Pub Date : 2021-06-12DOI: 10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8293
J. Galhenage, I. Perera, M. Amarasuriya, R. Hanwella, M. Dayabandara
{"title":"Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with burns referred for psychiatric assessment to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka","authors":"J. Galhenage, I. Perera, M. Amarasuriya, R. Hanwella, M. Dayabandara","doi":"10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8293","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53403,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"12 1","pages":"11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46546589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-12DOI: 10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8284
T. Dassanayake, A. Baminiwatta, D. Ariyasinghe
{"title":"Demographically-adjusted normative data for Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) among Sri Lankan adults","authors":"T. Dassanayake, A. Baminiwatta, D. Ariyasinghe","doi":"10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8284","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53403,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"12 1","pages":"18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46303406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-12DOI: 10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8279
P. S. Alles, Y. Rohanachandra, L. Amarakoon, S. Prathapan
{"title":"Psychological distress, challenges and perceived needs among doctors and nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka","authors":"P. S. Alles, Y. Rohanachandra, L. Amarakoon, S. Prathapan","doi":"10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8279","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53403,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"12 1","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43583563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-12DOI: 10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8292
S. Perera, T. Fonseka, D. K. Amarasinghe, S. Williams
{"title":"Caring for the carer: Are we doing enough?","authors":"S. Perera, T. Fonseka, D. K. Amarasinghe, S. Williams","doi":"10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8292","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53403,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"12 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43968594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-12DOI: 10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8295
A. Wickramasinghe, S. Perera
{"title":"Dementia – care until cure: an update on management","authors":"A. Wickramasinghe, S. Perera","doi":"10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8295","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53403,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"12 1","pages":"41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49062402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-12DOI: 10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8294
D. Jayakodi, S. Perera
{"title":"The successful treatment of coprophagia in resistant schizophrenia: a case report","authors":"D. Jayakodi, S. Perera","doi":"10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8294","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53403,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"12 1","pages":"39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47976374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-12DOI: 10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8281
A. Baminiwatta, T. Gunesekara, K. Kuruppuarachchi, A. Hapangama, M. Harshini, T. R. Bandara, K. Perera
{"title":"Validity and clinical utility of a Sinhalese version of the abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)","authors":"A. Baminiwatta, T. Gunesekara, K. Kuruppuarachchi, A. Hapangama, M. Harshini, T. R. Bandara, K. Perera","doi":"10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SLJPSYC.V12I1.8281","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53403,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"12 1","pages":"25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42288606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-02DOI: 10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8274
T. Prabhath, R. Ruben
Background Breast cancer is the most prevalent invasive cancer among female in Sri Lanka and worldwide. Depression being one of the commonest psychiatric comorbidities among them, its global prevalence had been rated at 32.2%. The prevalence and correlates of depression among patients with breast cancer in Sri Lanka, are largely unknown. Proper understanding of these data is essential to identify the burden of the disease and also to plan interventions. Aims Aims of this study were to identify the prevalence of depression among patients with breast cancer in Sri Lanka and to identify its associated socio-demographic and clinical factors. Method This was a descriptive cross-sectional study done in two main cancer units. Sample size was 335 which included females with a pathologically proven breast cancer attending oncology clinics. Data was collected using two separate questionnaires; CES-D questionnaire to rate depression and another questionnaire to obtain other information. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Results The prevalence of clinical depression in the sample was 24.5%. On chi square test application, a significant association with depressive prevalence was found with age, partner’s employment sate, menopausal state, having children under patient’s care, degree of social support, metastatic stage of cancer, past target therapy and current hormonal therapy. Logistic regression analysis provided a more significant association between depression prevalence and degree of social support. Conclusions Depression is a high prevalent psychiatric comorbidity among patients with breast cancer in Sri Lanka. Patients’ perception about degree of social support is the most significant predictor of depression among them.
{"title":"The prevalence and correlates of depression among patients with breast cancer, attending outpatient clinics at two cancer units in Sri Lanka","authors":"T. Prabhath, R. Ruben","doi":"10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8274","url":null,"abstract":"Background \u0000Breast cancer is the most prevalent invasive cancer among female in Sri Lanka and worldwide. Depression being one of the commonest psychiatric comorbidities among them, its global prevalence had been rated at 32.2%. The prevalence and correlates of depression among patients with breast cancer in Sri Lanka, are largely unknown. Proper understanding of these data is essential to identify the burden of the disease and also to plan interventions. \u0000 \u0000Aims \u0000Aims of this study were to identify the prevalence of depression among patients with breast cancer in Sri Lanka and to identify its associated socio-demographic and clinical factors. \u0000 \u0000Method \u0000This was a descriptive cross-sectional study done in two main cancer units. Sample size was 335 which included females with a pathologically proven breast cancer attending oncology clinics. Data was collected using two separate questionnaires; CES-D questionnaire to rate depression and another questionnaire to obtain other information. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Results \u0000The prevalence of clinical depression in the sample was 24.5%. On chi square test application, a significant association with depressive prevalence was found with age, partner’s employment sate, menopausal state, having children under patient’s care, degree of social support, metastatic stage of cancer, past target therapy and current hormonal therapy. Logistic regression analysis provided a more significant association between depression prevalence and degree of social support. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Conclusions \u0000Depression is a high prevalent psychiatric comorbidity among patients with breast cancer in Sri Lanka. Patients’ perception about degree of social support is the most significant predictor of depression among them.","PeriodicalId":53403,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"11 1","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49259081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-02DOI: 10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8277
S. Perera, A. Wickramasinghe
{"title":"Tragedies waiting to happen? unravelling potential psychiatric repercussions during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"S. Perera, A. Wickramasinghe","doi":"10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8277","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53403,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"11 1","pages":"40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42969335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-02DOI: 10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8248
D. Dias, C. Suraweera
Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is associated with varying degrees of distress and impairment. However there is no universally accepted or established treatment to manage this condition. We report a patient who had CBS secondary to severe glaucoma and cataract, leading to severe depression, who responded well to treatment with sodium valproate and sertraline.
Charles Bonnet综合征（CBS）与不同程度的痛苦和损伤有关。然而，目前还没有公认或既定的治疗方法来控制这种情况。我们报告了一名患有继发于严重青光眼和白内障并导致严重抑郁症的CBS的患者，该患者对丙戊酸钠和舍曲林的治疗反应良好。
{"title":"Successful treatment of Charles Bonnet Syndrome with sodium valproate and sertraline: A case report","authors":"D. Dias, C. Suraweera","doi":"10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8248","url":null,"abstract":"Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is associated with varying degrees of distress and impairment. However there is no universally accepted or established treatment to manage this condition. We report a patient who had CBS secondary to severe glaucoma and cataract, leading to severe depression, who responded well to treatment with sodium valproate and sertraline.","PeriodicalId":53403,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"11 1","pages":"31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43329323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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