Mental health and criminality: A Sri Lankan perspective
<p>Recent mass killings in the United States by a perpetrator apparently having a mental disorder have led to questions about the efficiency of mental health services in that country. Sri Lanka has yet to encounter such mental health related catastrophes. However a less than comprehensive prov...
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doaj-bfd70d0a8bb54b64a80589c7f01fada92021-04-08T06:23:45ZengSri Lanka College of PsychiatristsSri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry2012-68832579-20082013-01-01321210.4038/sljpsyc.v3i2.51294122Mental health and criminality: A Sri Lankan perspectiveRajiv Weerasundera0Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenepura<p>Recent mass killings in the United States by a perpetrator apparently having a mental disorder have led to questions about the efficiency of mental health services in that country. Sri Lanka has yet to encounter such mental health related catastrophes. However a less than comprehensive provision of specialised services in Child Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry, a lack of a formal community mental health care network and the ready availability of weapons which are a residue of years of armed conflict suggests that its potential for such an event remains high.</p> <p>Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry Vol 3(2) December 2012 Page 1-2</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v3i2.5129">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v3i2.5129</a></p><p> </p>https://sljpsyc.sljol.info/articles/5129 |
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Mental health and criminality: A Sri Lankan perspective |
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<p>Recent mass killings in the United States by a perpetrator apparently having a mental disorder have led to questions about the efficiency of mental health services in that country. Sri Lanka has yet to encounter such mental health related catastrophes. However a less than comprehensive provision of specialised services in Child Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry, a lack of a formal community mental health care network and the ready availability of weapons which are a residue of years of armed conflict suggests that its potential for such an event remains high.</p> <p>Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry Vol 3(2) December 2012 Page 1-2</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v3i2.5129">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v3i2.5129</a></p><p> </p> |
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