Dr. Marsha M. Linehan Biography

Marsha Linehan is a psychologist and author. She is the creator of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) a type of psychotherapy that combines behavioral science with Buddhist concepts like acceptance and mindfulness.
She is a Professor of Psychology and adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington and is Director of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics a consortium of research projects developing new treatments and evaluating their efficacy for severely disordered and multi-diagnostic and suicidal populations. Her primary research is in the application of behavioral models to suicidal behaviors drug abuse and borderline personality disorder. She is also working to develop effective models for transferring science-based treatments to the clinical community.
She has received several awards recognizing her clinical and research contributions to the study and treatment of suicidal behaviors including the Louis I. Dublin Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Field of Suicide the Distinguished Research in Suicide Award (American Foundation of Suicide Prevention) and the creation of the Marsha Linehan Award for Outstanding Research in the Treatment of Suicidal Behavior established by the American Association of Suicidology. She has also been recognized for her clinical research including the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology the award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology (Society of Clinical Psychology) and awards for Distinguished Contributions to the Practice of Psychology (American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology) and for Distinguished Contributions for Clinical Activities (Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy).

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