Academic Qualifications

• MBBS / 2005 / University of Sri Jayewardenepura / Sri Lanka

Postgraduate Degrees Currently Registered

• MD Psych / University of Colombo / Sri Lanka

Professional Qualifications

• MBCBT Training at Monash University Melbourne

Memberships in Professional Organizations

• A life member of Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrist
• A Member of Sri Lanka Medical association

• General Adult Psychiatry
• Addiction
• MBCT

Research Interests

• General Adult Psychiatry
• Substance

ORCID ID and Link

0000-0002-6684-456X
https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-6684-456X

Google Scholar Link

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ku4uomMAAAAJ&hl=en

Publications and Scientific Communications

• Psychological impact and coping strategies in persons who experienced institutional quarantine for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
  JOURNAL ARTICLE published 13 June 2022 in Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry
  Authors: Y. M. Rohanachandra | P. S. Alles | S. Semage | P. Palihawadana | S. Prathapan
• https://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v13i1.8326 Actions
  Psychological distress, challenges and perceived needs among doctors and nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka
  JOURNAL ARTICLE published 12 June 2021 in Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry
  Authors: P. S. Alles | Y. M. Rohanachandra | L. Amarakoon | S. Prathapan
• https://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v12i1.8279 Actions
  An online survey on the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among internet users in Sri Lanka
  JOURNAL ARTICLE published 27 June 2023 in Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry
  Authors: D. L. U. Amarakoon | S. Alles | Y. M. Rohanachandra
  https://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v14i1.8408  Actions
• Psychological impact and coping strategies of medical students during university closure due to COVID-19 in a state university in Sri Lanka – an online survey
  JOURNAL ARTICLE published April 2021 in European Psychiatry
  Authors: Y. Rohanachandra | Seneviratne | L. Amarakoon | S. Prathapan
  https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1751 Actions
• Symptoms of depression and anxiety and stress among postgraduate trainees in Sri Lanka: Risk factors and implications for practice
  JOURNAL ARTICLE published November 2023 in Indian Journal of Psychiatry
  Authors: Prasangika S. Alles | Luckshika Amarakoon | Yasodha M. Rohanachandra
  https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_701_22 Actions
• An elderly man presenting with symptoms suggestive of Dhat syndrome
  JOURNAL ARTICLE published 27 June 2023 in Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry
  Authors: S. Alles | C. Akurana | D. L. U. Amarakoon | Y. M. Rohanachandra
  https://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v14i1.8409 Actions
• Parental knowledge and attitudes about child sexual abuse and their practices of sex education in a Sri Lankan setting
  JOURNAL ARTICLE published July 2023 in Asian Journal of Psychiatry
  Authors: Yasodha Maheshi Rohanachandra | Luckshika Amarakoon | Prasangika Seneviratne Alles | Aparna Udamanjari Amarasekera | Chamodi Nimesha Mapatunage
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103623 Actions
• Brief psychological intervention to reduce psychological distress among preoperative cancer patients: A randomized, single-blind, two arm, parallel group controlled trial in a selected tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka
  POSTED CONTENT published
  Authors: Prasangika Seneviratne Alles | Dushyanthi Alagiyawanna | Maheeka Seneviwickrama | Sarangi Nanayakkara | Maneesh Kariyawasam | Aloka Pathirana
  https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2910093/v1 Actions

Abstract

Title of Paper: An Audit on Patient Characteristics and the Level of Monitoring at the Clozapine
Clinic at the University Psychiatric Unit at Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubovila (SLCP abstract presentation2018)
Dissanayake P.G.I., Gamage K.H., Alles P.S.

Awards

• A special award from The Royal college of surgeons Edinburgh, at the Sri Lanka college of surgeons 26^th November 2022 for our clinical trial done at CSTH titled “Do cancer patients improve with brief psychological intervention; a randomized control trial “

Other Faculties of University of Sri Jayewardenepura

• Faculty of Technology
• Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

Other Universities

• Postgraduate Institute of Medicine Colombo (PGIM)