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Why are we still living in the past? Sri Lanka needs urgent and timely reforms of its archaic mental health laws by Hapangama, Aruni, Mendis, Jayan, Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A.

“…Mental health legislation protects the rights of people with mental illnesses. However, despite major social, political and cultural changes, Sri Lankan mental…”
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Safety monitoring of treatment in bipolar disorder in a tertiary care setting in Sri Lanka and recommendations for improved monitoring in resource limited settings by Mannapperuma, Uthpali, Galappatthy, Priyadarshani, Jayakody, Raveendra Laal, Mendis, Jayan, de Silva, Varuni Asanka, Hanwella, Raveen

“…Safety monitoring of medicines is essential during therapy for bipolar disorder (BD). We determined the extent of safety monitoring performed according to the…”
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Dose-dependent clozapine-induced skin picking and self-injurious behaviour in treatment-resistant schizophrenia by Rathnayake, Layani C., Chandradasa, Miyuru, Mendis, Jayan

“…Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic used for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms induced by clozapine is a known…”
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The WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide for people with intellectual disability: the Sri Lankan experience by Gumber, Rohit, Gangavati, Shweta, Bhaumik, Sabyasachi, Cooray, Sherva, Purandare, Kiran, Mendis, Jayan, Abeywickrema, Chamila

“…In recognition of the treatment gap in mental health, the World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) was launched in 2008 and…”
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Dr Sherva Cooray – a life entwined with psychiatry and service by Williams, Shehan, Mendis, Jayan

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Community psychiatry service in Sri Lanka: a successful model by Ranasinghe, Pushpa, Mendis, Jayan, Hanwella, Raveen

“…In the current practice of psychiatry there is a shift from hospital to community based care. Different models of community psychiatry have been tried in…”
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The prevalence of anxiety and its association with the quality of life and illness severity among bipolar affective disorder patients in a developing country by Gamage, Nilanga, Senanayake, Sameera, Kumbukage, Mahesh, Mendis, Jayan, Jayasekara, Ajith

“…•The prevalence of anxiety among patients with BPAD who are currently in remission was 48.3 % (95 %CI 40.0–56.6).•Anxiety among BPD patients was independently…”
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Transcriptome-wide mega-analyses reveal joint dysregulation of immunologic genes and transcription regulators in brain and blood in schizophrenia by Hess, Jonathan L, Tylee, Daniel S, Barve, Rahul, de Jong, Simone, Ophoff, Roel A, Kumarasinghe, Nishantha, Tooney, Paul, Schall, Ulrich, Gardiner, Erin, Beveridge, Natalie Jane, Scott, Rodney J, Yasawardene, Surangi, Perera, Antionette, Mendis, Jayan, Carr, Vaughan, Kelly, Brian, Cairns, Murray, Tsuang, Ming T, Glatt, Stephen J

“…Abstract The application of microarray technology in schizophrenia research was heralded as paradigm-shifting, as it allowed for high-throughput assessment of…”
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First-Episode Psychoses. Recommended roles for the psychiatrist: World Psychiatric Association Committee on Education

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Transcriptomic abnormalities in peripheral blood in bipolar disorder, and discrimination of the major psychoses by Hess, Jonathan L., Tylee, Daniel S., Barve, Rahul, de Jong, Simone, Ophoff, Roel A., Kumarasinghe, Nishantha, Tooney, Paul, Schall, Ulrich, Gardiner, Erin, Beveridge, Natalie Jane, Scott, Rodney J., Yasawardene, Surangi, Perera, Antionette, Mendis, Jayan, Carr, Vaughan, Kelly, Brian, Cairns, Murray, Tsuang, Ming T., Glatt, Stephen J.

“…We performed a transcriptome-wide meta-analysis and gene co-expression network analysis to identify genes and gene networks dysregulated in the peripheral…”
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Gene expression profiling in treatment-naive schizophrenia patients identifies abnormalities in biological pathways involving AKT1 that are corrected by antipsychotic medication by Kumarasinghe, Nishantha, Beveridge, Natalie J., Gardiner, Erin, Scott, Rodney J., Yasawardene, Surangi, Perera, Antoinette, Mendis, Jayan, Suriyakumara, Kanishka, Schall, Ulrich, Tooney, Paul A.

“…Distinct gene expression profiles can be detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in patients with schizophrenia; however, little is known about…”
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Serious bodily harm related to Obsessions from Sri Lanka by Chandradasa, Miyuru, Champika, Layani, Hettiarachchi, Darshani, Wijetunge, Swarna, Mendis, Jayan

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Suicide first aid guidelines for Sri Lanka: a Delphi consensus study by De Silva, Saranga A, Colucci, Erminia, Mendis, Jayan, Kelly, Claire M, Jorm, Anthony F, Minas, Harry

“…Sri Lanka has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Gatekeeper programs aimed at specific target groups could be a promising suicide prevention…”
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Arson and Psychiatry by Dias, Shavindra R, Mendis, Jayan

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Community psychiatry service in Sri Lanka: a successful model by Pushpa Ranasinghe, Jayan Mendis, Raveen Hanwella

“…In the current practice of psychiatry there is a shift from hospital to community based care. Different models of community psychiatry have been tried in…”
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Integration of mental health into primary care in Sri Lanka by Jenkins, Rachel, Mendis, Jayan, Cooray, Sherva, Cooray, Marius

“…Introduction Sri Lanka has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, with recent protracted conflict and the tsunami aggravating mental health needs. This…”
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Age effects on cerebral grey matter and their associations with psychopathology, cognition and treatment response in previously untreated schizophrenia patients by Kumarasinghe, Nishantha, Rasser, Paul E., Mendis, Jayan, Bergmann, Jessica, Knechtel, Lilly, Oxley, Stewart, Perera, Antoinette, Thompson, Paul M., Tooney, Paul A., Schall, Ulrich

“…The diagnosis of schizophrenia lacks a broadly accepted biological basis and its heterogeneity may well represent a group of disorders with different…”
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SERIOUS BODILY HARM RELATED TO OBSESSIONS FROM SRI LANKA by Chandradasa, Miyuru, Champika, Layani, Hettiarachchi, Darshani, Wijetunge, Swarna, Mendis, Jayan

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