Prof. Sambasivamoorthy Sivayokan

Professional Qualifications

Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals

1. Somasundaram D J, Sivayokan S. War Trauma in a Civilian Population. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1994, 165(4), 524-527
2. Danvers K, Sivayokan S, Somasundaram D J & Sivashankar R. Ten months on: qualitative assessment of psychosocial issues in northern Sri Lanka following the tsunami. International Psychiatry, 2006, 3(3), 5-8
3. Krishnakumar G, Sivayokan S & Somasundaram D J Coordination of psychosocial activities at the Jaffna District Level in Sri Lanka, Intervention 2008, 6, 270-274
4. Tol W A et al. Outcomes and moderators of a preventive school based mental health intervention for children affected by war in Sri Lanka: a cluster randomized trial. World Psychiatry, 2012, 11, 114-122
5. Somasundaram D J & Sivayokan S. Rebuilding community resilience in a post-war context: developing insight and recommendations – a qualitative study in Northern Sri Lanka. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2013, 7:3
6. Suraweera C, Hanwella R, Sivayokan S, & de Silva.V. Rating scales validated for Sri Lankan populations. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry, 2013, 4(2), 16-24
7. Thomas F C, Tol W A, Vallipuram A, Sivayokan S, Jordans M J D, Reis R, & de Jong J T. Emic perspectives on the impact of armed conflict on children’s mental health and psychosocial well-being: Applying a social ecological framework of resilience in northern Sri Lanka. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 22(3), 246-253
8. Coonghe P A D, Fonseka P, Sivayokan S, Kesavaraja A, Malhotra R, & Ostbye T. Adaptation and Validation of the Tamil (Sri Lanka) Version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA). Kesmas: National Public Health Journal, 2020, 16(2), 86-91
9. Umaharan T, Sivayokan S, & Sivansuthan S. Amitriptyline Dependence and Its Associations: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Psychiatry, Volume 2021, Article ID 6647952
10. Baminiwatta A, Dayabandara M, De Silva J, Gadambanathan T, Ginige P, Premarathne I, Rajapaksha H, Wickramasinghe A, Sivayokan S, & Wijesinghe C. Perceived Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychiatric Training Among Final-Year Medical Undergraduates in Sri Lanka: an Online Survey of Students from Eight Universities. Academic Psychiatry, 2022
11. Thomas F, D’souza M, Magwood O, Thilakanathan D, Sukumar V, Doherty S, Dass G, Hart T, Sivayokan S, Wickramage K, Kirupakaran S, & McShane K. Examining post-conflict stressors in northern Sri Lanka: A qualitative study. PLoSONE, 2022, 17(9), e0267018.
12. Sivayokan B, Somasiri NC, Maheswaran T, Mahendrarajah N, Gunarathna AI, Coonghe PAD, Suganthan N, Sivayokan S. Depression, Disability, and Cognitive Impairment Among Elders With Medical Illnesses Attending Follow-Up Clinics at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern Sri Lanka. Cureus, 2022, 14(12), e32379.
13. Sivayokan B, Sivayokan S, Kumanan T, Sathiadas G, Sivapathamoorthy T. The Characteristics of Autistic Children Attending a Neuro-Developmental Center in Northern Sri Lanka. Cureus, 2023, 15(3), e35970.

Editing and Chapter contribution

• Chief editor and chapter contributor of Muthumai (in Tamil), a book on elderly, 2001
• Co-editor and chapter contributor of Thamizh Samuthayaththil Ulanalam (in Tamil), training manual and text book for mental health, 2001, 2005 & 2011 (3 editions)
• Co-editor and chapter contributor of Mental Health in Tamil Community, training manual for Mental Health, 2001 & 2005 (2 editions)
• Chief editor and Chapter contributor of Siruvar Ulanalam (in Tamil), training manual and text book for teachers, parents and students, 2002 & 2006, 2017 (3 editions)
• Chief editor and Chapter contributor of Child Mental Health, training manual for teachers, 2003 & 2006 (2 editions)
• Chief editor and chapter contributor of Uyirppu (in Tamil) – An introduction to Reproductive Health for teachers, parents, students and others, 2010
• Author of Manaththurai Maakadal, a collection of articles, essays, speeches and interview on mental health, Kumaran book house, 2020
• Author and publisher of Ahanokku, a collection of introspective dialogues in COVID-19 pandemic, 2020
• Meanings beyond Words: Expressions of distress in three communities in the North, in Aspects of Mental Health in Sri Lanka, Fernando S and Weerackody C (editors), Colombo, PRDA, 2011
• Disappearance: The lost reality, co-author, in Scarred Communities by Daya Somasundaram, Sage Publications, 2014
• Editor of Manaveli (The space of mind), a psychosocial bulletin in Tamil, 1997-1998

