pallewaththa, P.W.P.W.K.; Niwarthana, H.P.G.; Abenayaka, T.D.; Abeykoon, P. (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2016-08-19)
• Ethical Issues in Post-Disaster Clinical Interventions and Research: A Developing World Perspective. Key Findings from a Drafting and Consensus Generation Meeting of the Working Group on Disaster Research and Ethics (WGDRE) 2007 

  Sumathipala, A.; Jafarey, A.; De Castro, LD; Ahmed, A.; Marcer, D.; Srinivasan, S.; Kumar, N.; Siribaddana, Sisira; Sutaryo, S.; Bhan, A.; Waidyarathne, D.; Beneragama, S.; Jayasekara, C; Edirisinghe, S.; Siriwardane, C. (NUS Press Pte Ltd, 2010-06)

  Disasters, natural or man-made, can occur virtually anytime and anywhere in the world. They bring mass destruction and loss of human lives. The effects of a disaster can be amplified many times in resource poor settings, ...
• Neurobiological Stress Markers in Tsunami Survivors: A Commentary 

  Siribaddana, Sisira; Fernando, Buddhika; Goonertne, R. (Research Gate, 2010-06)

  Sisira Siribaddana is an Endocrinologist and Physician as well as Project Leader of the Sri Lankan Twin Registry. His research interests include diabetes, osteoporosis, bioethics, mental health and twin research. Buddhika ...
• Aetiology of fatigue in Sri Lanka and its overlap with depression 

  Ball, H.; Sumathipala, A.; Siribaddana, Sisira; Kovas, Y.; Glozier, N.; Guffin P, M.C.; Hotopf, M. (Cambridge University Press, 2010-08)

  Background Fatigue is a common symptom in Western high-income countries but is often medically unexplained and little is known about its presentation in other populations. Aims To explore the epidemiology and aetiology ...
• Understanding of research: a Sri Lankan perspective 

  Sumathipala, A.; Siribaddana, Sisira; Hewage, S.N.; Lekmawattege, M.; Athukorala; Siriwardane, C.; Munasingha, K.; Murray, J.; Prince, M. (Springer Nature, 4/27/2010)

  Lack of proper understanding on the part of researchers about public understanding of research and informed consent will increase the potential for malpractice. As a part of a larger study on ethics and informed consent ...
• Environmental exposures and their genetic or environmental contribution to depression and fatigue: A twin study in Sri Lanka 

  Ball, H.; Siribaddana, Sisira; Sumathipala, A.; Kovas, Y.; Glozier, N.; Guffin P, M.C.; Hotopf, M. (Springer Nature, 2/2/2010)

  Background There is very little genetically informative research identifying true environmental risks for psychiatric conditions. These may be best explored in regions with diverse environmental exposures. The current study ...
• Epidemiology and symptomatology of depression in Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional population-based survey in Colombo District 

  Ball, H.; Siribaddana, Sisira; Kovas, Y.; Glozier, N.; Guffin P, M.C.; Sumathipala, A.; Hotopf, M. (Elsevier, 2010-06)

  Background It is important to understand the nature of depression in non-Western and lower-income countries, but little such research exists. This study aimed to examine the characteristic features of depression in Sri ...
• Genetic and environmental contributions to depression in Sri Lanka 

  Ball, H.; Sumathipala, A.; Siribaddana, Sisira; Kovas, Y.; Glozier, N.; Guffin P., M.C.; Hotopf, M. (Cambridge University Press, 2009-12)

  Background Susceptibility to depression results from genetic and non-familially shared environmental influences in high-income, Western countries. Environments may play a different role for populations in different ...
• Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (CoTASS): A description of a population based twin study of mental disorders in Sri Lanka 

  Siribaddana, Sisira; Ball, H.A.; Hewage, S.N.; Glozier, N.; Kovas, Y.; Dayaratne, D.A.R.K.; Sumathipala, A.; Guffin P, M.C.; Hotopf, M. (Springer Nature, 2008-02)

