by Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD  The rich tapestry of Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage is intricately woven with mythology and legends, which serve as a profound reflection of the island’s history and identity. These narratives, passed down through generations, encompass a diverse array of tales that highlight the values, beliefs, and traditions of the […]

Dr. Ruwan M. Jayatunge M.D. PhD  Sri Lankan anthropologist Professor Gananath Obeyesekere’s book The Doomed King: A Requiem for Sri Vikrama Rajasinha delves into the life of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, the last king of Sri Lanka, and critically analyzes his legacy. The historical portrayal of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha often paints him as a tyrant, a […]

 Dr. Umaharan Thamotharampillai and Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge  The long-term accumulation of stressors in post-conflict regions is under-discussed. Experts believe that there is a close connection between war trauma and addiction disorders. People living in post-conflict settings are at high risk of developing addictions. The trauma of war can significantly increase the risk of developing […]

Dr. Ruwan M. Jayatunge, Discussion conducted by  Dr. Manoj Jinadasa, PhD (Head of Mass Communication at the University of Kelaniya) Dr. Ruwan M. Jayatunge, M.D., PhD ( Medical Doctor and Clinical Psychologist) Dr. S Wijeyamohan ; PhD (Senior Lecturer at University of Vavuniya)  Time: Aug 15, 2025 08:00 PMJoin Zoom Meeting https://learn.zoom.us/j/96074846604?pwd=Rsp2EGSRR8INUmKuPc8K9IpIFPxKCx.1 Meeting ID: 960 7484 6604Passcode: ?NAKH9sk

Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke FRCS and Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD  The three decades of conflict in Sri Lanka left a profound impact on its victims, mainly soldiers, rebels, and civilians with numerous serious injuries. Wretchedly, many victims did not survive these injuries. Those who were wounded grappled with both physical challenges and long-term psychosocial issues, highlighting the urgent […]

Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge and Lt Colonel Ivan Welch, PhD, US Army Combat trauma has affected soldiers throughout history, from ancient times to the modern day. The psychophysical effects of combat have been recorded since the early days of human civilization. From the time of Homer’s ancient story of the battle between the Trojans and the Greeks (1200 […]

Dr. Ruwan M. Jayatunge M.D. PhD Depression is a mood disorder that can affect adults as well as children. In general terms, depression is an overwhelming feeling of hopelessness, sadness, and lack of self-worth. It is more than a sad feeling. Depression is common among adults. Unlike adults, childhood depression is difficult to distinguish. They […]

Dr. Neil Fernando & Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge Suicide is a psychiatric emergency and needs immediate intervention. It has been recognized as a major health problem and a leading cause of death worldwide. Suicide does not occur in a vacuum; it’s a fatal outcry and a highly complex and multifaceted phenomenon. Suicide is the most […]

Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D PhD  In his book Medusa’s Hair: An Essay on Personal Symbols and Religious Experience, Gananath Obeyesekere – Professor of anthropology at Princeton University, discusses profound anthropological and psychological themes. He uses religious symbolism to explain psychopathologies that impact people and their outer society. He applies his knowledge of anthropology to […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. ප්‍රභාකරන් තුල ව්‍යාථවේදී පෞරුෂ සාධක Pathological Personality traits දක්නට ලැබුණි. නමුත් මේ ගැන කතිකාවට බඳුන් වී ඇත්තේ ඉතාම අඩුවෙනි.2004 වසරේ ප්‍රභාකරන් දේශපාලනමය සහ යුදමය වශයෙන් ඉතා බලවත්ව සිටි අවදියේ දී ඔහුගේ පෞරුෂ සාධක හෙළි කරමින් කරමින් ප්‍රභාකරන් සාධකය පිලිබඳ මනෝවිද්‍යාත්මක විශ්ලේෂණයක් යන කෘතිය මම එළි දැක්වුයෙමි. එම ගවේෂණාත්මක කෘතිය මගින් […]

Dr. Ransirini de Silva & Dr. Ruwan M. Jayatunge Boredom is an underexplored but significant emotional state with implications for mental health. In the modern digital age—where attention is continually stimulated and information is instantaneously accessible—the experience of boredom may be more frequent, and perhaps more distressing, than in previous generations. Boredom is a transient […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD  වරක් මා විසින් ලියන ලද සිංහබාහු කථාවේ මනෝ විද්‍යාත්මක පාර්ශවය ගැන ලිපිය – Sinhabahu The Paradigmatic Myth Of The Sri Lankan Oedipusකියවූ ප්‍රංශ ජාතික මනෝ විද්‍යාඥයෙකු වන Eric Smadja මෙම ලිපිය මහාචාර්‍ය ගනනාථ ඔබේසේකර වෙත යවන්න යැයි කීවේය. ඒ මන්ද කියා මා විමසූ විට ඔහු කීවේ ගනනාථ ඔබේසේකර යනු […]

Dr. Alexandr Dovgan & Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge  Complex traumatic events are associated with armed conflict (Coventry et al., 2020), and it has a possible impact on mental health. These conflicts can cause physical, psychological, mental, and spiritual consequences for people (Moreno-Chaparro et al., 2022). Armed conflicts extinguish the social fabric and cause economic and cultural repercussions.  Moreno-Chaparro […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. පාතාලය මර්ධනය කිරීම සඳහා හමුදාවෙන් පැන ගිය සොල්දාදුවන් අත් අඩංගුවට ගැනීමට ආරක්‍ෂක ලේකම් නියෝග කොට තිබේ. ඔවුන් අත් අඩංගුවට ගැනීමට ගැනීමෙන් පමණක් මේ ප්‍රශ්නය විසඳිය නොහැක. යුද ආතතියට ලක්ව සිටින සහ සමාජ විරෝධී පෞරුෂ ලක්‍ෂන පෙන්වන කොටස් මනෝ විද්‍යාත්මක සහ මනෝ සමාජීය පුනරුත්තාපනයට යොමු කල යුතුය. ඒ සඳහා දැණුමක් තිබෙන […]

