Abstract:
:The development of behavior therapy in Sri Lanka is presented. Its beginnings in the decade of the 70s in the two medical schools in Colombo and Peradeniya and its current status are reviewed, and future prospects are discussed. The need for developing and expanding behavior therapy practice in the country, and possible directions in training, are commented on.
journal_name
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatryjournal_title
Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatryauthors
de Silva P,Samarasinghe Ddoi
10.1016/0005-7916(85)90043-6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1985-06-01 00:00:00pages
95-100issue
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0005-7916issn
1873-7943pii
0005-7916(85)90043-6journal_volume
16pub_type
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