List of works - Athula Sumathipala

"We lost all we had in a second": coping with grief and loss after a natural disaster

scientific article published on February 2013

A global mental health fund for serious mental illness in low-income and middle-income countries

scientific article published in June 2016

Aetiology of fatigue in Sri Lanka and its overlap with depression

scientific article

An intervention to improve mental health care for conflict-affected forced migrants in low-resource primary care settings: a WHO MhGAP-based pilot study in Sri Lanka (COM-GAP study).

scientific article

Bioethics in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on January 2006

Building capacity in identification and management of mood disorders: an Australia-Sri Lanka collaboration

scientific article

Capacity building through multi-disciplinary research: a report from Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 01 November 2003

Challenges in Recruiting Older Twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry

scientific article published on 01 February 2003

Changes in mental disorder prevalence among conflict-affected populations: a prospective study in Sri Lanka (COMRAID-R).

scientific article

Cognitive-behavioural therapy v. structured care for medically unexplained symptoms: randomised controlled trial

scientific article

Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (CoTASS): a description of a population based twin study of mental disorders in Sri Lanka

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Common mental disorders among adult members of 'left-behind' international migrant worker families in Sri Lanka

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Completed suicide among Sinhalese in Sri Lanka: a psychological autopsy study

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Cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary validation of a zygosity determination questionnaire for twins in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in December 2000

Cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary validation of a zygosity determination questionnaire for twins in Sri Lanka

Culture-bound syndromes: a re-evaluation

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Culture-bound syndromes: the story of dhat syndrome

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Development of metaphors to explain cognitive behavioural principles for patients with medically unexplained symptoms in Sri Lanka ⬇️

scientific article published on January 15, 2013

Differences in genetic and environmental variation in adult BMI by sex, age, time period, and region: an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin cohorts

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Do patients volunteer their life weariness and suicidal ideations? A Sri Lankan study

scientific article published in January 2004

Does the sex of one's co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood? A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts

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Dynamics of resilience in forced migration: a 1-year follow-up study of longitudinal associations with mental health in a conflict-affected, ethnic Muslim population

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Education in Twins and Their Parents Across Birth Cohorts Over 100 years: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 42-Twin Cohorts

scientific article published in October 2017

Environmental exposures and their genetic or environmental contribution to depression and fatigue: a twin study in Sri Lanka

scientific article

Epidemiology and symptomatology of depression in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional population-based survey in Colombo District

scientific article

Establishing a twin register in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on December 2000

Establishing a twin register in Sri Lanka

article by Athula Sumathipala et al published August 2000 in Twin Research and Human Genetics

Ethical challenges in mental health research among internally displaced people: ethical theory and research implementation

scientific article

Ethics Review Committee approval and informed consent: an analysis of biomedical publications originating from Sri Lanka

scientific article

Exposure to conflict and disaster: A national survey on the prevalence of psychotic experiences in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 23 January 2016

Feasibility of Using Different Approaches for Recruiting Younger Twins to Establish a Population Based Twin Register in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 01 December 2001

Feasibility of Using Different Approaches for Recruiting Younger Twins to Establish a Population Based Twin Register in Sri Lanka

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Genetic and environmental contributions to depression in Sri Lanka

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Genetic and environmental etiology of nicotine use in Sri Lankan male twins

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Genetic and environmental influences on adult human height across birth cohorts from 1886 to 1994.

scientific article published on 14 December 2016

Genetic and other risk factors for suicidal ideation and the relationship with depression.

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

Impact of economic labour migration: a qualitative exploration of left-behind family member perspectives in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in June 2015

Impact of exposure to conflict, tsunami and mental disorders on school absenteeism: findings from a national sample of Sri Lankan children aged 12-17 years

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Informed consent in Sri Lanka: a survey among ethics committee members

scientific article

Integrating mental health into primary care for post-conflict populations: a pilot study

scientific article published on 27 February 2016

International network of twin registries (INTR): building a platform for international collaboration

scientific article

International representation in psychiatric literature: survey of six leading journals

scientific article published in May 2001

Management of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: a view from Sri Lanka

scientific article published on June 2006

Medically unexplained symptoms: continuing challenges for primary care

scientific article published in March 2017

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Crisis and Conflict: Report of the Mental Health Working Group

