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davidn3600

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7. You can't diagnose someone from afar

Sun Aug 7, 2016, 04:19 PM

Aug 2016

1. You can't make a diagnosis without proper evaluation of the person.
2. You cannot make a professional diagnosis public without authorization.

This is true with any profession in the public health field.

They can make general comments and answer general questions about mental illness or people with mental illness in general. But going on TV and specifically calling Trump "mentally ill" is not only unethical, but it risks litigation. Trump could potentially sue these experts for slander since they didn't perform an examination but are offering a professional diagnosis to the public.

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APA releases statement telling members to stop linking Trump to mental illness [View all] davidn3600 Aug 2016 OP

The fact that the APA has to tell their members that............ louis c Aug 2016 #1

PERSONALITY DISORDERS are not considered illlnesses. Hortensis Aug 2016 #18

I beleive he is crazy louis c Aug 2016 #25

I know they're right, but the temptation must be irresistible cali Aug 2016 #2

I think any candidate should have a clean mental health record C_U_L8R Aug 2016 #3

I think anyone who wants the job has something wrong with them jberryhill Aug 2016 #29

So, stop "practicing" your profession. Hmmm, now that is interesting. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #4

Don't diagnose without doing an exam and getting permission to share the results. That's all. uppityperson Aug 2016 #6

You can't diagnose someone from afar davidn3600 Aug 2016 #7

On the other hand, when you have been a clinician... 3catwoman3 Aug 2016 #12

But they aren't making a formal diagnosis; only giving their opinion. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #34

"it is unethical for a psychiatrist to offer a professional opinion ...." uppityperson Aug 2016 #37

Have candidates for higher office take the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Siwsan Aug 2016 #5

Sure, as long as they don't have coaches loyalsister Aug 2016 #13

Somehow I think that Donald would not take to coaching Siwsan Aug 2016 #23

I was referring to other candidates loyalsister Aug 2016 #31

I'm not particularly suspicious about the sanity of the other candidates Siwsan Aug 2016 #33

i'd settle for an mri. mopinko Aug 2016 #35

I don't think it takes a professional to determine that there is seriously smirkymonkey Aug 2016 #8

WTF does "mentally wrong" mean? loyalsister Aug 2016 #14

Are you really serious? smirkymonkey Aug 2016 #20

APA: Please don't declare the obviously insane man crazy Hokie Aug 2016 #9

This footnote just added: rjsquirrel Aug 2016 #10

"Trump is not unhinged, so stop saying that" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #11

I think it's more don't diagnose without examining... TDale313 Aug 2016 #19

It's a reference to an old DU meme, from before your time muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #24

... TDale313 Aug 2016 #28

They shouldn't be surprised if he's going to show himself for all America to see. onecaliberal Aug 2016 #15

IMHO, Trump has Character/Personality Disorder not to be identified as a defined mental illness such cornball 24 Aug 2016 #16

I'm not sure what you are suggesting. HereSince1628 Aug 2016 #17

Good romana Aug 2016 #21

I prefer the gender equivalent of what Al Franken wrote about Ann Coulter... blogslut Aug 2016 #22

This advisement doesn't apply to us lay people Kaleva Aug 2016 #26

So stop saying that!!!! Rex Aug 2016 #27

Reminded of Dr. Strangelove scene Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #30

Usually - narcissist is the word used for Trump womanofthehills Aug 2016 #32

I saw that....he ended up calling it hypomania. my mother was bipolar, and from what I observed, Gabi Hayes Aug 2016 #39

It wasn't cool when it was Terry Schaivo (sp?) & Bil Frist. n/t X_Digger Aug 2016 #36

I think we should be evaluating the mental stability and health of potential Presidents. backscatter712 Aug 2016 #38