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What’s in a name?

Mark Kelly Mental health nurse, Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Belfast

Mark Kelly explains why the term ‘personality disorder’ is inappropriate – and asks readers to suggest an alternative

IN THIS article I call for a change in terminology for the diagnosis ‘personality disorder’. I consider it to be outmoded, irrelevant and unhelpful in an era when political correctness and mental health and wellbeing are fashionable.

Mental Health Practice. 19, 7, 13-13. doi: 10.7748/mhp.19.7.13.s13

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12 April 2016 / Vol 19 issue 7

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