• Signs and symptoms of acute mania: a factor analysis 

  Hanwella, Raveen; de Silva, Varuni A. (2011)

  Background The major diagnostic classifications consider mania as a uni-dimensional illness. Factor analytic studies of acute mania are fewer compared to schizophrenia and depression. Evidence from factor analysis suggests ...
• The Child Behaviour Assessment Instrument: development and validation of a measure to screen for externalising child behavioural problems in community setting 

  Samarakkody, Diana C.; Fernando, Dulitha N.; Perera, Hemamali; De Silva, Hiranthi (2010)

  Background In Sri Lanka, behavioural problems have grown to epidemic proportions accounting second highest category of mental health problems among children. Early identification of behavioural problems in children is an ...
• Child and adolescent mental health care 

  Perera, Hemamali (1998)

  Although Sri Lanka can be justifiably proud of some of its national health indicators, such as the relatively low infant mortality rate, efficient immunisation program, and the extensive primary health care services, when ...
• Outcomes of parental corporal punishment: Psychological maladjustment and physical abuse 

  De Zoysa, P.; Newcombe, P.A.; Rajapakse, L. (2008)

  The use of corporal punishment as a disciplinary method is a much debated topic in the area of parent-child relations. Recent research has shown that such punishment is associated with adverse psychological and physical ...
• Corporal Punishment in the Sri Lankan Context: Psychological Outcomes for our Children 

  De Zoysa, P.; Newcombe, P.A.; Rajapakse, L. (2008)

  Disciplining children is an integral and often necessary aspect of parenting. As research gathers empirical evidence related to the potential psychological outcomes of the use of corporal punishment with children, debate ...

• Signs and symptoms of acute mania: a factor analysis 

  Hanwella, Raveen; de Silva, Varuni A. (2011)

  Background The major diagnostic classifications consider mania as a uni-dimensional illness. Factor analytic studies of acute mania are fewer compared to schizophrenia and depression. Evidence from factor analysis suggests ...
• The Child Behaviour Assessment Instrument: development and validation of a measure to screen for externalising child behavioural problems in community setting 

  Samarakkody, Diana C.; Fernando, Dulitha N.; Perera, Hemamali; De Silva, Hiranthi (2010)

  Background In Sri Lanka, behavioural problems have grown to epidemic proportions accounting second highest category of mental health problems among children. Early identification of behavioural problems in children is an ...
• Child and adolescent mental health care 

  Perera, Hemamali (1998)

  Although Sri Lanka can be justifiably proud of some of its national health indicators, such as the relatively low infant mortality rate, efficient immunisation program, and the extensive primary health care services, when ...
• Outcomes of parental corporal punishment: Psychological maladjustment and physical abuse 

  De Zoysa, P.; Newcombe, P.A.; Rajapakse, L. (2008)

  The use of corporal punishment as a disciplinary method is a much debated topic in the area of parent-child relations. Recent research has shown that such punishment is associated with adverse psychological and physical ...
• Corporal Punishment in the Sri Lankan Context: Psychological Outcomes for our Children 

  De Zoysa, P.; Newcombe, P.A.; Rajapakse, L. (2008)

  Disciplining children is an integral and often necessary aspect of parenting. As research gathers empirical evidence related to the potential psychological outcomes of the use of corporal punishment with children, debate ...
• Adaptation and validation of the personality assessment questionnaire on 12 year old children in Sri Lanka 

  De Zoysa, P.; Rajapakse, L.; Newcombe, P.A. (2007)

  The objective of this study was to adapt and validate the child version of the Personality Assessment Questionnaire with12-year-old Sinhala speaking school children in Sri Lanka. Content and consensual validity was determined ...
• Methods and Sequelae of Torture: a study in Sri Lanka 

  De Zoysa, P.; Fernando, R. (2007)

  A retrospective study was performed to document the physical and psychological methods of torture and their sequelae on 90 victims of torture who attended the Family Rehabilitation Centres in Vavuniya, Trincomalee and ...
• Psychological consequences and coping mechanisms of bomb blast survivors: an insight into the Sri Lankan experience 

