Psychologist blasts 'misogynistic' children's book that claims women with borderline personality disorder have 'smaller' brains and insinuates sufferers are a 'lost cause'

Psychologist blasts 'misogynistic' children's book that claims women with borderline personality disorder have 'smaller' brains and insinuates sufferers are a 'lost cause'
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Psychologist blasts 'misogynistic' children's book that claims women with borderline personality disorder have 'smaller' brains and insinuates sufferers are a 'lost cause'
Published: Dec, 30 2024 16:00

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Psychologist blasts 'misogynistic' children's book that claims women with borderline personality disorder have 'smaller' brains and insinuates sufferers are a 'lost cause' A psychologist has blasted a 'misogynistic' children's book that claims women with borderline personality disorder have smaller brains and suggests sufferers are a 'lost cause'.

The book, which is aimed at children aged five to 12, is written from the perspective of a young person whose mother has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Dr Jessica Taylor, 34, from Stoke-on-Trent, has taken issue with the book 'My Mummy Has BPD!

Dr Jessica Taylor, 34, from Stoke-on-Trent, has taken issue with the book 'My Mummy Has BPD!'

', which she claims perpetuates harmful 'myths' about the condition that affects one in 100 people in the UK.

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