Articles, Research Articles / Papers, Dissertations and Theses / White Papers / UN / WHO, APA, APS, IAAP, ICP Papers, Reports and Publications

  1. The Effects of Social Support on Depression, Dr. Priyanga Anuradha Senadheera & Prof. Romesh Jayasinghe, Institute of Mental Health, Sri Lanka, IJRISS, Volume VII Issue XI / November 2023
  2. Relaxation Techniques for Stress Management by Dr. Sir Romesh Jayasinghe
  3. The Second Brain by Dr. Sir Romesh Jayasinghe
  4. Spirituality for Holistic Health and Wellness by Dr. Sir Romesh Jayasinghe
  5. The Importance of Counselling Supervision, Dr. Sir Romesh Jayasinghe, March 2020, Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Colombo, Sri Lanka
  6. Innovations in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Journal of Infectious Diseases and Diagnosis, 2020, Dr. Sir Romesh Jayasinghe, Institute of Mental Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  7. New developments in the field of Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, 14th / 15th World Congress on Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease, 2021-2022, Romesh Jayasinghe, Institute of Mental Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  8. A Brief Note on Neonatal Infections and Their Causes, Romesh Jayasinghe, Institute of Mental Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka,  Journal of Infectious Diseases and Diagnosis, July 28, 2021
  9. Organisatioal Behaviour – A Simplified Study Manual – 2007, Dr. Sir Romesh Jayasinghe, IMH, Colombo, Sri Lanka 
  10. Understanding Early Childhood Developmental Psychology – Dr. Romesh Jayasinghe, 2009
  11. Child Development and Mental Health- Summary, Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Colombo, 2016
  12. A Short Interview with Dr. Sir Romesh Jayasinghe, IMH, Colombo, 2010
  13. What is Autism? – Dr. Romesh Jayasinghe, Institute of Mental Health (IMH), 2016
  14. A Closer Look at Youth Mental Health in Sri Lanka and Some Consequences, Chatura Rodrigo, 2014
  15. Mindfulness Meditation, 2017 Therapist Aid LLC
  16. Your Guide to Meditation, from the Editors of Mindful, USA
  17. Effects of Nutrition and Exercise on Cognitive Performance
  18. The History of Psychology: A Timeline
  19. Depression in Sri Lanka Factsheet by WHO
  20. Managing Depression Using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
  21. Depression – A Global Public Health Concern – WHO Paper
  22. Depression – Symptoms, Causes, Medications and Therapies
  23. Nutritional Interventions in Clinical Depression – Clinical Psychological Science, APS, USA
  24. WHO Preventing Suicide – A Resource for Counsellors
  25. What is your Emotional IQ, Ernst and Young, UK
  26. Talking Treatments – Factsheet by SANE, UK
  27. Introduction to Counselling – Open University of Malaysia (OUM)
  28. Suicide – What Therapists Need to Know – American Psychological Association, USA
  29. From Hendala to Angoda: A History of Mental Hospitals in Sri Lanka, by Roel Raymond, Roar Media, 2018, Sri Lanka
  30. A Profile of Psychological Maladjustment in Sri Lankan School Children – Dr. Piyanjali de Zoysa
  31. Clinical Psychology in a Medical Detting in Sri Lanka, Dr. Piyanjali de Zoysa, International Psychiatry, 2013
  32. The Stigma of Mental Illness in Sri Lanka: The Perspectives of Community Mental Health Workers
  33. Child and Youth Mental Health in Post-War Sri Lanka by Miyuru Chandradasa
    and K. A. L. A. Kuruppuarachchi
  34. The Practice of Mindfulness Based Behavior Therapy in Sri Lanka – Dr. Piyanjali de Zoysa
  35. Psychiatric Training in Sri Lanka and its relevance to South Asia, by Dr. Harischandra Gambheera, Dr. Shehan Williams, South Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2013
  36. Mental illness in the 21st Century – An Increasing Challenge for Europe – Guy Goodwin,
