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Psychologists: Trump’s Rage makes him incapable of Serving safely as President

contributors 02/15/2017

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“We believe that the grave emotional instability indicated by Mr. Trump’s speech and actions makes him incapable of serving safely as president.”

U.S. President Donald Trump suffers from “grave emotional instability” which makes him “incapable of serving safely as president,” 33 psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers warned in a letter to The New York Times Monday.

“Mr. Trump’s speech and actions demonstrate an inability to tolerate views different from his own, leading to rage reactions,” the mental health professionals explained in the letter.

“His words and behavior suggest a profound inability to empathize. Individuals with these traits distort reality to suit their psychological state, attacking facts and those who convey them (journalists, scientists).”

The letter further explained that mental health organizations in the U.S. have always maintained silence when it came to public figures and politicians as part of a self-imposed rule as part of the American Psychiatric Association. The rule says that mental health professionals should not comment on such figures because they have not been examined.

“But this silence has resulted in a failure to lend our expertise to worried journalists and members of Congress at this critical time. We fear that too much is at stake to be silent any longer,” the letter said.

The experts further warned that attacks on journalists and scientists are likely to increase by Trump “as his personal myth of greatness appears to be confirmed.”

“We believe that the grave emotional instability indicated by Mr. Trump’s speech and actions makes him incapable of serving safely as president.”

The letter was posted by its main signatory Lance Dodes, a retired Harvard Medical School assistant clinical professor of psychiatry.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have been expressing concern over Trump’s mental health. Minnesota Democrat Senator Al Franken said in an interview Friday that some congresspersons think the president is “not right mentally.”

He also said that Republican lawmakers say that Trump “lies a lot” and “says things that aren’t true.”

Via TeleSur

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Related video added by Juan Cole:

The Young Turks: “Republicans Nervous About Trump’s ‘Emotional Stability’?”

Filed Under: Donald Trump, Mental Health

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