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Marsha M. Linehan

American psychologist

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 cognitive restructuring with acceptance, mindfulness, and shaping.

Linehan is an Emeritus 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.^[1] Her primary research is in borderline personality disorder, the application of behavioral models to suicidal behaviors, and drug abuse. Allen Frances, in the foreword for Linehan's book Building a Life Worth Living, said Linehan is one of the two most influential "clinical innovators" in mental health, the other being Aaron Beck.

Early life and education

Linehan was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 5, 1943, being the third of six children. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut where she was an inpatient. Linehan was subj

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Who Is Marsha Linehan?: Understanding Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Who is Marsha Linehan, and what was Marsha Linehan diagnosed with?

During her adolescence, Marsha Linehan was diagnosed with schizophrenia and placed into residential care at the Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut. During her time there, Linehan struggled to overcome suicidal behaviors. After leaving the Institute in 1961 at 18 years old, Linehan did not continue to take psychiatric medication to manage her mental illness. In later interviews, Linehan commented that she believes she may have been incorrectly diagnosed, as many of the symptoms she experienced in adolescence met the criteria for a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD).

BPD did not exist as a diagnosis when Linehan was institutionalized, which may have contributed to the likely incorrect diagnosis she received. Linehan would later develop dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a derivative of cognitive-behavioral therapy. DBT grew out of a series of failed attempts to apply cognitive-behavioral treatment to those experiencing s

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Marsha Linehan

Research

My entire career has been focused on the assessment and treatment of suicidal behaviors among individuals with multiple and severe disorders. I have developed a comprehensive cognitive behavioral treatment (Dialectical Behavior Therapy; DBT) that has reliably demonstrated its ability to reduce suicide attempts among individuals with borderline personality disorder. I am an established treatment development researcher with 30+ years of experience conducting behavioral treatment research with individuals at high risk for suicide and leading a research clinic that has already been successful at developing and disseminating effective treatments for suicidal behaviors. In addition, I have developed and researched assessment measures related to suicidal behavior (including the Reasons for Living Questionnaire and the Suicide Attempt Self-Injury Interview) as well as methods for disseminating DBT and other evidence-based therapies required to successfully treat chronically suicidal individuals. I have also published widely in the area of suicide, bord