    University of Oxford 
  37. Psychologists and their Contributions
  38. Basic Counselling Skills – A guide for health workers in maternal care – Perinatal Mental Health Project, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  39. Counselling Psychology in Medical Settings -The Promising Role of Counselling Health Psychology – Evangelos C. Karademas, Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Greece 
  40. How to Overcome…Fear and Anxiety – Mental Health Foundation (UK)
  41. Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
  42. Anxiety Disorders and Cellular Aging
  43. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – An Information Guide
  44. Understanding the Disease of Addiction
  45. Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) and Youth
  46. Eating Disorders and Addiction: Theory and Evidence
  47. Understanding Sleep Disorders – American Academy of Neurology
  48. All About Depression
  49. All About Anorexia
  50. All About Bulimia
  51. All About ADHD
  52. The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy – The Consumer Reports Study, Martin E. P. Seligman,
    University of Pennsylvania, 1995
  53. Is Coaching just a part of Counselling? – Coaching vs Counselling
  54. Holistic Health – Does It Really Include Mental Health? – University of Kentucky, USA
  55. An Overview of Schizophrenia – Information from the National Institute of Mental Health, USA
  56. Caring for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Disorders – Setting WHO Directions
  57. Understanding Personality Disorders- Mind (UK) 2016
  58. Depression and its Treatment – Personalized Depression Therapy (PDT) by Dr. James N. Herndon
  59. The Side Effects of Common Psychiatric Drugs
  60. What is the Alternative to Psychotropic Drugs – White Paper
  61. Theories of Addiction – Causes and Maintenance of Addiction
  62. Understanding Suicide
  63. Suicide – What Therapists Need to Know, Lisa Firestone, PhD., APA Education Directorate, USA
  64. Suicide First Aid Guidelines for Sri Lanka: a Delphi Consensus Study – Saranga A. De Silva et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems (2016) 
  65. Preventing Suicide – a Community Engagement Toolkit – WHO, 2018
  66. Preventing Suicide – a Resource at Work, WHO, 2006
  67. Common Mental Disorders Among Adult Members of ‘left-behind’ International Migrant Worker Families in Sri Lanka. – Siriwardhana et al.; licensee BioMed Central. 2015 
  68. Prevention of Mental Disorders Requires Action on Adverse Childhood Experiences – Anthony F Jorm and Roger T Mulder (ANZJP) – 2018
  69. Understanding Fear
  70. What is an Addiction Disorder?
  71. Your Brain and How it Works
  72. Causes of Mental and Psychiatric Disorders
  73. The Reality of Mental Illness – co-authored with Ronald W. Pies, M.D. 
  74. Adolescent Mental Health Disorders – Child Trends (2013)
  75. What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
  76. Integrative Mental Health – The Future of Holistic Mental Health Treatment
  77. PTSD Symptoms and Therapies
  78. Clinical Depression – Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment Options
  79. THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC CRISIS ON DEPRESSION IN SRI LANKA – SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WESTERN PROVINCE, by Dhananjaya Hirimbura, 2023, Sri Lanka
  80. Anger Management Workbook
  81. Understanding Drug Use and Addiction -National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA
  82. 20 Different  Definitions of European Psychotherapy – Courtenay Young
  83. Psychopathology in the 21st Century -WFSBP CONSENSUS PAPER, World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 2010; 11: 844–851 
  84. Beyond Psychotherapeutic Reach? An introduction to Pre-Therapy – By Lisbeth Sommerbeck, Bornholm Psychiatric Center, Denmark.
