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Priya Wickramaratne
Researcher at University of York
Publications - 22
Citations - 5902
Priya Wickramaratne is an academic researcher from University of York. The author has contributed to research in topics: Depression (differential diagnoses) & Anxiety disorder. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 22 publications receiving 5720 citations. Previous affiliations of Priya Wickramaratne include Max Planck Society & Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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Cross-national epidemiology of major depression and bipolar disorder
Myrna M. Weissman,Roger C. Bland,Glorisa Canino,Carlo Faravelli,Steven Greenwald,Hai-Gwo Hwu,Peter R. Joyce,Elie G. Karam,C. K. Lee,Joseph Lellouch,J P Lépine,Stephen C. Newman,Maritza Rubio-Stipec,J. E. Wells,Priya Wickramaratne,Hans-Ulrich Wittchen,E.-K. Yeh +16 more
TL;DR: There are striking similarities across countries in patterns of major depression and of bipolar disorder and the differences in rates for major depression across countries suggest that cultural differences or different risk factors affect the expression of the disorder.
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The cross national epidemiology of obsessive compulsive disorder. The Cross National Collaborative Group.
Myrna M. Weissman,R. C. Bland,Glorisa Canino,S. Greenwald,Hai-Gwo Hwu,C. K. Lee,S. C. Newman,M A Oakley-Browne,Maritza Rubio-Stipec,Priya Wickramaratne +9 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest the robustness of OCD as a disorder in diverse parts of the world, as data for age at onset and comorbidity with major depression and the other anxiety disorders are consistent among countries, but the predominance of obsessions or compulsions varies.
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The Cross National Epidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder
M. M. Weisman,R. C. Bland,Glorisa Canino,S. Greenwald,Hai-Gwo Hwu,C. K. Lee,S. C. Newman,M A Oakley-Browne,M. Rubio-Stipec,Priya Wickramaratne,Hans-Ulrich Wittchen,E.-K. Yeh +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present data on lifetime and annual prevalence rates, age at onset, symptom profiles, and comorbidity of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), using DSM-III criteria, from community surveys in seven countries: United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Germany, Taiwan, Korea, and New Zealand.
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Prevalence of suicide ideation and suicide attempts in nine countries.
Myrna M. Weissman,R. C. Bland,Glorisa Canino,S. Greenwald,Hai-Gwo Hwu,P. R. Joyce,Elie G. Karam,C. K. Lee,J. Lellouch,J P Lépine,S. C. Newman,M. Rubio-Stipec,J. E. Wells,Priya Wickramaratne,Hans-Ulrich Wittchen,E.-K. Yeh +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-national comparison of the rates of suicide ideation and attempts across diverse countries was made using nine independently conducted epidemiological surveys using similar diagnostic assessment and criteria provided an opportunity to obtain that data.
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The Cross-national Epidemiology of Panic Disorder
Myrna M. Weissman,Roger C. Bland,Glorisa Canino,Carlo Faravelli,Steven Greenwald,Hai-Gwo Hwu,Peter R. Joyce,Elie G. Karam,Chung Kyoon Lee,Joseph Lellouch,J P Lépine,Stephen C. Newman,M A Oakley-Browne,Maritza Rubio-Stipec,J. E. Wells,Priya Wickramaratne,Hans-Ulrich Wittchen,Eng-Kung Yeh +17 more
TL;DR: The lifetime prevalence rates for panic disorder ranged from 1.4 per 100 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to 2.9 per cent in Florence, Italy, with the exception of Taiwan, where rates for most psychiatric disorders are low.