Trump is not just a childish man having a tantrum or a selfish man who can't accept defeat.
His actions are dangerous to America's health and security.
Since Donald Trump’s election, the psychiatric community has debated calling out his illness(es).
The American Psychiatric Association says we should remain silent out of fear that we would violate the Goldwater Rule — an APA rule adopted largely to prevent the partisan misuse of psychiatric diagnoses to unduly influence an election.
But it is clear what many psychiatrists know privately, and a few have said publicly.
The threat to our democracy is too great to remain silent.
It may be no surprise that Trump railed against a 2020 election process that promised a major increase in turnout through early voting and voting by mail.
He and many Republicans have advocated for ways to suppress votes, and admitted repeatedly that when everybody votes, Republicans lose.
Many say that Trump's refusal to agree to a peaceful and orderly concession is just a threat from a selfish man who can’t accept defeat.
President-elect Biden calls Trump’s failure to concede an “embarrassment.”
It is worse.
When someone says they are planning their suicide, mental health professionals don’t call it a “cry for attention.” They hospitalize them immediately to prevent harm.
When someone threatens homicide, violence or child abuse, we act swiftly to protect potential victims.
It is naïve to consider the current acts of Trump as childish tantrums and nothing more than fodder for late night comedians.
Trump’s particular history and actions create a high index of suspicion for destructive mental processes which are putting the country and its safety and security in jeopardy.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opin...mood-personality-disorders-column/6332417002/
His actions are dangerous to America's health and security.
Since Donald Trump’s election, the psychiatric community has debated calling out his illness(es).
The American Psychiatric Association says we should remain silent out of fear that we would violate the Goldwater Rule — an APA rule adopted largely to prevent the partisan misuse of psychiatric diagnoses to unduly influence an election.
But it is clear what many psychiatrists know privately, and a few have said publicly.
The threat to our democracy is too great to remain silent.
It may be no surprise that Trump railed against a 2020 election process that promised a major increase in turnout through early voting and voting by mail.
He and many Republicans have advocated for ways to suppress votes, and admitted repeatedly that when everybody votes, Republicans lose.
Many say that Trump's refusal to agree to a peaceful and orderly concession is just a threat from a selfish man who can’t accept defeat.
President-elect Biden calls Trump’s failure to concede an “embarrassment.”
It is worse.
When someone says they are planning their suicide, mental health professionals don’t call it a “cry for attention.” They hospitalize them immediately to prevent harm.
When someone threatens homicide, violence or child abuse, we act swiftly to protect potential victims.
It is naïve to consider the current acts of Trump as childish tantrums and nothing more than fodder for late night comedians.
Trump’s particular history and actions create a high index of suspicion for destructive mental processes which are putting the country and its safety and security in jeopardy.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opin...mood-personality-disorders-column/6332417002/
