Contextual Behavioral Science and Global Mental Health: Synergies and opportunities

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 245-251

  White, Ross G ^a   Gregg, Jennifer ^b   Batten, Sonja ^c   Hayes, Louise L ^d,f   Kasujja, Rosco ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^f THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Contextual Behavioral Science; Functional Analytic Psychotherapy; Global Mental Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023608216     PISSN: 22121447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.07.001     Document Type: Note

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