  85. Psychotherapy: A World of Meanings by Cosima Locher, Sibylle Meier and Jens Gaab – Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
  86. Topics in Human Sexuality – Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
  87. The Psychotherapy of Sexual Disorders
  88. Psychotherapy – Insights from Bhagavad Gita, M. S. Reddy, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2012
  89. What is Relationship Coaching? – Yossi Ives, Tag Institute, London, UK
  90. Acute and Transient Psychiatric Disorders, A. Marneros, F. Pillman,
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
  91. Solutions for Better Mental Health, CCHR (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), USA
  92. Ethics in the Practice of Clinical Psychology
  93. [WPFD2017 Jakarta] Trauma Counseling for Journalists – H. E. Consul General Gowri Ananthan (IMH Diplomate and Former IMH Student)
  94. What Resets Our Nervous System After Trauma
  95. The Enteric Nervous System: A Second Brain – Michael D. Gershon
  96. World Mental Health Support and the effect of Stigma and Discrimination
  97. WHO-Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders – Global Health Estimates 2017
  98. The Role of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Improving the Public’s Health and Wellbeing -Executive Summary Report-2013, BACP, UK
  99. Diabetes and Mental Health
  100. Integrative Mental Healthcare – White Paper: Establishing a new paradigm through research, education, and clinical guidelines
  101. ADVANCES IN DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT
  102. Clinician Wellbeing-2019: IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF BURNOUT, DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE AMONG CHILD MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS
  103. Options for improving access to Counselling, Psychotherapy and Psychological Services -Mental Health Commission of Canada, June 2017
  104. The Bioplasma Field – Campbell M. Gold
  105. The New Psychology of Love – Robert J. Sternberg and Karin Weis
  106. Counselling and Mental Health Care of Transgender Adults and Loved Ones – (Canada), Walter Bockting, PhD, Gail Knudson, MD, MPE, FRCPC, Joshua Mira Goldberg
  107. WHO – Mental Health Action Plan 2013 – 2020
  108. Corporal Punishment in Schools -Longitudinal Evidence from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam, 2015, UNICEF
  109. Use of Personality Tests in HRM (Human Resource Management)
  110. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), 1948 – United Nations (English version)
  111. Universal Declaration of  Human Rights (UDHR), 1948 – United Nations (Sinhala version)
  112. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), 1948 – United Nations (Tamil version)
  113. Internet Gaming Addiction – Reasons, Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment
  114. When Gaming Becomes and Obsession: Help for Parents and their Children to treat Online Gaming Addiction
  115. Computer Game Addiction – Clemson University 
  116. Prevalence and Predictors of Video Game Addiction: A Study Based on a National Representative Sample of Gamers
  117. Social Media Addiction among Adolescents with Special Reference to Facebook Addiction
  118. Pornography Addiction and Mental Health Disorders, Tabitha Cassidy
  119. Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction – A Review and Update
  120. The Effect of Coffee and Caffeine on Mood, Sleep, and Health-Related Quality of Life
  121. All About Caffeine – Clarifying the Controversies Surrounding Caffeine & Health
  122. Risk Factors for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours: A Meta-Analysis of 50 Years of Research
  123. APA Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Suicidal Behaviors
  124. Empathy and the Therapeutic Alliance: Their Relationship to Each Other and to Outcome in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  125. The Development of the Client-Therapist Bond Through the Lens of Attachment Theory, Joseph H. Obegi, University of California, San Diego, 2008
  126. A Review of Therapist Characteristics and Techniques Positively Impacting the Therapeutic Alliance, Clinical Psychology Review, March 2003
  127. Making Sense of Mental Health Problems, The Open University, UK
  128. Serious Bodily Harm Related to Obsessions from Sri Lanka – Miyuru Chandradasa, et al., 2016
  129. Psychotherapy and Genetic Neuroscience: An Emerging Dialog –Juan Pablo Jimenez, et al., 2018 
  130. Psychopathology in the 21st Century -Michael Musalek, et al., 2010
  131. Emotions and Psychopathology – Ann M. Kring and Jo-Anne Bachorowski, 1999
  132. Psychological First Aid (PFA) Guide for Fieldworkers, WHO, 2011
  133. Simple Steps To Overcome Emotional Eating, Dr. Sarah Allen, 2013 
  134. United Nations Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and for the improvement of Mental Health Care (1991)  – Appendix 1
  135. Brain Health Guide – Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Cleveland, USA
  136. Food for Brain Health – Dr. Michael Roizen, MD – Chief Wellness Officer, Cleveland Clinic, USA
  137. The Dynamics in Young Adult Romantic Relationships: IMPORTANT FOR SUCCESS IN LOVE— AND IN LIFE, Research Brief, 2013
  138. History of Psychology – Contemporary Foundations
  139. Psychology and its History, Kurt Danziger, York University, 2013
  140. The History of Psychotherapy, László Tringer
  141. Understanding Brain Development in Young Children, Sean E. Brotherson, North Dakota State University, USA
  142. The Anxious Child, Mental Health Foundation, UK
  143. Development of the Child’s Brain and Behavior, Bryan Kolb -University of Lethbridge, Bryan D Fantie – American University Washington D.C.
