Dr Chanaka Wijeratne

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Dr Wijeratne is a psychiatrist with expertise in severe mood disorders, neurocognitive disorders, including young onset dementia, and the assessment of capacity. He has a longstanding interest in doctors' health, in particular the challenges faced by late career practitioners, and in medical regulation given his work as an assessor for the Medical Council of NSW. He has been involved in research in a variety of areas, including chronic fatigue which was the subject of his postgraduate research degree, bipolar disorder and currently doctors' health.

Phone

9382 3759

E-mail

Chanaka.Wijeratne@health.nsw.gov.au

Location

Euroa Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital

Book Chapters | 2019

Wijeratne C, 2019, 'Depression', in Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry, Cambridge University Press, pp. 112 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108593946.011

Book Chapters | 2019

Wijeratne C, 2019, 'Depression', in Butler R; Katona C (ed.), SEMINARS IN OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 112 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108593946.010
Journal articles | 2022

Wijeratne C; Earl J, 2022, 'A guide for medical practitioners transitioning to an encore career or retirement', Medical Journal of Australia, 216, pp. 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51378

Journal articles | 2022

Wijeratne C; Kay MP; Arnold MH; Looi JCL, 2022, 'Australia needs to implement a national health strategy for doctors', Medical Journal of Australia, 217, pp. 338 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51714

Journal articles | 2021

Meuldijk D; Wuthrich VM; Rapee RM; Draper B; Brodaty H; Cuijpers P; Cutler H; Hobbs M; Johnco C; Jones M; Chen JTH; Partington A; Wijeratne C, 2021, 'Translating evidence-based psychological interventions for older adults with depression and anxiety into public and private mental health settings using a stepped care framework: Study protocol', Contemporary Clinical Trials, 104, pp. 106360 - 106360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106360

Journal articles | 2021

Mooney A; Wijeratne C; Earl JK; Gordon J, 2021, 'Practise till you drop: Trialing an online intervention for late-career medical practitioners to promote planning for retirement', Internet Interventions, 26, pp. 100452 - 100452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100452

Journal articles | 2021

Wijeratne C; Earl J, 2021, 'A guide for medical practitioners transitioning to an encore career or retirement', Medical Journal of Australia, 214, pp. 12 - 14.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50870

Journal articles | 2021

Wijeratne C; Johnco C; Draper B; Earl J, 2021, 'Doctors' reporting of mental health stigma and barriers to help-seeking', Occupational Medicine, 71, pp. 366 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqab119

Journal articles | 2021

Wijeratne C; Johnco C; Draper B; Earl JK, 2021, 'Older Physicians’ Reporting of Psychological Distress, Alcohol Use, Burnout and Workplace Stressors', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29, pp. 478 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2020.09.010

Journal articles | 2020

Wijeratne C, 2020, 'Cognitive Screening of Older Practitioners', JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 323, pp. 1973 - 1974, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.4257

Journal articles | 2019

Peisah C; Luscombe GM; Earl JK; Wijeratne C, 2019, 'Aging women and men in the medical profession: The effect of gender and marital status on successful aging and retirement intent in Australian doctors', Journal of Women and Aging, 31, pp. 95 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2018.1412391

Journal articles | 2018

Wijeratne C; Peisah C; Earl J; Luscombe G, 2018, 'Occupational Determinants of Successful Aging in Older Physicians', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26, pp. 200 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2017.07.008

Journal articles | 2017

Wijeratne C; Earl JK; Peisah C; Luscombe GM; Tibbertsma J, 2017, 'Professional and psychosocial factors affecting the intention to retire of Australian medical practitioners', Medical Journal of Australia, 206, pp. 209 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja16.00883

Journal articles | 2016

Kwan E; Wijeratne C, 2016, 'Presentations of anxiety in older people', Medicine Today, 17, pp. 34 - 41

Journal articles | 2016

Shah A; Sava-Shah S; Wijeratne C; Draper B, 2016, 'Are elite cricketers more prone to suicide? A psychological autopsy study of Test cricketer suicides', Australasian Psychiatry, 24, pp. 295 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856216641311

Journal articles | 2016

Shah A; Savla-Shah S; Wijeratne C; Draper B, 2016, 'Are elite cricketers more prone to suicide? Further comments on suicides from individual countries of test cricketers', Australasian Psychiatry, 24, pp. 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856216665284

Journal articles | 2016

Wijeratne C; Reutens S, 2016, 'When an elder is the abuser', Medical Journal of Australia, 205, pp. 246 - 247.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja16.00333

Journal articles | 2016

Wijeratne C, 2016, 'Clinical assessment of the late-career medical practitioner', Australasian Psychiatry, 24, pp. 140 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856215626649

Journal articles | 2015

Peisah C; Strukovski JA; Wijeratne C; Mulholland R; Luscombe G; Brodaty H, 2015, 'The development and testing of the quality use of medications in dementia (QUM-D): A tool for quality prescribing for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)', International Psychogeriatrics, 27, pp. 1313 - 1322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610214002816

