摘要: (i) Research projects have been formulated within the framework of" Emotion Studies". The first project which emerged out of emotion studies is a project on suicide," An epidemiological study of suicide and attempted suicide in Sri Lanka". A workshop held at the IFS examined the conceptual and theoretical aspects of the notion of'suicide'. This was followed by a review of literature on a limited number of studies on suicide in Sri Lanka. An interview guide was formulated for investigations. The first phase is being concentrated on a study of suicide in the Kandy district. To map out the distribution of suicide, data has been collected from 20 police stations. Once this data is analysed and processed an indepth study of suicide and attempted suicide will follow. It is expected that this study should be completed in about six months.(ii) The second project is entitled" Emotions and Medicine". This project has already passed …