The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump

Posted on 01 July 2018 by Bandy X. Lee

The New York Times bestseller More than two dozen psychiatrists and psychologists offer their consensus view that Trump s mental state presents a clear and present danger to our nation and individual well being.This is not normal.Since the start of Donald Trump s presidential run, one question has quietly but urgently permeated the observations of concerned citizens What is wrong with him Constrained by the American Psychiatric Association s Goldwater rule, which inhibits mental health professionals from diagnosing public figures they have not personally examined, many of those qualified to answer this question have shied away from discussing the issue at all The public has thus been left to wonder whether he is mad, bad, or both.In THE DANGEROUS CASE OF DONALD TRUMP, twenty seven psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health experts argue that, in Mr Trump s case, their moral and civic duty to warn America supersedes professional neutrality They then explore Trump s symptoms and potentially relevant diagnoses to find a complex, if also dangerously mad, man.Philip Zimbardo and Rosemary Sword, for instance, explain Trump s impulsivity in terms of unbridled and extreme present hedonism Craig Malkin writes on pathological narcissism and politics as a lethal mix Gail Sheehy, on a lack of trust that exceeds paranoia Lance Dodes, on sociopathy Robert Jay Lifton, on the malignant normality that can set in everyday life if psychiatrists do not speak up.His madness is catching, too From the trauma people have experienced under the Trump administration to the cult like characteristics of his followers, he has created unprecedented mental health consequences across our nation and beyond.It s not all in our heads It s in his There will not be a book published this fall urgent, important, or controversial than The Dangerous Case of Donald Trumpprofound, illuminating and discomforting Bill Moyers New Download [ The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump ] By [ Bandy X. Lee ] – kino-fada.fr Basically, the mental health experts, coincidentally, the same ones that have gotten the American public to be the most overmedicated one on Earth, decided they can perform diagnostics without even talking to the guy Wow I definitely wouldn t want to undergo the tender mercies of such doctors Basically, they took some D.Tump s quotes and went on to overanalyse these at length, spewing lots of stuff on their personal worldviews all the way Unethical as hell as well Why do the doctors believe Basically, the mental health experts, coincidentally, the same ones that have gotten the American public to be the most overmedicated one on Earth, decided they can perform diagnostics without even talking to the guy Wow I definitely wouldn t want to undergo the tender mercies of such doctors Basically, they took some D.Tump s quotes and went on to overanalyse these at length, spewi...See 1 17 18 addendum at end of review 10 9 17 revised review after finishing this amazing book I ve been waiting for this book the words of highly trained mental health professionals who are brave enough to risk backlash from their own associations by putting the safety of all people ahead of their rules to say nothing about individuals they have not treated In a meticulously written foreword, one of the authors makes the case that duty to warn people whose well being is in danger trumps th See 1 17 18 addendum at end of review 10 9 17 revised review after finishing this amazing book I ve been waiting for this book the words of highly trained mental health professionals who are brave enough to risk backlash from their own associations by putting the safety of all people ahead of their rules to say nothing about individuals they have not treated In ...Since Michael Wolff s Fire and Fury has become all the rage, people are talkingandabout psychiatrist Bandy X Lee, the Yale professor who recently briefed members of Congress on Donald Trump s unfitness to be president This book, published last October, is the product of the conference she chaired on the same subject The Dangerous Case is an excellent example of when to heed Sir Francis Bacon s advice this is not a book to be chewed and digested thoroughly, nor a book to be devo Since Michael Wolff s Fire and Fury has become all the rage, people are talkingandabout psychiatrist Bandy X Lee, the Yale professor who recently briefed members of Congress on Donald Trump s unfitness to be president This book, published last October, is the product of the conference she chaired on the same subject The Dangerous Case is an excellent example of when to heed Sir Francis Bacon s advice this is not a book to be chewed and digested thoroughly, nor a book to be devoured, but instead it is a book to be tasted Please, taste its two d...3.5 interesting but repetitive stars A group of psychiatrists and other mental health experts chime in on the psychopathology and mental status of President Trump There is a lot of discussion on the Goldwater rule which you can read briefly about here This is where experts do some diagnosing of public figures from afar and the dangers and unethicalness of doing so These experts speak about the dangerousness of Mr Trump and I feel that much of what 3.5 interesting but repetitive stars A group of psychiatrists and other mental health experts chime in on the psychopathology and mental status of President Trump There is a lot of discussion on the Goldwater rule which you can read briefly about here This is where experts do some diagnosing of public figures from afa...The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a Presidentby Bandy X Lee, Craig Malkin I picked this up from the library and being a nurse I realize they can t diagnose a Twitter maniac technical from afar, and there is the Goldwater rule that mental health experts are supposed to think of but this book also brings up other points just as important if notThe duty to warn They feel if is their duty to notify those in charge, which they did, that som The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a Presidentby Bandy X Lee, Craig Malkin I picked this up from the library and being a nurse I realize they can t diagnose a Twitter maniac technical from afar, and there is the Goldwater rule that mental health experts are supposed to think of but this book also brings up other points just as important if notThe duty to warn They feel if is their duty to notify those in charge, which they did, that something may not be right with the guy who always lies, toots his own horn, lives in his own world, and has no empathy forwell anyone It is not hard, at this point, for anyone on the planet to know what Trump is thinking because immediately the thought rushes down to his thumbs to the phone and out to Twitter No filter The psychiatrists had lots to work with plus all his speaches, still, no filter.They explai...The idea was just to see what the psychiatrists had done with the concept of viewing DJT from afar and telling us what they could see I was skeptical, truthfully, and happen to agree with the Goldwater Rule that mental health professionals should not make statements about the mental health of people t...Terrifying.If you are troubled by the phenomena that is Donald TrumpYOU MUST READ THIS BOOK.In a nut shell, Bandy Lee has put together a compilation of pieces written, for the most part, by her colleagues, namely experts in psychiatric medicine, who offer their professional opinions about a man that has turned American politics into a bad reality TV show.A major theme explored throughout the book is whether Trump is crazy like a fox or just plain crazy like a crazy The book also explores the impotence If you are troubled by the phenomena that is Donald TrumpYOU MUST READ THIS BOOK.In a nut shell, Bandy Lee has put together a compilation of pieces written, for the most part, by her colleagues, namely experts in psychiatric medicine, who offer their professional opinions about a man that has turned American politics into a bad reality TV show.A major theme explored throughout the book is whether...I amthan half way through this bookriveting I take a beard, and then I stop and say. well, I get the idea, time to switch over to another book but then I go back I feel vindicated reading this, fascinated by the thoroughness, and impressed by credentials of the authors I m not a professional, but have studied psychology ever since I majored in that subject and fell in love with it My daughter majored in it as well, and is a mental health worker Mental health was a big topic in I amthan half way through this bookriveting I take a beard, and then I stop and say. well, I get the idea, time to switch over to another book but then I go back I feel vindicated reading this, fascinated by the thoroughness, and impressed by credentials of the authors I m not a professional, but have studied psychology ever since I majored in that subject...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Will Trump Be the Death of the Goldwater Rule in it possible to know the political affiliations of those 27 UPDATE FINALLY, AT LAST u sing psychiatry for political or self aggrandizing purposes is stigmatizing for our patients and negatively impacts our profession in The American Psychiatric Association speaks out against armchair psychiatrists in media saying Trump s insane in Will Trump Be the Death of the Goldwater Rule in it possible to know the political affiliations of those 27 UPDATE FINALLY, AT LAST u sing psychiatry...

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01 July 2018

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