Journal articles | 2015

Wijeratne C, 2015, 'Professional capacity and the late career medical practitioner', INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, 27, pp. S185 - S186, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000369706400119&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2014

Peisah C; Wijeratne C; Waxman B; Vonau M, 2014, 'Adaptive ageing surgeons', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 84, pp. 311 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.12506

Journal articles | 2014

Wijeratne C, 2014, 'Sex, drugs and gambling: Disinhibition in older people', Medicine Today, 15, pp. 47 - 52

Journal articles | 2013

Wijeratne C; McKay R; Looi J, 2013, 'AN OVERVIEW OF THE NSW HEALTH HANDBOOK FOR BEHAVIOURAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA (BPSD)', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 47, pp. 37 - 38, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000329542900089&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2013

Wijeratne C; Peisah C, 2013, 'Accepting the challenges of ageing and retirement in ourselves: The need for psychiatrists to adopt a consensus approach', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, pp. 425 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867413477220

Journal articles | 2013

Wijeratne C; Sachdev S; Wen W; Piguet O; Lipnicki D; Malhi G; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS, 2013, 'Hippocampal and amygdala volumes in an older bipolar disorder sample', International Psychogeriatrics, 25, pp. 54 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610212001469

Journal articles | 2012

Aarons S; Peisah C; Wijeratne C, 2012, 'Neuropsychiatric effects of Parkinson's disease treatment', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 31, pp. 198 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00632.x

Journal articles | 2012

Blignault I; Manicavasagar VL; Parker GB; Wijeratne C; Sumathipala , 2012, 'Building capacity in identification and management of mood disorders: an Australia–Sri Lanka collaboration', Australasian Psychiatry, 20, pp. 53 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856211432481

Journal articles | 2012

Randles J; Wijeratne C; Peisah C; Foulkes P, 2012, 'THERE'S NO ESCAPE - AGING, ILLNESS AND RETIREMENT', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 46, pp. 19 - 20, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000324742400047&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2012

Wijeratne C, 2012, 'Behaviour and biomarkers in frontotemporal dementia: Implications for general psychiatry', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46, pp. 477 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867412439054

Journal articles | 2011

Blignault I; Manicavasagar V; Parker G; Wijeratne C; Sumathipala A, 2011, 'FP03-5 Improving the Identification and Management of Mood Disorders in Developing Countries', Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 4, pp. S32 - S32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1876-2018(11)60124-x

Journal articles | 2011

Blignault I; Manicavasagar VL; Parker GB; Wijeratne C; Sumathipala , 2011, 'Improving the Identification and Management of Mood Disorders in Developing Countries', Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 4S1, pp. S32 - S32

Journal articles | 2011

Lamont S; Brunero S; Wijeratne C; Barclay C, 2011, 'Evaluation of an electroconvulsive therapy service in a general hospital', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 20, pp. 223 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00725.x

Journal articles | 2011

Wijeratne C; Draper B, 2011, 'A reformulation of current recommendations for target serum lithium concentration according to clinical indication, age and physical comorbidity', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45, pp. 1026 - 1032, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048674.2011.610296

Journal articles | 2011

Wijeratne PC, 2011, 'Somatization in older people', Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 34, pp. 661 - 671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2011.05.010

Journal articles | 2009

Wijeratne C; Harris PG, 2009, 'Late life depression and dementia: A mental health literacy survey of Australian general practitioners', International Psychogeriatrics, 21, pp. 330 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610208008235

Journal articles | 2008

Wijeratne C; Sachdev PS, 2008, 'Treatment-resistant depression: critique of current approaches', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 42, pp. 751 - 762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048670802277206

Journal articles | 2007

Wijeratne C; Hickie IB; Brodaty H, 2007, 'The characteristics of fatigue in an older primary care sample', Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 62, pp. 153 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.09.011

Journal articles | 2007

Wijeratne C; Malhi G, 2007, 'Vascular mania: an old concept in danger of sclerosing? A clinical overview', ACTA Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 116, pp. 35 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01057.x

Journal articles | 2007

Wijeratne C; Malhi GS, 2007, 'A critique of the concept of vascular mania', Bipolar Disorders, 9, pp. 10 - 10, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000249243000028&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Journal articles | 2006

Wijeratne C; Olley A; Mahli G; Philip M, 2006, 'Late-onset bipolar disorder: preliminary results from Sydney.', Acta Neuropsychiatr, 18, pp. 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S092427080003180X

Journal articles | 2006

Wijeratne PC; Hickie IB; Davenport TA, 2006, 'Is there an independant somatic symptom disension in older people', Journal of Psychosomatic, 61, pp. 197 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.01.012

Journal articles | 2005

Wijeratne C, 2005, 'The relationship between somatic and psychological forms of distress in older people and Somatoform disorders - Theoretical challenges in older people', INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, 17, pp. 96 - 97, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000233322400183&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2005

Wijeratne C, 2005, 'What's new in .. old age psychiatry?', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 39, pp. A110 - A110, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000234806800060&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2004

Wijeratne C, 2004, 'Somatic presentations of distress in primary care', Geriatrics and Aging, 7, pp. 26 - 29