  144. Mental Health in Sri Lanka, Suman Fernando – London Metropolitan University, Duncan Pedersen -Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Canada
  145. Child and Youth Mental Health in Post-War Sri Lanka, Miyuru Chandradasa1 and K. A. L. A. Kuruppuarachchi
  146. Female Offenders with Psychiatric Disorders in SriLanka – Brief Report 2015, M Chandradasa, L Champika, S Mendis, N Fernando
  147. Child Mental Health: A Review of the Scientific Discourse, A FrameWorks Research Report, 2009
  148. Children and Young People’s Mental Health in the Digital Age – Shaping the Future, OECD, 2018
  149. Parental Psychological Abuse toward Children and Mental Health Problems in Adolescence, 2014, Syeda Fariha Iram Rizvi, Govt., M.A.O. College, Lahore – Pakistan, and Najma Najam, Virtual University of Pakistan
  150. Children and Mental Health – Is This Just a Stage?, Revised in 2018, National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA
  151. The Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Guidance Note on Psychosocial Support -facilitating psychosocial wellbeing and social and emotional learning
  152. Disastershock Manual 2017 – generously made available as a collaborative project between two organizations: the Center for Child and Family Development at the University of San Francisco (USA) and the Disaster Coping Resources Team which is part of the Oxford Symposium in School-Based Family Counseling
  153. Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Behaviors, American Psychiatric Association (APA), USA, November 2003
  154. Working With the Client Who is Suicidal: A Tool for Adult Mental Health and Addiction Services, Produced by the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction (CARMHA), for the Ministry of Health, Canada
  155. Toolkit for the Integration of Mental Health into General Healthcare in Humanitarian Settings, International Medical Corps (IMC), USA
  156. Making Sense of Brain Waves: The Most Baffling Frontier in Neuroscience, Walter J. Freeman, University of California at Berkeley, USA
  157. Applying Neuroscience Methods to Understanding Mental Disorder – CITY,  UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK
  158. Health Neuroscience – Defining a New Field – Erickson, et al., 2014
  159. Linking Mind and Brain in the Study of Mental Illnesses: A Project for a Scientific Psychopathology, Nancy C. Andreasen, 1997
  160. Special Report: The Medical & Scientific Status of Hypnotherapy – Donald Robertson, 2000-2005
  161. Impact of Interventions used to Treat Addictive Disorders on Food Addiction and Depression in Individuals with Obesity – Trina Aguirre PhD., RN, et al., Research Article, International Journal of Psychiatry Research, 2019
  162. The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children, by Tom Johnson
  163. The Language of Suicidology – Morton M. Silverman, MD, The American Association of Suicidology, 2006
  164. Suicidology as a Social Practice – Scott J. Fitzpatrick, Claire Hooker & Ian Kerridge, 2014 – University of Sydney, Australia
  165. The Alliance in Adult Psychotherapy: A Meta-Analytic Synthesis – Christoph Flückiger, University of Zürich, et al., Psychotherapy, APA, 2018
  166. Psychiatric Disorders: Learning about the brain from diagnosis to treatment – Tedi Asher,  Harvard Medical School, Harvard Integrated Life Sciences, USA
  167. The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders – Clinical descriptions and
    diagnostic guidelines, WHO
  168. Psychotherapy in India, L. S. S. Manickam, Department of Psychiatry, JSS University, JSS Medical College Hospital, Mysore – 570 004, India, 2013
  169. Good Morning Future: Complementary Medicine’s Next 25 Years, Harald Walach, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Medical University Poznan, Poznan, Poland
  170. Module 9 of the Pediatric Education in Disasters Manual: The Emotional Impact of Disasters on Children and Families, Brian Stafford, MD, MPH, et al., American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), USA 
  171. Pediatric Education in Disasters Manual – Stephen Berman, MD, FAAP, at al., 2009 – 2012, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), USA
  172. Working Alliance as a Predictor of Change in Depression During Blended Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Vernmark, Hugo Hesser, Naira Topooco, Thomas Berger, Heleen Riper, Liisa Luuk, Lisa Backlund, Per Carlbring & Gerhard Andersson on behalf of the E-COMPARED consortium, 2018
  173. Link between Therapeutic Relationship and Outcome in CBT – Essays, UK. (November 2018)
  174. The Therapeutic Relationship in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Anxious Youth, Colleen M. Cummings, Department of Psychology, Temple University, USA, et al. 2013
  175. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Social Phobia, Ligia M. Ito et al., Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2008
  176. Functional Medicine for Depression, By James Greenblatt, MD, March 7, 2020
  177. Magnesium: The Missing Link in Mental Health? By James Greenblatt, MD, October 14, 2019
  178. Functional Therapies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, By James Greenblatt, MD, October 14, 2019
  179. Psychiatry Redined: The Evolution of Functional Psychiatry, By James Greenblatt, MD, July 1, 2019
  180. Functional Therapies for Binge Eating Disorder, By James Greenblatt, MD, June 25, 2019
  181. Science of the Heart – Volume 2, Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance, An Overview of Research Conducted by the HeartMath Institute, Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., 2015, USA
  182. Common Responses to Trauma and Coping Strategies, 2003 – Patti Levin, LICSW, PsyD
  183. Practical Strategies for Coping after Trauma, Government of Western Australia North Metropolitan Health Service
  184. The Neurobiology of Trauma, Dr. Casey Hanson, Sherman Counseling, April 12, 2017
  185. Supporting Brain Development in Traumatized Children and Youth, Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2017 – Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.