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Mental health and psychosocial support in crisis and conflict: report of the Mental Health Working Group

scientific article published on July 2009

Methods used for suicide vary between regions in the developing world

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Prevalence of suicidal ideation in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in January 2010

Prolonged internal displacement and common mental disorders in Sri Lanka: the COMRAID study

scientific article

Psychological distress among university students

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

Psychosocial and Ethical Response to Disasters: A SWOT Analysis of Post-Tsunami Disaster Management in Sri Lanka

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Randomized controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for repeated consultations for medically unexplained complaints: a feasibility study in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in July 2000

Reducing the scarcity in mental health research from low and middle income countries: a success story from Sri Lanka

scientific article published in January 2011

Reflections on research and clinical collaborations between South Asia and the UK

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Research and clinical ethics after the tsunami: Sri Lanka

scientific article published on October 2005

Revisiting “Freely Given Informed Consent” in Relation to the Developing World: Role of an Ombudsman

scientific article

Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants

scientific article

Sri Lankan Twin Registry

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Sri Lankan Twin Registry

article by Athula Sumathipala et al published October 2002 in Twin Research and Human Genetics

The CODATwins Project: The Cohort Description of Collaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins to Study Macro-Environmental Variation in Genetic and Environmental Effects on Anthropometric Traits

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The CODATwins Project: The Current Status and Recent Findings of COllaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

The Colombo Twin and Singleton Follow-up Study: a population based twin study of psychiatric disorders and metabolic syndrome in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 17 January 2018

The Sri Lankan Twin Registry: 2012 update

scientific article published on 10 January 2013

Total somatic symptom score as a predictor of health outcome in somatic symptom disorders

scientific article published on 26 September 2013

Trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychiatric disorders in a middle-income setting: prevalence and comorbidity

scientific article

Twins as Participants in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Review of Published Literature

scientific article published on 28 December 2017

Under-representation of developing countries in the research literature: ethical issues arising from a survey of five leading medical journals

scientific article

Understanding of research: a Sri Lankan perspective

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Understanding the explanatory model of the patient on their medically unexplained symptoms and its implication on treatment development research: a Sri Lanka Study

scientific 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

scientific article published in December 2006

What is the evidence for the efficacy of treatments for somatoform disorders? A critical review of previous intervention studies

scientific article

World Health organization guidelines for management of acute stress, PTSD, and bereavement: key challenges on the road ahead

scientific article

Zygosity Differences in Height and Body Mass Index of Twins From Infancy to Old Age: A Study of the CODATwins Project

scientific article

List of works by Athula Sumathipala

"We lost all we had in a second": coping with grief and loss after a natural disaster

A global mental health fund for serious mental illness in low-income and middle-income countries

Aetiology of fatigue in Sri Lanka and its overlap with depression

An intervention to improve mental health care for conflict-affected forced migrants in low-resource primary care settings: a WHO MhGAP-based pilot study in Sri Lanka (COM-GAP study).

Bioethics in Sri Lanka.

Building capacity in identification and management of mood disorders: an Australia-Sri Lanka collaboration

Capacity building through multi-disciplinary research: a report from Sri Lanka

Challenges in Recruiting Older Twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry

Changes in mental disorder prevalence among conflict-affected populations: a prospective study in Sri Lanka (COMRAID-R).

Cognitive-behavioural therapy v. structured care for medically unexplained symptoms: randomised controlled trial

Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (CoTASS): a description of a population based twin study of mental disorders in Sri Lanka

Common mental disorders among adult members of 'left-behind' international migrant worker families in Sri Lanka

Completed suicide among Sinhalese in Sri Lanka: a psychological autopsy study

Cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary validation of a zygosity determination questionnaire for twins in Sri Lanka

Cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary validation of a zygosity determination questionnaire for twins in Sri Lanka

Culture-bound syndromes: a re-evaluation

Culture-bound syndromes: the story of dhat syndrome

Development of metaphors to explain cognitive behavioural principles for patients with medically unexplained symptoms in Sri Lanka ⬇️

Differences in genetic and environmental variation in adult BMI by sex, age, time period, and region: an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin cohorts