Journal articles | 2003

Wijeratne C; Manicavasagar V, 2003, 'Separation anxiety in the elderly', Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 17, pp. 695 - 702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0887-6185(02)00239-6

Journal articles | 2003

Wijeratne C, 2003, 'Is mobile phone syndrome the new RSI? Socio-cultural factors in the development of somatoform disorders', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 37, pp. A25 - A25, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186635700088&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2003

Wijeratne PC; Brodaty H; Hickie IB, 2003, 'The neglect of somatoform disorders by old age psychiatry:some explanations and suggestions for future research', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18, pp. 812 - 819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.925

Journal articles | 2001

Wijeratne C; Shome S; Hickie IB; Koschera A, 2001, 'An age-based comparison of chronic pain clinic patients', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16, pp. 477 - 483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.366

Journal articles | 2001

Wijeratne PC; Hickie IB, 2001, 'Somatic distress syndromes in later life: The need for paradigm change', Psychological Medicine, 31, pp. 571 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S003329170100383X

Journal articles | 2000

Wijeratne C, 2000, 'Correspondence', Australasian Psychiatry, 8, pp. 165 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/103985600353

Journal articles | 1999

Wijeratne C; Halliday GS; Lyndon RW, 1999, 'The present status of electroconvulsive therapy: A systematic review', Medical Journal of Australia, 171, pp. 250 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123632.x

Journal articles | 1999

Wijeratne C; Shome S, 1999, 'Electroconvulsive therapy and subdural hemorrhage', Journal of ECT, 15, pp. 275 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00124509-199912000-00007

Journal articles | 1998

Wijeratne C, 1998, 'Personality and aging: A case of continuing neglect', Aging and Mental Health, 2, pp. 89 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607869856768

Journal articles | 1997

Burke DJ; Wijeratne PC; Hickie IB, 1997, 'Depression in the elderly: recognition, assessment and treatment of depression saves lives', National Healthcare, pp. 47 - 49

Journal articles | 1997

Wijeratne C, 1997, 'Review: Pathways to morbidity in carers of dementia sufferers', International Psychogeriatrics, 9, pp. 69 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610297004225

Journal articles | 1997

Wijeratne PC; Hickie IB; Schwartz RS, 1997, 'Erotomania associated with temporal lobe abnormalities following radiotherapy', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 31, pp. 765 - 768, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679709062693

Journal articles | 1997

Wijeratne PC, 1997, 'Pathways to morbidity in carers of dementia sufferers', International Psychogeriatrics, pp. 69 - 79

Journal articles | 1996

Wijeratne C; Lovestone S, 1996, 'A pilot study comparing psychological and physical morbidity in carers of elderly people with dementia and those with depression', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11, pp. 741 - 744, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199608)11:8<741::AID-GPS381>3.0.CO;2-6

Journal articles | 1996

Wijeratne C; Stern J; Howard R, 1996, 'Self-mutilation in an elderly patient with personality disorder', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, 11, pp. 75 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199601)11:1<75::AID-GPS278>3.0.CO;2-H

Journal articles | 1996

Wijeratne C; Stern J; Howard R, 1996, 'Self-mutilation in an elderly patient with personality disorder', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11, pp. 75 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199601)11:1<75::AID-GPS278>3.0.CO;2-H

Journal articles | 1996

Wijeratne C; Webster P, 1996, 'Risperidone bullous pemphigoid [6]', American Journal of Psychiatry, 153, pp. 735

Journal articles | 1996

Wijeratne C, 1996, 'Neuroleptic malignant syndrome and malignant hyperthermia [1]', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 30, pp. 874

Journal articles | 1994

Webster P; Wijeratne C, 1994, 'Risperidone-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome', The Lancet, 344, pp. 1228 - 1229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(94)90542-8

Journal articles | 1994

Wijeratne C, 1994, '‘A Shrink writes…’ negative press for psychiatry and the psychiatrist as pressman', Australasian Psychiatry, 2, pp. 285 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10398569409079302
Conference Abstracts | 2016

Cartledge B; Wijeratne C; Jakabek D; Walterfang M; Velakoulis D; Looi JCL; Sachdev P, 2016, 'Bipolar affective disorder: the striatal morphological correlates', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, SAGE Publications (UK and US), Vol. 50, pp. 45 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867416640967

Conference Papers | 2003

Wijeratne PC; Hickie IB; Brodaty H, 2003, 'Determining relationships between psychological and somatic distress in older general practice attenders', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Sage Publications, United Kingdom, pp. 15 - 15, presented at RANZCP: 38th Congress mutual interests, Tasmania, 12 March 2003 - 15 March 2003, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186635700054&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 2003

Wijeratne PC, (ed.), 2003, 'Australasian Psychiatry', Sage Publications, United Kingdom, presented at RANZCP 38th Conference, 12 May 2003 - 15 May 2003

Current only:

ARC Linkage Project 190100574. Earl J, Gerrans P, Wijeratne C. Designing a holistic model of advice to improve retirement planning.