Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries J Pirkis, A John, S Shin, M DelPozo-Banos, V Arya, P Analuisa-Aguilar, ... The Lancet Psychiatry 8 (7), 579-588, 2021 | 695 | 2021 |
Effectiveness of household lockable pesticide storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Asia: a community-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial M Pearson, C Metcalfe, S Jayamanne, D Gunnell, M Weerasinghe, ... The Lancet 390 (10105), 1863-1872, 2017 | 99 | 2017 |
Community uptake of safe storage boxes to reduce self-poisoning from pesticides in rural Sri Lanka F Konradsen, R Pieris, M Weerasinghe, W Van der Hoek, M Eddleston, ... BMC Public Health 7, 1-7, 2007 | 67 | 2007 |
A community-based cluster randomised trial of safe storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: study protocol M Pearson, F Konradsen, D Gunnell, AH Dawson, R Pieris, ... BMC public health 11, 1-8, 2011 | 47 | 2011 |
Attempted suicide in Sri Lanka–An epidemiological study of household and community factors DW Knipe, D Gunnell, M Pearson, S Jayamanne, R Pieris, ... Journal of affective disorders 232, 177-184, 2018 | 39 | 2018 |
The Rajarata pregnancy cohort (RaPCo): study protocol TC Agampodi, ND Wickramasinghe, RIR Prasanna, MKL Irangani, ... BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20, 1-13, 2020 | 35 | 2020 |
Is socioeconomic position associated with risk of attempted suicide in rural Sri Lanka? A cross-sectional study of 165 000 individuals DW Knipe, D Gunnell, R Pieris, C Priyadarshana, M Weerasinghe, ... BMJ open 7 (3), e014006, 2017 | 29 | 2017 |
Safe storage of pesticides in Sri Lanka–Identifying important design features influencing community acceptance and use of safe storage devices M Weerasinghe, R Pieris, M Eddleston, W Hoek, A Dawson, F Konradsen BMC public health 8, 1-10, 2008 | 28 | 2008 |
Vendor-based restrictions on pesticide sales to prevent pesticide self-poisoning-a pilot study M Weerasinghe, F Konradsen, M Eddleston, M Pearson, S Jayamanne, ... BMC Public Health 18, 1-10, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
Self-harm and suicide coverage in Sri Lankan newspapers JB Sørensen, M Pearson, MW Andersen, M Weerasinghe, ... Crisis, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
The role of private pesticide vendors in preventing access to pesticides for self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka M Weerasinghe, M Pearson, R Peiris, AH Dawson, M Eddleston, ... Injury prevention 20 (2), 134-137, 2014 | 22 | 2014 |
Emerging pesticides responsible for suicide in rural Sri Lanka following the 2008–2014 pesticide bans M Weerasinghe, M Pearson, F Konradsen, S Agampodi, JA Sumith, ... BMC Public Health 20, 1-8, 2020 | 19 | 2020 |
Challenges and opportunities of a paperless baseline survey in Sri Lanka DW Knipe, M Pearson, R Borgstrøm, R Pieris, M Weerasinghe, ... BMC research notes 7, 1-7, 2014 | 17 | 2014 |
The role of private drug vendors as malaria treatment providers in selected malaria endemic areas of Sri Lanka RS Rajakaruna, M Weerasinghe, M Alifrangis, PH Amerasinghe, ... Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 43 (2), 58, 2006 | 17 | 2006 |
Socioeconomic position and suicidal behaviour in rural Sri Lanka: a prospective cohort study of 168,000+ people DW Knipe, D Gunnell, R Pieris, C Priyadarshana, M Weerasinghe, ... Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 54, 843-855, 2019 | 14 | 2019 |
Is socioeconomic position associated with risk of attempted suicide in rural Sri Lanka DW Knipe, D Gunnell, R Pieris, C Priyadarshana, M Weerasinghe, ... A cross-sectional study of 165 (000), 0 | 13 | |
Potential interventions for preventing pesticide self-poisoning by restricting access through vendors in Sri Lanka M Weerasinghe, F Konradsen, M Eddleston, M Pearson, S Jayamanne, ... Crisis, 2018 | 11 | 2018 |
Overdose of oral contraceptive pills as a means of intentional self-poisoning amongst young women in Sri Lanka: considerations for family planning M Weerasinghe, F Konradsen, M Eddleston, M Pearson, T Agampodi, ... Journal of family planning and reproductive health care 43 (2), 147-150, 2017 | 9 | 2017 |
A qualitative analysis of self-harm and suicide in Sri Lankan printed newspapers. JB Sørensen, M Pearson, G Armstrong, MW Andersen, M Weerasinghe, ... Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention 42 (1), 56, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
Factors associated with purchasing pesticide from shops for intentional self‐poisoning in Sri Lanka M Weerasinghe, F Konradsen, M Eddleston, M Pearson, S Jayamanne, ... Tropical Medicine & International Health 25 (10), 1198-1204, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |