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The Tulip Lab's name originates from Dr. Marsha Linehan- the founder of dialectical behaviour therapy for BPD- who asserted that people with BPD are like tulips in a rose garden; they experience emotions in unique and sensitive ways and often feel that there is something fundamentally wrong with them for not being more like the people around them who don’t seem to share their struggles (the roses). A key part of recovery for such “tulips” involves learning to accept oneself for who they are and finding the right kind of gardens in which they can flourish. Thus, in the Tulip lab, we focus on interventions that can help promote healing for those with BPD and trauma-related conditions, and work to enhance their close relationships to become ones that help them thrive.
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OUR VALUESwHAT DO WE DO?Ask clinically-relevant questions about BPD and its treatment, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Using experimental, ecological momentary assessment, and longitudinal methods, we seek to understand BPD and life-threatening behaviour, identify key treatment targets, and examine the efficacy of specific treatment strategies for BPD and life-threatening behaviour.
Draw on clinical trial methods to optimize and simplify the treatment of BPD and PTSD
We are particularly focused on harnessing the power of relationships to treat BPD and/or PTSD through conjoint and dyadic interventions, as well as identifying simple, streamlined, and efficient ways of treating BPD, life-threatening behaviour, and PTSD.
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If you are a tulip, don't try to be a rose. Find a tulip garden. Find the environment that you will fit into, that will appreciate you.
— Dr. Marsha Linehan Developer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy |
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