The Cost-Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions Following Self-Harm in Australia.

Psychosocial interventions following self-harm in adults, in particular cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), can be effective in lowering the risk of repeated self-harm. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of CBT for reducing repeated self-harm in the Australian context. The current study adopted the accessing cost-effectiveness (ACE) approach using return-on-investment (ROI) analysis.

Clinical and psychosocial factors associated with domestic violence among men and women in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Domestic violence (DV) is a violation of human rights with adverse intergenerational consequences on physical and mental health. Clinical and psychosocial correlates of DV have been documented internationally, but evidence from South Asia is limited, especially among men. This is a nested cross-sectional study of the control population (N = 856) of a large case-control study in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Socioeconomic and Geographic Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence in Sri Lanka: Analysis of the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue and violation of human rights. The prevalence of IPV in South Asia is especially pronounced. We examined the associations between socioeconomic position (SEP), geographical factors and IPV in Sri Lanka using nationally representative data.

Correction: Childhood adversity and self-poisoning: A hospital case control study in Sri Lanka.

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Is being a 'left-behind' child associated with an increased risk of self-poisoning in adulthood? Findings from a case-control study in Sri Lanka.

Purpose: The long-term consequences of parental emigration on offspring self-harm risk is unknown.

Methods: We investigated the association between experiencing parental emigration in childhood with hospital presentations for self-poisoning in adulthood using a hospital case-control study. Cases were adult self-poisoning patients (≥18 year olds) admitted to the medical toxicology ward Teaching Hospital Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.