Ruwan Ratnayake

Summary

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Suicidal behaviour on subway systems: a review of the epidemiology
    Ruwan Ratnayake
    Suicide Studies Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Urban Health 84:766-81. 2007
  2. ncbi Coming together to document mortality in conflict situations: proceedings of a symposium
    Ruwan Ratnayake
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, , 30 94 Clos Chapelle aux Champs, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
    Confl Health 3:2. 2009
  3. ncbi Examining student perspectives on suicidal behaviour and its prevention in Sri Lanka
    Ruwan Ratnayake
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 1W8
    Int J Soc Psychiatry 55:387-400. 2009
  4. ncbi Assessing suicidal youth with antisocial, borderline, or narcissistic personality disorder
    Paul S Links
    Department of Psychiatry, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    Can J Psychiatry 48:301-10. 2003

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi Suicidal behaviour on subway systems: a review of the epidemiology
    Ruwan Ratnayake
    Suicide Studies Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Urban Health 84:766-81. 2007
    ..Well-designed studies that utilize robust data collection and statistical methods are needed to establish the risk status associated with these characteristics...
  2. ncbi Coming together to document mortality in conflict situations: proceedings of a symposium
    Ruwan Ratnayake
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, , 30 94 Clos Chapelle aux Champs, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
    Confl Health 3:2. 2009
    ..We aimed to strengthen the scientific understanding of mortality estimation by reviewing progress across fields and building inter-disciplinary bridges. We report on the presentations and discussions here...
  3. ncbi Examining student perspectives on suicidal behaviour and its prevention in Sri Lanka
    Ruwan Ratnayake
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 1W8
    Int J Soc Psychiatry 55:387-400. 2009
    ..Suicidal behaviour, primarily through self-poisoning, is a major public health problem among youth in Sri Lanka...
  4. ncbi Assessing suicidal youth with antisocial, borderline, or narcissistic personality disorder
    Paul S Links
    Department of Psychiatry, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    Can J Psychiatry 48:301-10. 2003
    ..Finally, patients with narcissistic personality disorder can be at high risk for suicide during periods when they are not suffering from clinical depression. These episodes can seem to be unpredictable...