Browsing by Author "Ariyaratne, J."
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Item Mixed medullary follicular carcinoma--an unusual thyroid neoplasm(Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2000) Hewavisenthi, S.J.de S.; Ariyaratne, J.; Gunawardena, P.A.H.A.Case report of a 24 year old woman who had a right sided thyroid enlargement of one years' duration, and hoarseness of voice. explains the investigations carried out. It was diagnosed as a case of mixed medullary follicular thyroid carcinoma, a recently recognized unusual thyroid neoplasm clinically and prognostically different from classical medullary carcinoma. Includes discussion.Item A study on anxiety and depression among military personnel injured in the war(Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2001) Ariyaratne, R.; Arulrajah, S.; Ariyananda, D.; Ariyaratne, J.; Athanayake, S.; Azhar, M.; Bandara, A.; Bandara, R.; Williams, S.S.; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A.OBJECTIVES: To determine the proportion of army personnel with symptoms of anxiety and depression following injuries on the battlefield and to identify associated factors. DESIGN, SETTING AND METHODS: We administered a pretested closed and open ended questionnaire and a validated Sinhala translation of the Beck Depression and Beck Anxiety Inventory to 128 injured soldiers at the Military Hospital in Colombo between 9th and 11th of December 1999. We excluded soldiers with head injuries or impaired consciousness and those blind or deaf. RESULTS: In terms of the Beck Depression Inventory 35.15% had scores for severe depression, 15,62% for moderate depression and 28.1% for mild depression. In terms of the Beck Anxiety Inventory 7.81% has scores for severe anxiety, 5.46% for moderate anxiety and 36.7% for mild anxiety. There was a significant association between severity of depression and anxiety (Chi square for linear trend =21.8, p < 0.001). We also found a significant association between severity of depression and thoughts of deserting the army (Chi square for linear trend = 10.674, pO.OOl and severity of depression and problems at work or in the family (Chi square for linear trend = 4.373. p < 0.05). Among those who scored for severe depression there was a suicidal risk in 42.33%. CONCLUSIONS: We found that the majority of injured soldiers had symptoms of depression and nearly half had symptoms of anxiety, There was a significant association between severity of depression and thoughts of deserting the army and problems at work or in the family. The suicidal risk among depressed patients was high.Item Teaching and learning in the university system(University of Kelaniya, 2009) Ariyaratne, J.