Behaviour Therapy: Techniques, Research and Applications

The book presents a comprehensive review of the subject. It provides practical as well as theoretical guidance to behaviour therapy. I would recommend it to professionals who practice behavioural interventions and seek to broaden their knowledge.

— The National Medical Journal of India

It is refreshing that behaviour therapy gets a new release and a new presentation in this book which attempts to remove some of the stereotypes and presents a more balanced and scholarly view of not only ‘traditional’ behaviour therapy but also of the changes and innovations in an admittedly beneficial therapeutic procedure… A description of basic principles and techniques is followed by examples illustrative of their clinical application. Studies are presented in sufficient detail and demonstrate the process as well as the clinical usage of these procedures…. Overall, the book has been well-presented and rigorously referenced.

— Psychology and Developing Societies

This book focuses on the contemporary issues of research and practice of behaviour therapy.

— Times of India

S. P. K. Jena is Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, and former Director, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (now National Forensic Sciences University). He won the H. N. Murthy Oration Award for his contribution to Behavioural Medicine and Biofeedback. He graduated from the Centre of Advanced Study in Psychology (Bhubaneswar), trained in clinical psychology from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Bengaluru) and attained a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Central Institute of Psychiatry (Ranchi).

He has served as Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Regional Training Centres (Kolkata and Patna), as Reader in Special Education at Institute of Advance Study in Education in Rohilkhand University (Bareilly), and as Reader in Applied Psychology at Guru Jambheshwar University (Hisar).

He has published several articles in national and international journals and has authored two books: Perspectives in Mental Retardation and Behaviour Therapy: Techniques, Research and Applications. He is the former editor of Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology.