New Study Alert! Excited to share findings from a recent study titled “Psychological Distress and Sleep Quality among Sri Lankan Medical Students during an Economic Crisis.” This study reveals that 69.2% of students experienced psychological distress, with 23% facing depression, anxiety, and stress. Anxiety was the most prevalent (50.7%), and 41% reported poor sleep quality....Read More

Faculty of Graduate studies organize the monthly public lecture on “Corona, Music and Mental Health” in Sinhala medium. “කොරෝනාව, සංගීතය සහ මානසික සුව සහනය” conducting by Professor Praneeth Abhayasundere of Department of Anthropology Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, USJP on February 18th Friday, 2022 from 7.00PM o 8.00PM via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting: https://learn.zoom.us/j/68785451201…...Read More

“The stigma and discrimination experienced by COVID-19 patients in society, workplaces, and healthcare facilities have serious negative consequences in Sri Lanka at both the individual and family levels. In this regard, irresponsible media reporting and sensationalism of news coverage leading to breaching of privacy and confidentiality, defaming and false allegations without consent have been identified...Read More

Psychological problems are a growing concern these days. It’s not a rare case that we see on the news that the youth of the nation especially young students make bad decisions in life. Students are increasingly struggling with emotional and behavioral problems that affect their learning. Studies have shown that the number of victims of...Read More