The dangerous case of Donald Trump : 27 psychiatrists and mental health experts assess a president
(Book)
Contributors
Lee, Bandy X., 1970- editor.
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 360 pages ; 25 cm
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Nonfiction
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LC Subjects
Despotism -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Heads of state -- Mental health -- Case studies.
Political leadership -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Presidents -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
Public administration -- Decision making -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Trump, Donald, -- 1946- -- Mental health.
Trump, Donald, -- 1946- -- Psychology.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017- -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Heads of state -- Mental health -- Case studies.
Political leadership -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Presidents -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
Public administration -- Decision making -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Trump, Donald, -- 1946- -- Mental health.
Trump, Donald, -- 1946- -- Psychology.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017- -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A Thomas Dunne Book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"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.
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