Methamphetamine Use and Psychiatric Morbidity in Sri Lanka: Sociodemographic Insights from a Tertiary Care Clinic
Janith Galhenage, Amila Isuru, Madhubhashinee Dayabandara, Raveen Hanwella · 2026
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Janith Galhenage and colleagues report in 2026 on methamphetamine use and mental illness among patients at a large psychiatry clinic in Sri Lanka. Use of the drug is rising across South and Southeast Asia, yet local evidence on who uses it and what harm follows has stayed thin.
The team studied 245 consecutive patients with questionnaires and standard diagnostic criteria. Nearly all were men, most had first been introduced to the drug by friends, and about six in ten met criteria for dependence. Nicotine and heroin use were also common, while psychosis and depression appeared in a minority. Dependence strongly predicted heavier psychiatric symptoms, supporting services that treat addiction and mental illness together.
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| CREATOR | Janith Galhenage, Amila Isuru, Madhubhashinee Dayabandara, Raveen Hanwella |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |