Expert on Mental Illness Reveals Her Own Fight
BENEDICT CAREY, NEW YORK TIMES
“So many people have begged me to come forward, and I just thought — well, I have to do this. I owe it to them. I cannot die a coward.”
The Road to Recovery: Marsha Linehan’s Inspiring Example
ALLEN FRANCES, MD, PSYCHIATRIC TIMES
“Marsha is a charismatic person. Early on, it was clear that she personally, and those working closely with her, could achieve seeming wonders with people who were previously thought to be beyond hope or help.” Read More
Fixing a Busted Personality
TIME MAGAZINE: 100 NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES
“Now, however, there’s hope for for BPD patients, thanks to a treatment called dialectical behavioral thrapy (DBT). Read More
Mental Illness: When A Therapist ‘Comes Out’
HAROLD KOLPLEWIEZ, MD, HUFFINGTON POST
“Of course she was anything but a coward. After getting her Ph.D. in psychology, Linehan chose to work with the most desperate patients, those she calls “supersuicidal,” because she felt she understood them.” Read more
Getting Out Of Hell: A Suicide-Prevention Therapy That Saved My Life
ANN MARIE POTTER, THE HARTFORD COURANT
“We were kindred spirits, understanding first-hand what it is like to suffer from such overwhelming despair that facing another day is agonizing. Despite their best efforts, family and friends often can’t touch the emotional pain and sense of hopelessness of someone contemplating suicide.” Read More
The Woman Who Stops Patients From Killing Themselves
ROBERT LANGRETH, FORBES
“After getting a doctorate in psychology from Loyola University in 1971, Linehan wanted to devote her career to helping the most miserable people in the world. She got hands-on experience as an intern at a suicide crisis center in Buffalo, learned behavior therapy at SUNY Stony Brook and eventually landed at the University of Washington.” Read More