Prof Peter Kinderman is head of the Institute of Psychology, Health and Society at the University of Liverpool.

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"We believe that there is now overwhelming evidence that DSM-5 is scientifically unsound (and) statistically unreliable, " said clinical psychologist Peter Kinderman, director of the University of Liverpool's Institute of Psychology, Health and Society.

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The Rural Doctors Conference is organised by Montgomeryshire Medical Society and the Institute of Rural Health (IRH), and runs for three days.

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