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arithia

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15. there is danger in assigning a mental illness diagnosis to a non-patient

Reply to NAO (Original post)

Sat Jun 4, 2016, 03:36 PM

Jun 2016

While this article was really well written for the most part, there are valid reasons good psych professionals will not try to diagnose popular media figures/celeb.

If you need the "why" explained to you, I suggest reading this article.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brick-brick/201401/psychologists-should-not-diagnose-celebrities

That "lethal" disorder that the author claims there is no "cure" for is treated by (and improved by) long-term psychotherapy. Using the bully pulpit of the media like this to say "there is no treatment" for the condition can discourage people from seeking treatment.

Trump shouldn't be anywhere near the presidency. We don't need to assign a clinical diagnosis to him in order to justify why he shouldn't be anywhere near the presidency.

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Article - Too Sick To Lead: The Lethal Personality Disorder Of Donald Trump [View all] NAO Jun 2016 OP

since when do republicans think a twisted psyche is a problem in their leaders? unblock Jun 2016 #1

+1,000,000. n/t Different Drummer Jun 2016 #2

sadly, toooooo true. niyad Jun 2016 #4

yep BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #7

They were defective, but not psychopathic NAO Jun 2016 #19

Thanks for posting this. nt ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2016 #21

of course, many have been pointing this out for months now, and nobody paid any attention. niyad Jun 2016 #3

Too busy bashing Clinton to see the real problem WhiteTara Jun 2016 #5

sadly, so very true. niyad Jun 2016 #6

Or maybe too busy bashing Bernie and his supporters to see that both Trump and Dustlawyer Jun 2016 #8

+1000 nt phazed0 Jun 2016 #10

Exactly Wibly Jun 2016 #13

+ another 1000 sendero Jun 2016 #16

It's striking how many of these points don't only apply to Trump nxylas Jun 2016 #17

Exactly the kind of socipathic person that rises to the top everywhere lunatica Jun 2016 #9

We've known for some time that Trump was nuts; but, what does his candidacy say about us? LongTomH Jun 2016 #11

Les Moonves...owner of CNN... RichGirl Jun 2016 #14

CBS, not CNN - CBS is broadcast TV, not cable. scarletwoman Jun 2016 #23

Read Christopher Lasch's "The Culture of Narcissism" (1978) for an answer to your KingCharlemagne Jun 2016 #20

When you look up Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the DSM... backscatter712 Jun 2016 #12

there is danger in assigning a mental illness diagnosis to a non-patient arithia Jun 2016 #15

good points eShirl Jun 2016 #22

I agree, but even an untrained layman can see the narcissism evident in Donald Trump. smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #24

With all due respect arithia Jun 2016 #25

He is a textbook narcissist. smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #26

If you think I'm defending Trump, please re-read my previous posts. arithia Jun 2016 #27

Fair point, but really, you don't have to be a shrink to see Trump's behavior patterns. backscatter712 Jun 2016 #28

I'm not entirely sure why arithia Jun 2016 #29

Excellent article!! Everyone should read it ailsagirl Jun 2016 #18