Marsha M. Linehan

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For the average clinician, individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often represent the most challenging, seemingly insoluble cases. This volume is the authoritative presentation of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Marsha M. Linehan&

Produktdetails

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders
• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 558
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 164mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 918g
• ISBN-13: 9780898621839
• ISBN-10: 0898621836
• Artikelnr.: 21211985

Autorenporträt

Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, the developer of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Director Emeritus of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics at the University of Washington. Her primary research interest is in the development and evaluation of evidence-based treatments for populations with high suicide risk and multiple, severe mental disorders. Dr. Linehan's contributions to suicide research and clinical psychology research have been recognized with numerous awards, including the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology and the Career/Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. She is also a recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation and the James McKeen Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science. In her honor, the American Association of Suicidology created the Marsha Linehan Award for Outstanding Research in the Treatment of Suicidal Behavior. She is a Zen master.