Sri Lankan Soldiers Lack Counselling

By Dinouk Colombage

The longevity of the Sri Lankan war has most definitely affected thesoldiers mentally.

As number of murder cases involving soldiers increase Sowmiya Ramanayaka, contributing psychologist lecturer at the Australian Defence Force Academy, urged the authorities to pursue counselling programs for all the soldiers who had been involved in the war.
Ramanayaka told The Sunday Leader that “having worked with soldiers who have fought in wars, I have seen first-hand the psychological stress they suffer.” Ramanayaka, who has worked with Australian soldiers upon their return from Afghanistan, explained that the longevity of the Sri Lankan war has most definitely affected the soldiers mentally.

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