Densen-Gerber, Judianne (1934–2003)

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Densen-Gerber, Judianne (1934–2003)

American lawyer and psychiatrist. Born Nov 13, 1934, in New York, NY; died of cancer, May 11, 2003, in New York, NY; dau. of Beatrice Densen (heiress of the Densen paperbox fortune) and Gustave Gerber (chemical engineer); graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Columbia Law School and New York University Medical School; m. Michael Baden (NY medical examiner, div. 1997); children: daughters Dr. Sarah Baden and Trissa Baden; son Lindsey Baden.

Founded the drug-treatment program Odyssey House (1966); resigned as executive director (1983); writings include We Mainline Dreams: The Odyssey House Story (1971) and the semi-autobiographical Walk in My Shoes: An Odyssey into Womanlife (1976).

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