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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 .
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based [1] psychotherapy that began with efforts to treat personality disorders and interpersonal conflicts. [1] Evidence suggests that DBT can be useful in treating mood disorders and suicidal ideation as well as for changing behavioral patterns such as self-harm and substance use. [2]
Marsha Linehan highlights the diagnostic challenges faced by mental health professionals in using the DSM criteria due to the broad range of behaviors they encompass. [112] To mitigate these challenges, Linehan categorizes BPD symptoms into five principal areas of dysregulation: emotions, behavior, interpersonal relationships, sense of self ...
University of Washington psychology professor Marsha Linehan is credited with developing the first empirically supported standard treatment for BPD, termed dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). DBT grew dramatically in popularity among mental health professionals following the publication of Linehan's treatment manuals for DBT in 1993.
Marsha is a variant spelling of Marcia. Notable people with the name include: Marsha Ambrosius (born 1977), former member of the English band duo Floetry; Marsha Arzberger (born 1937), Democratic politician; Marsha Barbour, first lady of the U.S. state of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012
John Linehan (basketball) (born 1978), American basketball player and coach; Kim Linehan, USA Olympic swimmer (from the 1984 Games) Marsha M. Linehan (born 1943), American psychologist and author; Maxine Linehan, Irish singer and actress; Mechele Linehan (born 1972), figure in the death of Kent Leppink; Neil J. Linehan (1895–1967), American ...
McLean is known widely for its treatment of adolescents, most specifically its treatment of borderline personality disorder using dialectical behavioral therapy developed by Marsha M. Linehan. [5] [6]
M. M. Linehan wrote in her 1993 paper, Cognitive–Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, that "the biosocial theory suggests that BPD is a disorder of self-regulation, and particularly of emotional regulation, which results from biological irregularities combined with certain dysfunctional environments, as well as from their interaction and transaction over time" [4]