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

  • Disaster Management, Tsunami
  • Journal Article
Recent research conducted in high-income countries suggests psychotic experiences are common in the general population, but evidence from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) remains limited.

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

  • Disaster Management, National Studies
  • Journal Article

Prolonged Internal Displacement and Common Mental Disorders in Sri Lanka: The COMRAID Study

  • Disaster Management, Migration Research
  • Journal Article

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

  • Bioethics, Common Mental Disorders, Disaster Management, Migration Research
  • Journal Article
Millions of people undergo displacement in the world. Internally displaced people (IDP) are especially vulnerable as they are not protected by special legislation in contrast

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

  • Disaster Management, Tsunami
  • Journal Article
Natural disasters cause immense suffering among affected communities. Most occur in developing countries, which have fewer resources to respond to the resulting traumas and difficulties.

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

  • Bioethics, Disaster Management, Tsunami
  • Journal Article
Background Disasters take place around the globe on a regular basis, creating challenges for various stakeholders responsible for managing the aftermath. Large-scale disasters bring about

Ethics of Disaster Management, Clinical Care and Research

  • Bioethics, Disaster Management
  • Journal Article
According to Emergency Disasters Data Base — EM-DAT (WHO), there were 16,000 major disasters and over 500,000 deaths in the last hundred years. In 2006,

Windows of Opportunity after a Disaster: The Case of Sri Lanka

  • Bioethics, Disaster Management
  • Journal Article
Natural or man-made disasters occur regularly, bringing destruction and death. Devastating effects of a large-scale disaster is felt more strongly among vulnerable populations, especially in

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

  • Disaster Management
  • Journal Article
The Working Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support was convened as part of the 2009 Harvard Humanitarian Action Summit. The Working Group chose to

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

  • Disaster Management, Tsunami
  • Journal Article
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,