  186. Integrative Approach to Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Seungpil Jung, 2017
  187. Urgent Need for Improved Mental Health Care and a More Collaborative Model of Care, James Lake, MD; Mason Spain Turner, MD, 2017
  188. Cognitive Therapy: Foundations, Conceptual Models, Applications and Research, Paulo Knapp, Aaron T Beck, 2008
  189. Integrative Mental Health and Counseling: Research Considerations and Best Practices, Christine Ciecierski Berger, American Counseling Association (ACA), 2011
  190. Covid-19 and Diabesity: The Astonishing Connection that Nobody is Talking About, Dr. Graham Simpson, MD
  191. Common Mental Health Disorders, The NICE Guideline on Identification and Pathways to Care – National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, commissioned by the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence, 2011, BPS and RCP, UK
  192. Investing in Mental Health – World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, 2003
  193. Decentralizing Provision of Mental Health Care in Sri Lanka, by Neil Fernando, Thirupathy Suveendran, Chithramalee de Silva – South East Asian Journal of Public Health, 2017, WHO
  194. Optimizing Brain Performance by Dianna Purvis Jaffin, Ph.D., Director – Strategy & Programs, Center for Brain Health – Brain Performance Institute, USA6
  195. The Addict in All of Us – Gabor Mate’s Unflinching Vision, by Richard Simon and Lauren Dockett, Psychotherapy Networker, July / August, 2017
  196. The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents – Report on the Second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2015, Australian Government
  197. Adolescent Mental Health: An Urgent Challenge for Investigation and Investment, 2011, UNICEF
  198. Mental Health Disorders (of Adolescents) – By David Murphey, Ph.D., Megan Barry, B.A., and Brigitte Vaughn, M.S., Adolescent Health Highlight, 2013
  199. Prevalence and Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, and Conduct Problems in US Children, by Reem M. Ghandour, DrPH, MPA, Laura J. Sherman, PhD, Catherine J. Vladutiu, PhD, MPH, Mir M. Ali, PhD, Sean E. Lynch, PhD, LCSW, Rebecca H. Bitsko, PhD, and Stephen J. Blumberg, PhD, The Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
  200. Eating Disorders: Recognition and Treatment, NICE guideline, 2017 – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), UK
  201. Understanding Sleep Disorders – Treatment Guide, Cleveland Clinic’s Sleep Disorders Centre, USA
  202. Ten Common Sleep Disorders, Sleep Health Foundation, Australia
  203. Sleep and Sleep Disorders, by Velayudhan Mohan Kumar, Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State, India
  204. Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders: A Brief Review for Clinicians, Vivien C. Abad, MD, MBA; Christian Guilleminault, MD – Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience – Vol 5 . No. 4 . 2003
  205. Learning Disabilities and Disorders – Types of Learning Disorders and Their Signs, by Gina Kemp, M.A., Melinda Smith, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. Last updated: April 2017
  206. The State of Learning Disabilities, Third Edition, 2014 – National Center for Learning Disabilities, USA
  207. The Roles of Maternal Responsiveness in the Relationship between Infants’ Communicative Gestures and Play, by Lee Jiyoung and Sung Jihyun, Korean Journal of Child Studies, 2015
  208. Children and Neurodevelopmental Behavioral Intellectual Disorders (NDBID), WHO, 2011
  209. Neurodevelopmental Disorders, America’s Children and the Environment | Third Edition, 2015
  210. Human Sexual Desire Disorder: Do We Have a Problem? – Warren N. McLab and Jean Henry, The Health Educator, 2006, USA
  211. Treating Common Sexual Dysfunctions – Amanda Duffy Randall, PhD, LCSW and Liam Heerten-Rodriguez, MSW, CSE, 2018, The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), USA
  212. Understanding Personality Disorders, by Katherine Darton, Published by Mind 2013, UK