Dr. Sarath Panduwawala and Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge Metabolic psychiatry is a new field in psychiatry, and it examines mental health issues associated with metabolic dysfunction. Current evidence indicates an association between metabolic dysfunction in the brain and mental illness (Smith, 2024). Metabolic syndrome also has a huge impact on mental health. The metabolic syndrome, […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. P Torture and its Psychological / Sociological and Political implications Discussion by Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD (This program was conducted under the guidance of Stanford University) Link ; Torture and its Psychological / Sociological and Political implications

Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another. Sigmund Freud.Velupillai Prabhakaran (1954–2009) was the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and he launched a destructive proxy war against the Sri Lankan government for over nearly three decades. Prabhakaran was the most lethal and cataclysmic force experienced by the […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. දූෂිත වෛද්‍යවරු සීමිත කණ්ඩායමක් විසින් සිදු කරන මෙම නීති විරෝධී මිනිස් අවයව ජාවාරම  දෙවනි වන්නේ මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය ජාවාරමට පමණි. වකුගඩු මාෆියාවේ රැකවරණය සහිතව ලියකියවිලි වල සඳහන් නොකර බොහෝ වකුගඩු සැත්කම් රහසින් පුද්ගලික රෝහල් වල සිදු වන බව වාර්තා වේ. මෙම මාෆියාව නිසා මේ වන විට ශ්‍රී ලංකාව නීති විරෝධී වකුගඩු බද්ධ […]

Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD  My dear friend Gary Noesner—the former FBI agent and the key negotiator during the Waco siege—agreed to conduct a 40-min educational Zoom program for Sri Lankan professionals who are interested in positive communication and hostage negotiations. This is a free session, and we are inviting members from the security […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. The life is like a Russian roulette Dangerous and unpredictableIt is a game of chance that could end deadlyOften taking foolhardy risksIt’s highly irresponsibleMorally indefensibleBut the end is guaranteedYou cannot escapeWith each click of the gunYour fears intensifyIf you are religiousBehold to your godIf you are an atheistCount on fatalism Anyhow […]

Professor Daya Somasundaram / Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge Prolonged armed conflict in Sri Lanka has created higher rates of mental ailments among the Army personal and members of the LTTE. A significant number of people have been diagnosed with complex forms of PTSD aka Malignant PTSD. These individuals with malignant forms of anxiety have a […]

Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge  The massive earthquake off the west coast of Indonesia on December 26, 2004, registered a magnitude of nine on the Richter scale. The effect of this earthquake made massive tidal waves that destroyed the coastal belt of northern and southern Sri Lanka. Perhaps this must have been the most catastrophic natural […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. The Buddhist Jataka Stories and the DSM – based Mental Disorders   By Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD   Organized by Buddhist and Pali University  of Sri Lanka Youtube Link ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O4B681Cf7A

Ruwan M Jayatunge  Your heart is a hunted mansion Appear menacing and imposingsurrounded by dead trees and plantsThe windows are dark and filled with shadowsWhen I opened the main door, I got a heavy feelingAm I walking towards my ill-fated destiny?I see flickering candles forming shadowsThe hallway is like a holograph of an eventGiving me […]

Dr. Sarath Panduwawala and Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge The ‘Post-War Period’ can be defined as the years following a major war, characterized by significant changes in the individuals as well as in the society. The Eelam War in Sri Lanka erupted in 1983 and ended in 2009. Following these years, Sri Lankan society experienced a […]

By Dr . Wasantha Sena Weliange Dr. Upali Peris Dr. Manoj Fernando Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge Youtube Link ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeS1RBhyp1E

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. Cannabis; Pros, Cons, Debate, Arguments …Zoom Discussion13th of December (Friday) at 8.30 pm SL Time Discussion panel Dr . Wasantha Sena WeliangeDr. Upali PerisDr. Manoj FernandoDr. Ruwan M Jayatunge Link ;  https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81288753119?pwd=6a4ujcxOH6MrUDD1bTY3s45zURiTxq.1  https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81288753119?pwd=6a4ujcxOH6MrUDD1bTY3s45zURiTxq.1

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. According to the Western chronological records, the first patients who showed PTSD-like symptomatology were recorded in 1666. These records were based on Samuel Pepy’s diary, which described the bizarre behavior pattern of the survivors of the Great Fire of London.  Samuel Pepy vividly portrayed the nightmares, intrusions and flashbacks experienced […]

By Professor Raj Somadeva and Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge TimeNov 21, 2024 10:30 AM Colombo Meeting ID725 2642 0413 Securitychecked Passcode******** Invite LinkInvite Link https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72526420413?pwd=VrhALeRPERtZdmyvYXDyyTmwoS4lsz.1https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72526420413?pwd=VrhALeRPERtZdmyvYXDyyTmwoS4lsz.1

By Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D PhD YouTube PresentationOrganized by Dr. Vipula Wanigasekara and Team Link ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJipXqSE8gc