Handbooks and Handouts (in Tamil)

Nerukkedu, (Stress), Ulappilavai (Schizophrenia),  Shantha valimuraikal (Relaxation exercises), Mathuvillatha Valvu Nokki (Towards a life without alcohol), Innum varakkanane (Waiting), Ulaviruththik kuraipaddai vilankik kollal (Understanding Mental Retardation), Vanmuraikalal Pathikkappadda penkalukku uthavuthal (A guide for health workers to help victims of Violence Against Women)

Monographs and Literary communications

• Diagnosing Depression in its Local Context, The Newsletter of the Jaffna Medical Association, 2007
• Mounam Kalaippoma? (Shall we break the silence), Annual souvenir of the International conference of IMHO (International Medical Health Organization), 2012
• Sex education in Schools, in Prof. K. Sinnathamby Felicitation Volume, 2010
• Psychosocial rehabilitation of internally displaced persons: a reality or fantasy? IMHO Annual Souvenir 2010
• HOME: A place to Live, IMHO Annual Souvenir, 2011

Orations

• Waiting in limbo: Psychological impact of disappearance, College Oration, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatry annual sessions, 2011
• Towards an effective care: Patient as a person, Prof. Sivagnanasundram oration, JMA annual sessions, 2011
• Kattralai aalum karththakkal (The factors which influence the performance of secondary education – in Tamil), Founder’s Day Oration, Chavakachcheri Hindu College, 2011

Presentations at the international forums

• Mental Health in conflict situation, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada, 2008
• Community based mental health: conflict- violence dimensions for communities in the former conflict areas, University of Melbourne, 2010
• The Psychological need of the Northern Province, Annual Convention of the International Medical Health Organization, Canada 2012
• The Psychosocial needs of the North, Conference organized by Medical Institute of Tamil, United Kingdom, 2016
• Mental Health in the Northern Region: Needs and Challenges, Conference organized by the Canadian Tamil Organization, Canada, 2017

Presentations in the local academic sessions, seminars and workshops

• War Stresses and Psychological Problems in the OPD, General (Teaching) Hospital, Jaffna and District Hospital, Tellipallai. Paper presented at Jaffna Medical Association, Annual Sessions 27th August, 1993
• Dhat syndrome, case history presented in the JMA academic sessions, 1998
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Psychiatric Patients in the Northern Sri Lanka, A paper presented in the NGO Seminar, 2001
• Psychosocial effects of landmines, a paper presented in the International Conference for Landmines, Colombo, 2001
• Developing mental health services in Jaffna, Round table conference organized by WHO, Colombo, 2007
• Mental health services in war situation, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatry annual sessions, 2008
• Rebuilding Traumatized Communities in Sri Lanka, in Promoting mental health in Sri Lanka, Seminar organized by Mc Gill University, Canada, Colombo, 2010
• Reflections; Me the poor patient, SLMA annual sessions, 2011
• Adolescent Sexuality: Bridging the gap, BMA Annual academic sessions, 2011
• Mental Health in Community: The experience of integrated approach, WHO workshop, Kalmunai, 2011
• Bereavement: Should we categorize it as a disorder? Synapse, SLCOP, 2012
• Enforced Disappearances, 6^th international conference of SAARC Psychiatric Federation, NIMH Colombo, 2012
• Living with Terror: A Mental Health Perspective, 4^th World Congress of Asian Psychiatry, Colombo, 2013