TSBM
was formulated on April 30, 2001 at a meeting held at the
Siam City Hotel, Bangkok during the 1st International Conference
" Behavioral Medicine in the New Millennium: The Mind-the
Brain and Behaviour in Common Public Health Problems."
and become officially established by the membership application
of initially 66 founding members in May 2001.
In August 2001, TSBM has 109 full members (42 Men and 67 Women)
which include 37 medical doctors (including 6 psychiatrists),
22 biomedical scientists, 22 nurses, 13 public health, 12 psychologists,
1 epidemiologist, 1 behavioral scientist, and 1 Buddhist monk.
On August 30, 2001 during the Governing Council Meeting of the
International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM) in Mainz,
TSBM was unanimously accepted as full member country of ISBM.