Name: The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
ISBN: 9781250179456

Bandy X. Lee

Explores the consensus of more than two dozen psychiatrists and psychologists that President Donald Trump is dangerously mentally ill and that he presents a clear and present danger to the nation. --Publisher

27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President

The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump

As this bestseller predicted, Trump has only grown more erratic and dangerous as the pressures on him mount. This new edition includes new essays bringing the book up to date—because this is still not normal. Originally released in fall 2017, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump was a runaway bestseller. Alarmed Americans and international onlookers wanted to know: What is wrong with him? That question still plagues us. The Trump administration has proven as chaotic and destructive as its opponents feared, and the man at the center of it all remains a cipher. Constrained by the APA’s “Goldwater rule,” which inhibits mental health professionals from diagnosing public figures they have not personally examined, many of those qualified to weigh in on the issue have shied away from discussing it at all. The public has thus been left to wonder whether he is mad, bad, or both. The prestigious mental health experts who have contributed to the revised and updated version of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump argue that their moral and civic "duty to warn" supersedes professional neutrality. Whatever affects him, affects the nation: 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. With eight new essays (about one hundred pages of new material), this edition will cover the dangerous ramifications of Trump's unnatural state. It’s not all in our heads. It’s in his.

37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President - Updated and Expanded with New Essays

Jennifer

Required reading for all (not just Americans) I'd like to start off by saying, if anyone has a book with as well-researched, well-documented counterarguments by psychiatrists, I'd love to check it out. (I sincerely doubt that there is, but I have to ask.) I also acknowledge the criticisms that this book is repetitive. It can be, but I think each essay adds nuance and no argument is exactly alike. That being said, I believe in the purpose of publishing this book, which is sharing information (or warning the masses) based off professional insights on publicly available information. AKA everyone has been exposed to 45's antics, so let's not pretend we can't see and hear the things he says. And hey, while we're at it, let's ask people who work with human behavior patterns for a living. There are a lot of labels thrown around by each writer, but they back up their arguments, so you be the judge. I appreciate that some writers acknowledged the difference between what this book is and how is relates/differs from the Goldwater rule. For all one-star raters out there, I have a feeling you didn't get to Part 2 of this book. And if you did, I'm sure you were triggered by Part 3, where it relates trauma and this presidency. As a psychology major and public health professional, I fully support healthcare professionals providing their best professional judgment to the public. If the people who do this for a living sense danger, I'm glad they're letting me know. (Not that I didn't already feel and see the danger myself but I guess I'm feeling the confirmation bias seep in. Again, if anyone has EVIDENCE-BASED counterarguments, I'm all ears.) My favorite chapters were by Harper West, Nanette Gartrell, and Tony Schwartz.

The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President

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