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A brief critique of the pseudo-diagnosis ‘complex emotional needs’: commentary, Tyrer and Mulder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2025

Peter Tyrer Open the ORCID record for Peter Tyrer [Opens in a new window]  and
Roger Mulder Open the ORCID record for Roger Mulder [Opens in a new window]
Peter Tyrer*
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, Imperial College, London, UK
Roger Mulder
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
*
Correspondence: Peter Tyrer. Email: p.tyrer@imperial.ac.uk
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Keywords

Personality disorderborderlinediagnosisstigma

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , First View , pp. 1
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

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