V. Dharmawardene

Most-cited papers

Violence and self-harm in severe mental illness: inpatient study of associations with ethnicity, cannabis and alcohol
V. Dharmawardene, D. Menkes
2017Australasian Psychiatry26 citations
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Substance use disorders in New Zealand adults with severe mental illness: descriptive study of an acute inpatient population
V. Dharmawardene, D. Menkes
2015Australasian Psychiatry14 citations
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Comparing legislation for involuntary admission and treatment of mental illness in four South Asian countries
Sangeeta Dey, G. Mellsop, K. Diesfeld, V. Dharmawardene +7 more
2019International Journal of Mental Health Systems8 citations Open access
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Responding to the UN Special Rapporteur’s anti-psychiatry bias
V. Dharmawardene, D. Menkes
2018Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (Print)8 citations
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Anti-psychiatry in 2019, and why it matters
D. Menkes, V. Dharmawardene
2019Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (Print)3 citations Open access
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Psychotropic drugs in low-income countries.
V. Dharmawardene, D. Menkes
2014Lancet psychiatry3 citations
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Filicide-suicide or a suicide pact? A case report from Sri Lanka with implications for child protection
M. Hewagama, S. G. H. Abeypitiya, V. Dharmawardene
2021Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry1 citations Open access
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Stigma, imipramine and inequity in health
V. Dharmawardene
20191 citations Open access
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Primary care bypass among psychiatric patients: A comparative analysis of primary and tertiary care mental health clinics in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
V. Dharmawardene, M. L. Salgado, S. Silva, H. Kumari +1 more
2024Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry0 citations Open access
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Physical exercise for depression: Time for implementation is now
V. Dharmawardene
2023Journal of the Ruhunu Clinical Society0 citations Open access
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Socio Economic Status, Economic Scarcity and Mental Health
V. Dharmawardene
2022Journal of the Ruhunu Clinical Society0 citations Open access
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One virus, many pandemics
V. Dharmawardene
2021Journal of the Ruhunu Clinical Society0 citations Open access
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Chronic subdural hematoma presenting as reversible Parkinson-like symptoms and bladder and bowel dysfunction in a patient with schizophrenia
Esira Wijamunige, V. Dharmawardene
2021Indian Journal of Psychiatry0 citations Open access
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Filicide-Suicide or suicide pact ? A case report from Sri Lanka with implications for child protection
V. Dharmawardene
2021Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry0 citations Open access
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Of Anniversaries and Medical Education in New Normal
V. Dharmawardene
2020Journal of the Ruhunu Clinical Society0 citations Open access
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Obesity - The Epidemic like no other in human history
V. Dharmawardene
20190 citations Open access
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Alcohol and burden of disease: countering myths for effective prevention
V. Dharmawardene
2018Journal of the Ruhunu Clinical Society0 citations Open access
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Mahanama Bridge, Matara: A suicide Hotspot in Southern Sri Lanka
V. Dharmawardene
20170 citations Open access
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Taking research into real life
V. Dharmawardene
20170 citations Open access
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Pharmacy dispensing patterns and out of pocket expenditure to the patient for generic prescriptions of psychotropic medicines: a survey from 5 locations in Sri Lanka
A. Ellepola, V. Dharmawardene, A. Ellepola
20170 citations Open access
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H. Karunatilake, V. Dharmawardene
20170 citations Open access
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Interventions for sexually abused children - a mismatch between evidence and practice is harmful to children
V. Dharmawardene
20160 citations Open access
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An analysis of psychiatric referrals In a multidisciplinary General hospital in Sri Lanka
V. Dharmawardene
20130 citations Open access
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