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Adolescent suicides, Depression, self harm, gender dysphoria
Sri Lanka, Australia

Biography

I am a Consultant Psychiatrist attached to Wide Bay Mental Health and Specialised Services, trained in Sri Lanka and Brisbane, Australia. My research interests include adolescent suicides, self harm, depression, gender dysphoria and transgenderism. I am a clinical teacher for undergraduates of Rural Clinical School, Bundaberg and for postgraduate trainees in Psychiatry.

Activities

Employment (2)

Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service: Bundaberg, QLD, AU

2020-09 to present | Consultant Psychiatrist (Mental Health)
Employment
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Ministry of Health: Colombo, Western, LK

2006-10-23 to present | Consultant Psychiatrist (Psychiatry)
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of Colombo: Kandy, Colombo, LK

2000-04-10 to 2012-10-10 | MBBS,MD (Psych) (Medicine)
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Professional activities (2)

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2022 to present | Fellowship (Psychiatry)
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Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists: Colombo, LK

2016-03-01 to present | Life member (Psychiatry)
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Works (24)

Sex education and self-poisoning in Sri Lanka: an explorative analysis

BMC Public Health
2022-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1471-2458
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Ayodhya Malalagama

Psychological effects of boarding students in schools far away from home – a qualitative study of a sample of students referred to a psychiatry clinic from Central Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry
2020-06-18 | Journal article
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Ayodhya Malalagama

A descriptive study of epidemiological characteristics and management issues of transexuals from a tertiary care clinic setting in Sri Lanka

11th International conference of SAARC Psychiatric federation and 16th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists
2019-10-14 | Conference paper
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Ayodhya Malalagama

A lifespan analysis of a sample of transsexuals in Sri Lanka

11th International conference of the SAARC psychiatric federation and the 16th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists
2019-10-14 | Conference paper
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I am allergic to panic attacks-A case of cholinergic urticaria induced by panic attacks

11th International conference of SAARC Psychiatric federation and 16th annual academic sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists
2019-10-14 | Conference poster
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Ayodhya Malalagama

Validation of Adolescent Suicide Assessment Protocol-20 (ASAP-20) to Sri Lankan adolescents

Asian Journal of Psychiatry
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85042684102

Contributors: Malalagama, A.S.; Tennakoon, S.; Abeyasinghe, D.R.R.
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An Update on Transsexuality

Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry
2018-12-27 | Journal article
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TRANSSEXUALISM; A Sri Lankan experience: A descriptive study of epidemiological characteristics and management issues of transsexuals (TXLs) from a tertiary care clinic setting in Sri Lanka

2018-12-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2478-0693
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Lack of effective communication by the staff as a risk factor for postpartum blues in an obstetric unit of a Base Hospital in Sri Lanka

World Congress of Psychiatry 2018
2018-09-30 | Conference abstract
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Ayodhya Malalagama

A Pathoplastic Presentation of Trichotillomania in Severe Depression- A Case Report

World Congress of Psychiatry 2018
2018-09-29 | Conference abstract
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Ayodhya Malalagama

Suicides in the World

Annals of Medicine and Medical Research
2018-09-24 | Journal article
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Ayodhya Malalagama

Suicides in the World

Annals of Medicine and Medical Research
2018-09-24 | Journal article
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A Pathoplastic Presentation of Trichotillomania in Severe Depression- A Case Report

Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Disorders
2018-08 | Journal article
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Lack of effective communication by the staff as a risk factor for postpartum blues in an obstetric unit of a Base Hospital in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry
2018-06 | Journal article
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The shifting landscape of Gender Identity and the situation in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Journal of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine
2017-12-27 | Journal article
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Understanding Gender Identity

2017-10-07 | Conference paper
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Validation of Adolescent Suicide Assessment Protocol (ASAP-20) to Sri Lankan adolescents

2017-04-29 | Conference paper
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A clinical audit on Electroconvulsive therapy at two psychiatry tertiary care centers

2013 | Conference poster
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Story of the masked prince- A case of Hikikomori syndrome in Sri Lanka

2013 | Conference poster
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Case series on Transexuals -A Sri Lankan expereince

2012 | Conference paper
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The puzzling symptom of Paranoia

Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry
2010-12-15 | Journal article
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A case of Clobazam induced behavioural changes in a child with Epilepsy

Annual sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists 2018
Conference poster
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Ayodhya Malalagama

Descriptive study on demographic characteristics and pattern of Alcohol related complications (ARC) of patients presenting with Alcohol related problems (ARP to Base Hospital Warakapola

Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists 2018
Conference paper
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“I can’t walk as I have two doctors in my right leg who make it weak”- A case report of a very-late-onset-Schizophrenia-like-psychosis

Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists 2018
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Ayodhya Malalagama