Post by Mea on Jan 7, 2016 5:48:23 GMT
Depending on how long you’ve been in the BPD community, you may have heard the name Marsha Linehan come up a few times. Just who is she anyway?
Marsha Linehan is a psychologist and author, and she is also the creator of DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), the main form of therapy used for borderline patients. While she created the therapy for BPD specifically, it has proved useful for various disorders and is used in many forms of treatment. She is also a psychology professor at the University of Washington.
Many psychologists celebrated DBT and her findings and agreed that DBT was one of the biggest breakthroughs of psych history. However, Linehan later revealed that she was diagnosed with BPD, and people immediately tried to discredit her research.
Despite this, DBT continues to be a common form of therapy for a variety of mental disorders, and Marsha continues to focus her research on BPD and its treatment, having BPD herself. Over the years, she’s earned several awards for her research and clinical work, including the Louis Israel Dublin award for Lifetime Achievement in the Field of Suicide in 1999, The Outstanding Educator Award for Mental Health Education from the New England Educational Institute in 2004, and Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association in 2005. She’s also published several books, such as Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder and Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder.
Marsha Linehan is a psychologist and author, and she is also the creator of DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), the main form of therapy used for borderline patients. While she created the therapy for BPD specifically, it has proved useful for various disorders and is used in many forms of treatment. She is also a psychology professor at the University of Washington.
Many psychologists celebrated DBT and her findings and agreed that DBT was one of the biggest breakthroughs of psych history. However, Linehan later revealed that she was diagnosed with BPD, and people immediately tried to discredit her research.
Despite this, DBT continues to be a common form of therapy for a variety of mental disorders, and Marsha continues to focus her research on BPD and its treatment, having BPD herself. Over the years, she’s earned several awards for her research and clinical work, including the Louis Israel Dublin award for Lifetime Achievement in the Field of Suicide in 1999, The Outstanding Educator Award for Mental Health Education from the New England Educational Institute in 2004, and Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association in 2005. She’s also published several books, such as Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder and Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder.