Do patients volunteer their life weariness and suicidal ideations? A Sri Lankan study

Does the sex of one's co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood? A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts

Dynamics of resilience in forced migration: a 1-year follow-up study of longitudinal associations with mental health in a conflict-affected, ethnic Muslim population

Education in Twins and Their Parents Across Birth Cohorts Over 100 years: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 42-Twin Cohorts

Environmental exposures and their genetic or environmental contribution to depression and fatigue: a twin study in Sri Lanka

Epidemiology and symptomatology of depression in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional population-based survey in Colombo District

Establishing a twin register in Sri Lanka

Establishing a twin register in Sri Lanka

Ethical challenges in mental health research among internally displaced people: ethical theory and research implementation

Ethics Review Committee approval and informed consent: an analysis of biomedical publications originating from Sri Lanka

Exposure to conflict and disaster: A national survey on the prevalence of psychotic experiences in Sri Lanka

Feasibility of Using Different Approaches for Recruiting Younger Twins to Establish a Population Based Twin Register in Sri Lanka

Feasibility of Using Different Approaches for Recruiting Younger Twins to Establish a Population Based Twin Register in Sri Lanka

Genetic and environmental contributions to depression in Sri Lanka

Genetic and environmental etiology of nicotine use in Sri Lankan male twins

Genetic and environmental influences on adult human height across birth cohorts from 1886 to 1994.

Genetic and other risk factors for suicidal ideation and the relationship with depression.

Impact of economic labour migration: a qualitative exploration of left-behind family member perspectives in Sri Lanka

Impact of exposure to conflict, tsunami and mental disorders on school absenteeism: findings from a national sample of Sri Lankan children aged 12-17 years

Informed consent in Sri Lanka: a survey among ethics committee members

Integrating mental health into primary care for post-conflict populations: a pilot study

International network of twin registries (INTR): building a platform for international collaboration

International representation in psychiatric literature: survey of six leading journals

Management of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: a view from Sri Lanka

Medically unexplained symptoms: continuing challenges for primary care

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Crisis and Conflict: Report of the Mental Health Working Group

Mental health and psychosocial support in crisis and conflict: report of the Mental Health Working Group

Methods used for suicide vary between regions in the developing world

Prevalence of suicidal ideation in Sri Lanka

Prolonged internal displacement and common mental disorders in Sri Lanka: the COMRAID study

Psychological distress among university students

Psychosocial and Ethical Response to Disasters: A SWOT Analysis of Post-Tsunami Disaster Management in Sri Lanka

Randomized controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for repeated consultations for medically unexplained complaints: a feasibility study in Sri Lanka

Reducing the scarcity in mental health research from low and middle income countries: a success story from Sri Lanka

Reflections on research and clinical collaborations between South Asia and the UK

Research and clinical ethics after the tsunami: Sri Lanka

Revisiting “Freely Given Informed Consent” in Relation to the Developing World: Role of an Ombudsman

Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants

Sri Lankan Twin Registry

Sri Lankan Twin Registry

The CODATwins Project: The Cohort Description of Collaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins to Study Macro-Environmental Variation in Genetic and Environmental Effects on Anthropometric Traits

The CODATwins Project: The Current Status and Recent Findings of COllaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins

The Colombo Twin and Singleton Follow-up Study: a population based twin study of psychiatric disorders and metabolic syndrome in Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan Twin Registry: 2012 update

Total somatic symptom score as a predictor of health outcome in somatic symptom disorders

Trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychiatric disorders in a middle-income setting: prevalence and comorbidity

Twins as Participants in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Review of Published Literature

Under-representation of developing countries in the research literature: ethical issues arising from a survey of five leading medical journals

Understanding of research: a Sri Lankan perspective

Understanding the explanatory model of the patient on their medically unexplained symptoms and its implication on treatment development research: a Sri Lanka Study

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

What is the evidence for the efficacy of treatments for somatoform disorders? A critical review of previous intervention studies

World Health organization guidelines for management of acute stress, PTSD, and bereavement: key challenges on the road ahead

Zygosity Differences in Height and Body Mass Index of Twins From Infancy to Old Age: A Study of the CODATwins Project