  De Zoysa, P.; Weerasingha, T. (2000)

  This paper is concerned with the civilian war that has ravaged Sri Lanka for several years. More specifically, it is concerned with the use of bombs as a tool of war and on the psychological consequences of being a victim ...
• Psychological consequences of childhood sexual abuse: issues in the Sri Lankan context 

  De Zoysa, P. (2001)

  This paper is concerned with the psychological consequences of childhood sexual abuse in the Sri Lankan context. It discusses the status of the literature on childhood sexual abuse in the country and goes on to present ...
• The Practice of Mindfulness based Behavior Therapy in Sri Lanka 

  De Zoysa, P. (2010)

  The Buddhist practice of cultivating mindfulness has been increasingly influencing psychotherapeutic work. However, in Sri Lanka, the documentation on the use of such practice in psychotherapy is scarce. This paper ...
• The use of Mindfulness Meditation in the Treatment of a Case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Sri Lanka 

  De Zoysa, P. (2011)

  For over 20 centuries, Buddhism has been the spiritual practice of the majority of Sri Lankans. Though Buddhist practices have been increasingly influencing psychotherapy in the West, the use of such practices in ...
• The Relationship of Posttraumatic Growth to Peritraumatic Reactions and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Sri Lankan University Students 

  McCaslin, S.E.; De Zoysa, P.; Butler, L.D.; Hart, S; Marmar, C.R.; Metzler, T.J; Koopman, C (2009)

  The relationships of posttraumatic growth to peritraumatic reactions and posttraumatic stress symptoms were examined in 93 Sri Lankan university students who had experienced a traumatic life event. Posttraumatic growth was ...
• Outcomes of Parental use of Psychological Aggression on Children: A Structural Model from Sri Lanka 

  De Zoysa, P.; Newcombe, P.A.; Rajapakse, L. (2010)

  The objective of this study was to explore the existence and, if so, the nature of the association between parental use of psychological aggression and psychological maladjustment in a 12-year-old Sri Lankan school ...
• Post-traumatic stress disorder among Sri Lankan university students as a consequence of their exposure to family violence 

  Haj-Yahia, M.M.; Tishby, O.; De Zoysa, P. (2009)

  The article presents the results of a study on the association between exposure to family violence (i.e., witnessing interparental violence and experiencing parental violence) during childhood and adolescence and adult ...
• Belief of Sri Lankan medical students about wife beating 

  Haj-Yahia, M.M.; De Zoysa, P. (2007)

  The article presents the results of a study on beliefs about wife beating conducted among 476 Sri Lankan medical students. Participants fill out a selfadministered questionnaire, which examines six beliefs about wife ...
• Psychology in an Asian country: A report from Sri Lanka 

  De Zoysa, P.; Ismail, C. (2002)

  This paper describes the history and present status of psychology in Sri Lanka, including facilities for teaching psychology and legal issues in registration provisions for psychologists. The future directions in improving ...
• Conflict related trauma in an Asian country: A report from Sri Lanka 

  De Zoysa, P. (2001)

  This paper discusses the psychological aspects of the armed conflict that has ravaged Sri Lanka for many years. It briefly reviews the psychological correlates and consequences of war, with a special emphasis on the Sri ...
• Assessment of psychological impact on children with growth hormone deficiency and their parents 

  De Silva, K.S.H.; De Zoysa, P. (2011)

  Hypotheses • Children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) would have psychological ramifications due to their disease condition. • Having a child with GHD would have an impact on the parents’ psychological health. ...
• Consequences of parental corporal punishment on 12-year-old children in the Colombo district 

  De Zoysa, P.; Newcombe, P.A.; Rajapakse, L. (2008)

  Objective: This study examined the association between parental corporal punishment and psychological maladjustment in children. Potential mediating variable of this association were explored. The relationship between ...
• Rates and psychological effects of exposure to family violence among Sri Lankan university students 

  Haj-Yahia, M.M.; De Zoysa, P. (2002)

  Objectives: The study had two objectives: to examine the rates of exposure to family violence among students in a non-Western society, with Sri Lanka as a case study and to examine the psychological effects of their ...

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