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The dangerous case of Donald Trump 27 psychiatrists and mental health experts assess a president

"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 professio...

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Other Authors: Lee, Bandy X., 1970- (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Trump, Donald, > 1946- > Mental health.
Trump, Donald, > 1946- > Psychology.
Despotism > Psychological aspects > Case studies.
Heads of state > Mental health > Case studies.
Public administration > Decision making > Psychological aspects > Case studies.
Political leadership > Psychological aspects > Case studies.
Presidents > United States > Psychology > Case studies.
United States > Politics and government > 2017- > Moral and ethical aspects.
Biographies.
Summary: "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 into 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 in our heads. It's in his."--Jacket.
Item Description: "A Thomas Dunne Book."
Physical Description: xix, 360 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781250179456
1250179459
Author Notes: Dr. Bandy Lee is a violence studies specialist. Trained as a psychiatrist at Yale and Harvard Universities, she focused on public-sector work as chief resident and on anthropological research in East Africa as a fellow of the National Institute of Mental Health. In addition, she worked in several maximum-security prisons throughout the United States, consulted with governments in Ireland and France, and helped to set up violence prevention programs both in the U.S. and abroad. She is currently on the faculty of the Law and Psychiatry Division and teaches students representing asylum seekers or studying to become public defenders at Yale Law School. She also served as Director of Research for the Center for the Study of Violence, as consultant to the World Health Organization and several other United Nations agencies. Her interests are in global health approaches to violence prevention and interdisciplinary discourse. (Bowker Author Biography)

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