  213. Treatment and Support for Personality Disorder – A Summary of Research by SANE Australia
  214. Children’s Mental Health Report – 2015, Child Mind Institute, USA
  215. Caring for Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders – Setting WHO Directions, WHO, Geneva, 2003
  216. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT): The Basics – By F. Michler Bishop, Ph.D, CAS – SMART Recovery National Training Conference, 2004, USA
  217. What Is Psychological Trauma? By Esther Giller, President – Sidran Institute, USA
  218. Mental Health in Bhagavad Gita, by B V Pattabhiram and Balaji Deekshitulu P V, India, International Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2017
  219. Mindfulness Meditation – Now and Zen: How Mindfulness can Change your Brain and Improve your Health, Harvard Medical School, USA
  220. Mindfulness in Plain English by Venerable H. Gunaratana, 1991, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  221. Mindfulness in 7 Steps: An Easy Guide to Practice Mindfulness, Happiness India Project
  222. 7 Ways Meditation Can Actually Change The Brain by Alice G. Walton, Senior Contributor – Healthcare, Forbes, USA
  223. Psychology of Meditation and Health: Present Status and Future Directions, Dilwar Hussain and Braj Bhushan, International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 2010
  224. A Study of the Effectiveness of Vipassana Meditation on Employees, Research Proposal by Research Scholar: Seema Vijay Pradhan, Symbiosis International University, Pune 412115, 2014
  225. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program by Dr. Nick Karayannis, MPT, PhD
  226. Understanding the Male Menopause and Mental Health, Optimale 2020, UK
  227. Menopause and Mental Health, Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Medical School, USA
  228. Guide to Menstrual Cycles and Mental Health, yoppie.com, UK
  229. Principles of Psychosomatic Assessment – Giovanni A. Favaa, Nicoletta Soninob, Thomas N. Wised, 2012, USA
  230. Principles of Psychosomatic Medicine – Nada L. Stotland, MD, MPH, Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
  231. American Psychiatric Association – The Principles of Medical Ethics – With Annotations Specially Applicable to Psychiatry, 2013 Edition
  232. The Role of Life Meaning in Psychotherapy – Dawn M. Brandau, Iowa State University, 2008, USA
  233. Introduction to Bonding Psychotherapy
  234. Bonding Psychotherapy: Clinical Definition
  235. Introduction to Psychodarama
  236. An Introduction to Art Therapy For Carers and Staff -Art Therapy Department, Craigmill Skill Centre, Strathmartine Hospital, Dundee DD3 0PG
  237. Play Therapy – Garry Landreth & Sue Bratton, 1999
  238. 50 Play Therapy Techniques, Toys and Certification Opportunities,  Joaquín Selva, BSc., Psychologist, 2020
  239. Play Therapy – Practice, Issues, and Trends, Linda E. Homeyer and Mary O. Morrison, 2008
  240. E-Patients: how they can help us heal healthcare – Tom Ferguson, MD with the e-Patients Scholars Working Group
  241. The Reality of Suicide in Sri Lanka: Need for Data-driven analysis, Groundviews.org, 2017
  242. Acupressure Boosts Effects of Psychotherapy in New Research, Dawson Church, 2016
  243. Acupressure-Based Technique is Highly Effective at Treating Anxiety, Dawson Church, 2018
  244. Prevention of Mental Disorders – EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS AND POLICY OPTIONS -SUMMARY REPORT, WHO, 2004
  245. 25 CBT Techniques and Worksheets for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Courtney E. Ackerman, MSc., 2020
  246. Preventive Strategies for Mental Health, The Lancet Psychiatry, 2018 and LSE Research Online
  247. Promotion and Prevention in Mental Health: Strengthening Parenting and Enhancing Child Resilience -Report to Congress – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007
  248. Mental Illness Prevention, AMHCA (USA) White Paper Series, 2014
  249. Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During the COVID-19 Outbreak, WHO, March 2020
