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COVID-19 Impact on Youth & Young Adults

COVID-19 Impact on Youth & Young Adults Background Study Title Understanding the psychological and behavioural impact of COVID-19 global pandemic on the lives of a group of youth and young adults repatriated back to Sri Lanka from the UK due to COVID-19: a qualitative study Introduction The United Kingdom (UK) is a popular destination among…

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South Asian Early Development & Research Capacity Building Project

South Asian Early Development & Research Capacity Building ProjectThe Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom (MRC-UK) launched ‘Confidence in Global Mental Health Research: Institutional “pump-priming” awards to develop new opportunities in Global Mental Health Research’ in July 2017 . Through these awards, the MRC-UK offered a one year grant opportunity to lay the grounds…

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Sleep Sub-study

The Sleep Sub-study The Sleep sub-study was conducted within the Colombo Twin and Singleton Follow-up Study and determined the contribution of sleep and activity to the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and depression in Sri Lanka. It also aimed help to understand the potential for estimating the degree to which phenotypic correlations in sleep parameter are due…

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COMRAID-R Study

Common Mental Disorders and Resilience Among Internally Displaced in Sri Lanka: Follow-up study on Return migration Longitudinal data are lacking on mental health trajectories following conflict resolution and return migration. COMRAID-R is a follow-up study of Muslims displaced by conflict from Northern Sri Lanka 20 years ago who are now beginning to return. Of 450…

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Institute for Research and Development

SHARE Project

South Asian Hub for Advocacy, Research & Education on Mental Health SHARE was one of the 5 Collaborative Hubs for International Research on Mental Health funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for a period of 5 years.   The project had 18 partner institutions in South Asia, with the Institute for Research…

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Impact of Spouse Migration Study

Impact of Spouse Migration on Left Behind Families This project conducted by the Institute for Research and Development (IRD) in Health & Social Care was commissioned by the Ministry of Health and was funded by the International Organisation for Migration. The Ministry of Health and the International Organization of Migration took the initiative to develop…

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Institute for Research and Development

Colombo Twin and Singleton Follow-up Study

Colombo Twin and Singleton Follow-up Study Strong evidence exists which suggests associations between cardiovascular disease, diabetes and depression. The Colombo Twin and Singleton Study follow-up Study (CoTaSS 2) seeks to explore this in the Sri Lankan population and estimate the extent of overlapping genetic and environmental influences. This is the follow-up study of the population…

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WHO mhGAP based Pilot Study

WHO mhGAP based Pilot Study The mhGAP study was undertaken in Sri Lanka from 2012 – 2013, as part of Chesmal Siriwardhana’s SHARE fellowship. It was titled “An intervention to improve mental health care for conflict-affected forced migrants in low-resource primary care settings: a WHO MhGAP-based pilot study in Sri Lanka (COM-GAP study)” .  …

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Institute for Research and Development

COMRAID Study

Common Mental Disorders & Resilience Among Internally Displaced in Sri Lanka Evidence is lacking on the mental health issues of internally displaced persons, particularly where displacement is prolonged. The COMRAID study was carried out in year 2011 as a comprehensive evaluation of Muslims in North – Western Sri Lanka who had been displaced since 1990 due…

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