Name Designation Location
Dr. Himali Jayasekara

Consultant Psychiatrist District General Hospital Matale
Dr. Arjuna Ellepola Consultant Psychiatrist Base Hospital

Dr. Kumuduni Wijeratne
Medical Officer/ Mental Health
(Focal Point)

Office of Regional Director of Health Services

: +94 662 222 326, +94 662 222 483, +94 662 226 503

: rdhsmatale[at]yahoo.com, rdhsmatale[at]health.gov.lk

General Information

District Information Matale
PDHS Area Central
DPDHS Area Matale
Land Area 1,952 Sq Km
Population 482,229 (Year 2012)

Availability of Mental Health Services

Acute Psychiatry Unit

District General Hospital - Matale

Medium Stay Unit Divisional Hospital - Leliambe
Long Stay Unit Divisional Hospital - Muwandeniya
Mental Health Clinics

District General Hospital - Matale
Base Hospital - Dambulla
Divisional Hospital - Galewela
Divisional Hospital - Rattota
Divisional Hospital - Yatawatta
Divisional Hospital - Leliambe
Divisional Hospital - Muwandeniya
Divisional Hospital - Nalanda
Divisional Hospital - Sigiriya
Divisional Hospital - Koongahawela
Divisional Hospital - Wilgamuwa 

Consumer & Carer Associations
Name Place
Suwa Manasa Nildiya dahara, Kiwula, Matale
Disabled Student’s Parents Society No. 36/12, Pulleyar kovil 1st lane, Matale

Summary of Newly Diagnosed Mental Health Disorders During 1st Quarter 2017

Diagnosis Male Female District Total
Dementia 12 12 24
Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substances 40 - 40
Schizophrenia 11 8 19
Manic Episode/Bipolar Affective Disorder 12 21 33
Depressive Episode/Recurrent Depressive Disorder 44 65 109
Anxiety Disorders 11 28 39
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - - -
Autism - - -
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 5 1 6
Others 93 141 234
TOTAL 228 276 504
Other Conditions      
Deliberate Self Harm      
Victims of Domestic Violence      
Victims of Sexual Abuse      
Pregnancy Related Mental Health Disorders      

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