A brief critique of the pseudo-diagnosis ‘complex emotional needs’
'Complex emotional needs' has emerged in the UK as a label to refer to individuals given a diagnosis of a personality disorder. We argue that this name change is insufficient to address the harms associated with the personality disorder construct; rather, it risks broadening its scope, and thereby the construct's harms.
Authors
- Hattie Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3230-6488)
- Jee Smith
- Naomi Head (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6923-003X)
- Bethan Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7413-056X)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.291
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.84