Marsha Linehan in the News
- Marsha Linehan is a 2011 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust Recipient.
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The Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics (BRTC) is a clinical research center focusing primarily on the development and evaluation of psychotherapies for individuals with severe and chronic personality disorders. The research, which has been funded by the National Institute of Health, the Borderline Personality Disorder Research Foundation and others, focuses on the understanding, assessment, and treatment of suicidal behaviors, drug addiction and of Borderline Personality Disorder. The primary treatment under development at the BRTC is termed Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which is a cognitive behavioral treatment developed by Dr. Marsha M. Linehan. The BRTC is a free-standing unit at the University of Washington whose funding-to-date has been through research grants and consulting income generated by research staff.Referring Clients
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING CLIENTS
If you are interested in referring clients as participants in a BRTC clinical trial or other research study, check out our current research studies.
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If you're interested in learning Dialectical Behavior Therapy, training is available.For Researchers
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News and Updates
TIME Books "100 New Scientific Discoveries" includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, a treatment for people who have borderline personality disorder — a mental illness that leaves them “without emotional skin” — was singled out as a breakthrough in the new book “100 New Scientific Discoveries” published by TIME Books. That treatment was created by UW Psychology Professor Marsha Linehan, who has been working with borderline patients in the UW’s Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinic for years. Time dubbed the treatment “fixing a busted personality,” saying it is...
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Just published! - DBT Coach An interactive mobile phone application for individuals with borderline personality disorder and substance use disorder
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Video: Dr. Marsha Linehan at the National Institute of Mental Health
Dr. Marsha Linehan was recently featured in a series of lectures on Borderline Personality Disorder hosted by the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Click here to see the video.
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