  Background The Sri Lankan twin registry is one of the first to be established in a developing country, and its design has ensured sampling from a wide range of environmental conditions. It thus has great potential to ...
• Quantitative Ultrasound of Bone and Calcium Intake in Sub-Urban Males in Sri Lanka 

  Siribaddana, Sisira; Kovas, Y.; Fernando, D.J.S. (John Wiley & Sons, 2008-11)

  Background: While only 30% of all hip fractures occurred in Asia in 1990, more than 50% will occur by the year 2050. We investigated the relationship between the Stiffness Index (SI), assessed with quantitative ultrasound, ...
• 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, Sisira; Siriwardane, W.D.; Hewage, S.N.; Athukorale, A.D.M.D.; Sumathipala, A.; Hotopf, M. (Cambridge University Press, 2006-12)

  The Sri Lankan Twin Registry began as a volunteer register in 1997. Previously, we have shown door-to-door surveys as the best option to build a population-based twin register of older, adult twins. Our aim was to build a ...
• Management of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: A view from Sri Lanka 

  Sumathipala, A.; Siribaddana, Sisira; Perera, Clifford (Taylor and Francis, 2006-07)

  Even if predicted, disasters may not be completely averted due to reasons beyond human control. There is always likely to be a degree of loss, human as well as material. Therefore, the correct strategy is to limit the ...
• Research and clinical ethics after the tsunami: Sri Lanka 

  Sumathipala, A.; Siribaddana, Sisira (Science Direct, 2005-10)

  In late 2004, the Journal of Traumatic Stress published a special section about the ethics of disaster research, addressing ethical issues related to conducting research after disasters and terrorist attacks, and based on ...
• Osteoporosis in Sri Lanka 

  Siribaddana, Sisira; Lekamwasam, S. (Research Gate, 2004-10)

  In Sri Lanka the median age, which was 25 in year 1991, is expected to rise to 45 by the year 2041 and half of the population will be over 45 years and vulnerable to osteoporosis. We describe 2 large epidemiological studies ...
• Hope of prevention training in South Asia 

  Dodani, Sunita; Pandav, Chandrakant S; Siribaddana, Sisira; Laporte, Ronald; Pokharel, Paras (Research Gate, 7/29/2004)

  EDITOR—The theme issue on Health in South Asia in April addressed problems and hopes for health but neglected prevention. South Asia has a quarter of the world's population. The optimal means to improve health is public ...
• Culture-bound syndromes: the story of dhat syndrome 

  Sumathipala, A.; Siribaddana, Sisira; Bhugra, D. (Cambridge University Press, 2004-03)

  Background Culture-bound syndrome is a term used to describe the uniqueness of some syndromes in specific cultures. Dhat (semen-loss anxiety) has been considered to be an exotic ‘neurosis of the Orient’. Aims To ...
• Capacity building through multi-disciplinary research: a report from Sri Lanka 

  Sumathipala, A.; Siribaddana, Sisira; Samaraweera, S.; Dayaratne, D.A.R.K. (Cambridge University Press, 2003-11)

  Sri Lanka is an island situated close to the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent with a land area of about 65 000 km2. The population in 2001 was 18.5 million. It has an interesting genetic diversity, its five main ...
• Challenges in Recruiting Older Twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry 

  Sumathipala, A.; Siribaddana, Sisira; Fernando, D.S.J.; Abeysinghe, M.R.N.; De Silva, N.; Hotopf, M. (Cambridge university, 2003-02)

  The National Twin Registry of Sri Lanka was established in 1997 as a volunteer register. To extend it to a population-based register, we examined the effectiveness of tracing older twins by inspecting birth records and ...
• Qualitative Research 

  Sumathipala, A.; Siribaddana, Sisira; De Silva, N. (Research Gate, 2004-01)

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