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Item The Children of Afghanistan need urgent mental health support.(Elsevier, 2022) Shoib, S.; Essar, M.Y.; Saleem, S.M.; Legris, Z.; Chandradasa, M.No abstract availableItem Frontal lobe neuropathology presenting to Mental Health Services(Postgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo, 2020) Chandradasa, M.; de Silva, S.; Rathnayake, L.C.; Kuruppuarachchi, C.S.; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A.No Abstract Available.Item Gender disparity as a threat to the mental well-being of young Sri Lankan women.(Cambridge University Press, 2019) Chandradasa, M.; Rathnayake, L.C.ABSTRACT:Sri Lanka ranks highest in the region for human development. Despite producing the first female head of state in the world, the country has failed to achieve substantial gains in the gender inequality indices in the past decade. In recent years, the proportion of females in secondary education has equalled that of males, and young women have become the majority among the university entrants. These educated young women are likely to face psychosocial distress in a patriarchal society where they would be expected to fulfil traditional gender roles. This article describes gender disparities that could affect the mental well-being of young Sri Lankan women and the need for awareness among mental health professionals in the country. KEYWORDS: Asia; Mental health; Sri Lanka; gender; women.Item Social media use of adolescents as a component of the comprehensive mental health assessment(Science Forecast Publications LLC, 2018) Chandradasa, M.; Rathnayake, L. C.The mental health assessment of an adolescent involves exploring the interactions with their family, teachers, peers and important others. The modern-day adolescent socially communicates through the social media frequently. Therefore, the mental health assessment needs to be modified to include information about their social media use. The western world has established specialized mental health services targeting unique patient populations. However, many settings in the developing world lack well-distributed subspecialist services including child and adolescent mental health expertise. Due to the unavailability of subspecialists, mental health assessments of adolescents would be done by general specialists and primary-care physicians. This article provides simple instructions on how to assess the online media use of adolescents that could have a major impact on their mental health.Item Psychopathology among war-affected children and lessons from Sri Lanka on culturally relevant management(Science Forecast Publications LLC, 2018) Chandradasa, M.; Champika, L.Due to armed conflicts, family networks are disrupted with displacement, morbidity, death and ongoing threat to human lives. Children are directly and indirectly affected by conflict-related turmoil physically and mentally. Sri Lanka, an island nation in the Indian Ocean suffered an armed conflict lasting three decades causing more than 60,000 deaths. Elbert et al found that 92% of the minority Tamil children they surveyed in Northern Sri Lanka had experienced traumatizing events such as shelling and bombing and 25% met criteria for PTSD. Children in the South were also impacted by a continuous threat to their own and their parents’ lives due to frequent militant attacks, which included suicide bombers. Sri Lankan experience shows that culturally adapted psychotherapeutic interventions are effective for treating children with psychological trauma related to war and natural disasters. Child mental health professionals from other countries may find the Sri Lankan experience useful for planning their interventions.