  250. Coping with Mental Health Challenges During COVID-19, Sujita Kumar Karm, S. M. Yasir Arafat, Russell Kabir, Pawan Sharma, Shailendra K. Saxena, April 2020
  251. Preventing Suicide: A Resource for Teachers and Other School Staff, WHO, 2000
  252. Suicide and Suicidal Behavior, Epidemiologic Reviews, Published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2008
  253. Psychology in Sri Lanka Moves Forward, Psychology International | December 2008, Cover Story, by Merry Bullock, PhD
  254. Interconnections of Psychology and Technology, American Psychological Association (APA), 2020
  255. Psychotherapy Guidebook  – A Guidebook Made By and For Psychiatry Trainees, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT)
  256. Assessment and Case Formulation in Counselling and Psychotherapy: An Integrative Approach, Dr. Arpita Ghosal, Department of Psychology, University of Roehampton, UK, 2020
  257. Articles and Research Articles on Infant Mental Health (IMH) by the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH)
  258. Counseling the Military Population: The Factor of Prior Military Exposure for Counselors-in-Training, The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 2017
  259. School Counselling For All, British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), UK, 2015
  260. Neuro-Linguistic Programming, The Key to Accelerated Learning, Dr. Peter EH Smee and Linda Smee, 2002
  261. NLP FOR BEGINNERS, An Idiot-Proof Guide To Neuro-Linguistic Programming
  262. Working with Suicidal Clients in the Counselling Professions, Good Practice in Action 042 Fact Sheet, BACP, UK, 2018
  263. Best Practice Clinical Interventions for Working with Suicidal Adults, Alabama Counseling Association Journal, Volume 38, Number 2
  264. Counselor Training in Suicide Assessment, Prevention, and Management – Article 65, Karlesia T. Montague, Rochelle Rush Cassidy, and Robin Guill Liles, ACA, USA
  265. The Prevention, Recognition and Management of YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF SUICIDE: Development of Guidelines for Schools, Ministry of Education and the National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability, 1997, New Zealand
  266. Invitations for Help: Suicide Warning Signs and Clues – Humboldt State University, USA 
  267. How to Deal with Anxiety –  By Katie Holmes (freelance writer and editor) – a collection of comments and advice therapists have contributed to us on how to deal with anxiety, as well as stories from people who were able to overcome their anxiety and can talk about how they did it.
  268. Brief Gestalt Therapy, Gaie Houston, 2003 (Sage Publications)
  269. Logotherapy for Clinical Practice, Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, by the American Psychological Association (APA), 2008, Vol. 45, No. 4, 447–463
  270. Emerging Evidence on COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health and Health Inequalities, June 2020, The Health Foundation, UK
  271. COVID-19 and Mental Health, The Lancet Psychiatry, Published: February, 2021
  272. Upgrade Your Bedroom, Improve Your Sleep: How to Facilitate Quality Rest and Relaxation at Home
  273. For The Heart Cries : Journal, Articles and Essays on Suicide Prevention by Tom Truelson
  274. Guide To Living With Worry And Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty: Dr Matthew Whalley & Dr Hardeep Kaur, March 2020, Psychologytools.com
  275. Factors in Human Development (Infancy through Late Teens), Adam Blatner, M.D.
  276. Factors in Adult Development (Young Adult Through the Elder Years, Adam Blatner, M.D.
  277. Clinical Psychologists’ use of Reflection and Reflective Practice within Clinical Work, Source: UEA: University of East Anglia, UK
  278. Lexicon of Psychiatric and Mental Health Terms, WHO, Geneva, 1994
  279. Psychopathology – Psychophysiological and Clinical Aspects, Nadejda Petrova Madjirova, 2005 Source: Medical University of Plovdiv
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