Psychological

Is quarantine related to immediate negative psychological consequences during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic

To investigate whether being quarantined to contain H1N1 flu transmission is related to immediate negative psychological consequences or not. Read more

The psychological effects of quarantining a city

Whether the epidemiological benefits of mandatory mass quarantine outweigh the psychological costs is a judgement that should not be made lightly Read more

Symptoms and coping in Sri Lanka 20-21 months after the 2004 tsunami

Background: The estimated prevalence of clinically significant psychiatric and somatic symptoms in adults 41 year after the 2004 Asian tsunami is unknown. Aims: To estimate the prevalence of psychiatric and somatic symptoms and impairment in Sri Lanka 20–21 months... Read more

Narrating Displacement: Oral Histories of Sri Lankan Women

This paper is about return migration. It examines how traditional discourses on repatriation and the return home have developed, whether they are accurate or appropriate, and subsequently suggests alternative perspectives on return (Black and Koser 1999). It argues that... Read more

Assessing Trauma in Sri Lanka: Psycho-Social Questionnaire Vavuniya Survey Outcomes

This report is based on a mental health survey among the population of the Welfare Centres (WFCs) in Vavuniya (Sri Lanka). The Welfare Centres were established 10 years ago as temporary facilities to house those that were to be... Read more

Sri Lanka: NGOs and peace-building in complex political emergencies

This `work in progress’ gives an overview of the conceptual background and preliminary field work findings of a research programme investigating the consequences of violence and conflict in villages in the Trincomalee and Batticaloa Districts of eastern Sri Lanka.... Read more

LINKING SELF AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE A Psychological Perspective on Social Identity in Sri Lanka

A large (N = 603) and representative sample in Sri Lanka completed a questionnaire that assessed the salience of 11 social identities (nation, social class, age, religion, caste, occupation, race, gender, educational level, town or village of residence, and... Read more

The Impact of Protracted Conflict on Secondary School Students: A Case Study from North and East Sri Lanka

The 20-year-old civil war between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has seriously undermined the country's enormous development potential. Approximately 800,000 people, 1/3rd of who are children, have been displaced. Nearly 900,000... Read more

Psychological trauma of the civil war in Sri Lanka

It would be difficult to imagine a group of people suffering more from the psychological trauma of war. They have been the direct victims and witnesses of war and human rights abuses, they have been cut off from employment... Read more

Beyond individual war trauma: domestic violence against children in Afghanistan and Sri Lanka

To date, research on the psychosocial consequences of mass trauma resulting from war and organized violence on children has primarily focused on the individual as the unit of treatment and analysis with particular focus on mental disorders caused by... Read more

Is quarantine related to immediate negative psychological consequences during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic

The psychological effects of quarantining a city

Symptoms and coping in Sri Lanka 20-21 months after the 2004 tsunami

Narrating Displacement: Oral Histories of Sri Lankan Women

Assessing Trauma in Sri Lanka: Psycho-Social Questionnaire Vavuniya Survey Outcomes

Sri Lanka: NGOs and peace-building in complex political emergencies

LINKING SELF AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE A Psychological Perspective on Social Identity in Sri Lanka

The Impact of Protracted Conflict on Secondary School Students: A Case Study from North and East Sri Lanka

Psychological trauma of the civil war in Sri Lanka

Beyond individual war trauma: domestic violence against children in Afghanistan and Sri Lanka

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