Marsha Linehan
| Marsha Linehan | |
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| Born |
Marsha Linehan May 5, 1943 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Residence | University District, Seattle, Washington |
| Alma mater | Loyola University Chicago |
| Occupation | Creator of dialectical behavior therapy, psychologist, professor, author |
| Children | Geraldine |
| Website | Marsha Linehan |
Marsha M. Linehan (born May 5, 1943) is an American psychologist and author. She is the creator of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a type of psychotherapy that combines behavioral science with Zen concepts like acceptance and mindfulness.
Linehan is a Professor of Psychology, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle and Director of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics. Her primary research is in borderline personality disorder, the application of behavioral models to suicidal behaviors, and drug abuse.
Linehan was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 5, 1943. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut where she was an inpatient. Linehan was subjected to electroconvulsive therapy, seclusion, as well as Thorazine and Librium as treatment. She has said that she feels that she actually had borderline personality disorder. In a 2011 interview with The New York Times, Linehan said that she "does not remember" taking any psychiatric medication after leaving the Institute of Living when she was 18 years old.
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