
"The Faculty aspires to be an internationally recognised institution of higher education in a culture of excellence and integrity that helps to generate and impart knowledge in the
medical sciences"
"The Faculty aspires to be an internationally recognised institution of higher education in a culture of excellence and integrity that helps to generate and impart knowledge in the
medical sciences"
MBBS (Kel'ya), MD (C'bo), FRANZCP
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
Head, Department of Psychiatry
Isuru A, Ediriweera D, Pathmeswaran A, Embuldeniya A, Narammalage H, Warnakulasuriya S, Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A, Hapangama A. Betel-quid use and its effects on symptoms of schizophrenia and extrapyramidal symptoms among a group of patients in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2020;11(1):32–8.
Hapangama, A. and Perera, S.R., 2020. Non-invasive brain stimulation – a new way forward for psychiatric disorders?. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry, 11(1), pp.61–62. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i1.8245
Hapangama A, KALA Kuruppuarachchi. Gabapentin Misuse . A silent Epidemic.SL J Psychiatry 2019; 10(2): 15-16
Hapangama A, S. R. Perera Snips from the Journals. Psychosis, ethnicity and migration. SL J Psychiatry 2019; 10(2): 15-16
Premawardhena A. K Ranawaka U.K. Hapangama A, Pathmeswaran A. Weatherall D Headache: an important symptom possibly linked to white matter lesions in thalassemia. Journal: British Journal of Hematology. Premawardhena A. K Ranawaka U.K. Hapangama A, Pathmeswaran A. Weatherall D, et al. 05 March 2019 https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.15825
Patient choice in psychiatry in low- and middle-income countries. K.AL.A.Kuruppuarachchchi, A.Hapangama. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2008; 192: 233 - 234.
Prof.K.A.L.A. Kuruppuarachchi MD,FRCPsych(UK) , Dr. Aruni Hapangama MD, Safety of Mental Health Workers in Developing Countries. Psychiatric Bulletin, 11 May 2008.
Awareness regarding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) among patients and carers at a psychiatry unit in a tertiary care hospital. A. Hapangama, T.Gunasekara, R Fernanado, K.A.L.A.Kuruppuarachchi. Accepted for 17th Annual academic sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2019
Awareness and usage patterns of substance among students at a medical faculty in Sri Lanka”. A.Hapangama, R.Fernando, K.A.L.A.Kuruppurachchi. Accepted for 17th Annual academic sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2019
Determinants of medical officers’ attitudes towards elderly patients in three selected hospitals Ratnayake RKDGS, Kuruppuarchchi KALA, A. Hapangama ,et al. Accepted for 17th Annual academic sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2019.
Prevalence and correlates of post stroke depression at a strokes unit in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. A.Hapangama, I A.Isuru, M. Fonseka, U.Ranawaka. Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom, June, 2018
Prevalence of antenatal and post-natal depression and it’s correlations in mothers attending to Tertiary care Hospital in Sri-Lanka. A .Hapangama, I. A Iusru, K.A.L.A.Kuruppuarachchi, A. Pathmeswaran. Royal College of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Perinatal Psychiatry Annual Scientific Conference. November 2017
Awareness and usage patterns of substance among students at a medical faculty in Sri Lanka”. A.Hapangama, S de Siva, K.A.L.A.Kuruppurachchi. 14th Annual academic sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2017
Prevalence and correlates of betel chewing and its effects on symptoms of schizophrenia among patients attending a general hospital in Sri Lanka. A.Hapangama, Isuru LLA A.Pathmeswaran, K.A.L.A. Kuruppuarachchi. . Royal College of Psychiatrists, Annual Scientific Conference 2017
Neurological manifestations of patients with haemoglobin E Beta thalassemia (and other thalassaemias). Anuja Premawardhena, Udaya K Ranawaka, Aruni Hapangama, David Weatherall et al. Hb E/b Thalassemia Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. August 2016
“Silent” white matter changes in brain MRI in patients with haemoglobinopathies and their clinical significance Premawardana AP, Udaya K Ranawaka, Aruni Hapangama, Weatherall DJ. 129th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association. 2016.
Prevalence and correlates of post stroke depression at a strokes unit in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. A.Hapangama, L A.Isuru, U.Ranawaka.World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2016
Prevalence and correlates of post stroke depression at a strokes unit in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. A.Hapangama, L A.Isuru, U.Ranawaka. Sessions of the Association of Neurologists Sri Lanka, 2015
Reliability and factor analysis of the Sinhalese version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale-Self Reported version (LSAS-SR). Hapangama A, Da Silva T, Kuruppuarachchi K.A.L.A, Ravindran A, Wickremasinghe R Williams S.S,. 128th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association. July 2015
Prevalence and correlates of betel chewing and its effects on symptoms of schizophrenia among patients attending a general Hospital in Sri Lanka. Isuru LLA,Kuruppuarachchi K.AL.A., Pathmeswaran A, Hapangama A. Annual Academic sessions Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, Colombo 2015.
Attitudes of medical students of a Sri Lankan University towards psychiatry and psychiatric illnesses .A.Hapangama, Isuru LLA, M.Chandrathilake, K. A.L.A. Kuruppuarachchi. Annual Academic sessions Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, Colombo 2015.
Prevalence and correlates of antenatal and postnatal depression in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka, Isuru LLA,, Samarasinghe L N P, Kuruppuarachchi K.AL.A., Pathmeswaran A, Hapangama A. Annual Academic sessions Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, Colombo 2015.
Substance use disorders and their correlates among inmates in a prison in Sri Lanka. Hapangama A, Niriella M, Pathmeswaran A, Dassanayake DGBMS, Kuruppuarachchi K.A.L.A, de Silva H J. Annual Academic sessions Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, Colombo 2015.
Cross Cultural validation of the Sinhalese version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR): study of the items and internal consistency. Hapangama A, Da Silva T, Williams S.S, Kuruppuarachchi K.A.L.A, Ravindran A, Wickremasinghe R. Annual Academic sessions Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, Colombo 2015.
Attitudes of medical students of a Sri Lankan University towards psychiatry and psychiatric illnesses .A.Hapangama, A.Embuldeniya, H. Narammalage, M.Chandrathilake, K. A.L.A. Kuruppuarachchi. South East Asian Regional Association for Medical Education. SEARAME .November Colombo Sri Lanka. 2014
Cross-cultural validation of the Sinhalese version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR): study of the items and internal consistency. Hapangama A, Williams S.S, Kuruppuarachchi K.A.L.A, Ravindran A, Wickremasinghe R. Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya. Annual Research Symposium, October 2014.
Prevalence and Correlates of antenatal and postnatal depression in Gampaha district. Hapangama A, Kuruppuarachchi K.A.L.A., Pathmeswaran A. Annual Academic sessions Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, Kandy. 2014
Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis B infections and their relationship with Injectable drug use in a cohort of Sri Lankan Prisoners. M.A Niriella, A. Hapangama, H.P.H Luke, A. Pathmeswaran, K.A.L.A. Kuruppuarachchi, H. J de De Silva. 127th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association. 15-18th July 2014
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