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Nevilledog

(51,219 posts)
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 12:45 PM Aug 2020

Yale psychiatrist backs Mary Trump's assessment: The president "is mentally incapable of leading"

https://www.salon.com/2020/07/30/yale-psychiatrist-backs-mary-trumps-diagnosis-of-her-uncle-he-is-mentally-incapable-of-leading/

A Yale psychiatrist who has sounded the alarm on President Donald Trump's mental health for years says that Mary Trump's book warning that her uncle is too unstable to lead the country corroborates what mental health professionals have been saying since before the president took office.

Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist, wrote in her new book "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man," that she believes her uncle suffers from multiple personality disorders.

"I have no problem calling Donald a narcissist — he meets all nine criteria. But the label gets us only so far," she wrote. "A case could be made that he also meets the criteria for antisocial personality disorder, which in its most severe forms is generally considered sociopathy but can also refer to chronic criminality, arrogance, and disregard for the rights of others…. Donald may also meet some of the criteria for dependent personality disorder, the hallmarks of which include an inability to make decisions or take responsibility, discomfort with being alone, and going to excessive lengths to obtain support from others."

She went on to suggest that Trump has a "long-undiagnosed learning disability that for decades interfered with his ability to process information."

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Yale psychiatrist backs Mary Trump's assessment: The president "is mentally incapable of leading" (Original Post) Nevilledog Aug 2020 OP
What does she say about his need t lie constantly? world wide wally Aug 2020 #1

world wide wally

(21,757 posts)
1. What does she say about his need t lie constantly?
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 01:04 PM
Aug 2020

I know one reason is because it always works for him, but does she have any other explanations?

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