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An author of the 1973 American Psychiatric Association standard says it was never meant to stop doctors from expressing their opinions based on public information.
WASHINGTON ― A psychiatrist who helped craft the 1973 “Goldwater rule” that has kept many mental health professionals from opining on Donald Trump for nearly a decade said that it was not intended as a hard-and-fast prohibition, and that if he were Trump’s doctor, he would order a full battery of tests to determine the cause of what he believes could be the former president’s dementia.
“He seems to be progressively cognitively impaired,” said Allen Dyer, a retired George Washington University psychiatry professor.
Dyer said Trump’s recent behavior warrants medical evaluation, like his apparent inability to remain focused on a single topic or string together complete sentences, for example, or his confusing of people, as he has repeatedly done with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. And more recently, his loss of interest in taking questions at his own campaign event, followed by a demand that his staff play some of his favorite songs while he stood onstage and swayed to the music.
“I find it concerning that he doesn’t complete his sentences, seems to lose track of the question he is trying to answer, or avoid, and that one thought doesn’t lead to another, but appears to veer tangentially off track,” Dyer said.
“I would want to do lab studies, imaging studies, and a battery of psychological tests,” Dyer said. “One would want to know if this is dementia and decreased cognitive function.”
Smoler said it would be important to figure out if Trump’s problems are organic, based in brain chemistry or other physical factors, or psychological, such as anxiety and stress. “The first thing to do is to understand the problem,” he said. “Then you try to figure out if there’s a treatment.”
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Maybe this is why Trump refuses to release any of his medical records. He definitely seems to have a mental problem of some kind. What do you think?
WASHINGTON ― A psychiatrist who helped craft the 1973 “Goldwater rule” that has kept many mental health professionals from opining on Donald Trump for nearly a decade said that it was not intended as a hard-and-fast prohibition, and that if he were Trump’s doctor, he would order a full battery of tests to determine the cause of what he believes could be the former president’s dementia.
“He seems to be progressively cognitively impaired,” said Allen Dyer, a retired George Washington University psychiatry professor.
Dyer said Trump’s recent behavior warrants medical evaluation, like his apparent inability to remain focused on a single topic or string together complete sentences, for example, or his confusing of people, as he has repeatedly done with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. And more recently, his loss of interest in taking questions at his own campaign event, followed by a demand that his staff play some of his favorite songs while he stood onstage and swayed to the music.
“I find it concerning that he doesn’t complete his sentences, seems to lose track of the question he is trying to answer, or avoid, and that one thought doesn’t lead to another, but appears to veer tangentially off track,” Dyer said.
“I would want to do lab studies, imaging studies, and a battery of psychological tests,” Dyer said. “One would want to know if this is dementia and decreased cognitive function.”
Smoler said it would be important to figure out if Trump’s problems are organic, based in brain chemistry or other physical factors, or psychological, such as anxiety and stress. “The first thing to do is to understand the problem,” he said. “Then you try to figure out if there’s a treatment.”
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Doctor Who Wrote ‘Goldwater Rule’ Says He Would Recommend Dementia Tests For Trump
Maybe this is why Trump refuses to release any of his medical records. He definitely seems to have a mental problem of some kind. What do you think?
