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StraightRazor

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8. Yep, because licensed psychologists/psychiatrists know that publicly diagnosing without...

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #6)

Tue Aug 2, 2016, 12:30 PM

Aug 2016

meeting with, testing and evaluating an individual in a clinical setting is essentially malpractice and/or libel.

So, while the Abomination is certainly not like most people and has some strong narcissistic tendencies to be sure, you'll only find the people calling him 'insane' or giving other armchair diagnosis on discussion boards online. Thankfully.

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Funny how nobody in the media wants to discuss Trump's mental state [View all] chemenger Aug 2016 OP

There have been many articles in print media about exactly this. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2016 #1

Here's just one of many done in the print media: Koinos Aug 2016 #2

That Washington Post piece is priceless. sofa king Aug 2016 #4

And that's saying something! smirkymonkey Aug 2016 #9

And Christie defended the Khans. Koinos Aug 2016 #15

it is remarkable how textbook he is. if trump didn't exist, snl would create him as a caricature. unblock Aug 2016 #3

Bloomberg made it ok to discuss Trump's sanity. But I still want him to run, I do not want patricia92243 Aug 2016 #5

"I'm not a licensed psychologist" Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #6

Yep, because licensed psychologists/psychiatrists know that publicly diagnosing without... StraightRazor Aug 2016 #8

Two things bother me about those armchair diagnoses: Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #10

I have to admit that you have a very good and valid point chemenger Aug 2016 #13

I don't mind stepping outside the established boundaries once in awhile chemenger Aug 2016 #12

A commentator on CNN this morning called Trump "mentally unbalanced" hamsterjill Aug 2016 #7

Napoleon & Hilter were both nut cases! imanamerican63 Aug 2016 #11

They are starting to talk about it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2016 #14