Yale 'Expert' Warns Trump Could End Humankind

[Common]

Another day and another College Prof $#@!

Evaluating a politician's mental health from afar is the latest attempt by Democrats to delegitimize Donald Trump's presidency.
Yale psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee warns inNewsweek about the coming apocalypse and elimination of the human race. How? Trump of course.

President Donald Trump’s mental health might lead to the extinction of the human species, the Yale psychiatrist briefing lawmakers on the president's psychological state told Newsweek on Friday.

If it were possible, Dr. Bandy Lee said, "we would be declaring a public health emergency that needs to be responded to as quickly as possible.”

“As more time passes, we come closer to the greatest risk of danger, one that could even mean the extinction of the human species,” she said. “This is not hyperbole. This is the reality.”

In 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater was classified as mentally unfit after psychiatrists, who never actually conducted a real evaluation, diagnosed him as such. Here we 54 years later with the same situation. No evidence. No proof. Simply: based on psychiatrists' feelings.
The shame of the Goldwater days prompted the American Psychiatric Association to implement the Goldwater Rule, which bans diagnosing individuals before actually evaluating them in a doctor's office setting. The Association reaffirmed the rule last year.

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) today reaffirmed its support behind the ethics guideline commonly known as “The Goldwater Rule,” which asserts that member psychiatrists should not give professional opinions about the mental state of someone they have not personally evaluated.

The APA’s Ethics Committee issued an opinion that clarifies the ethical principle and answers questions that have been posed recently.

Since 1973, the American Psychiatric Association and its members have abided by a principle commonly known as “the Goldwater Rule.” The ethics principle is so named because of its association with an incident that took place during the 1964 presidential election. (See APA Blog on Goldwater Rule.) During that election, Fact magazine published a survey in which it queried some 12,356 psychiatrists on whether candidate Sen. Barry Goldwater, the GOP nominee, was psychologically fit to be president. A total of 2,417 of those queried responded, with 1,189 saying that Goldwater was unfit to assume the presidency. Goldwater would later sue the magazine, which was found liable for damages.

“It was unethical and irresponsible back in 1964 to offer professional opinions on people who were not properly evaluated and it is unethical and irresponsible today,” said APA President Maria A. Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D. “In the past year, we have received numerous inquiries from member psychiatrists, the press and the public about the Goldwater Rule. We decided to clarify the ethical underpinnings of the principle and answer some of the common questions raised by our members. APA continues to support these ethical principles.”

In reaffirming the existing policy, the Ethics Committee explained the rationale behind the rule. For example, offering a professional opinion or a diagnosis of someone they have not thoroughly examined compromises the integrity of the doctor and the profession and it has the potential to stigmatize those with mental illness. Furthermore, when a physician publicly gives a professional opinion on a public figure without consent, it violates the principle that a psychiatric evaluation must occur with consent or authorization.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiep...nkind-n2431517

[donttread]

Another day and another College Prof $#@!

Evaluating a politician's mental health from afar is the latest attempt by Democrats to delegitimize Donald Trump's presidency.
Yale psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee warns inNewsweek about the coming apocalypse and elimination of the human race. How? Trump of course.

President Donald Trump’s mental health might lead to the extinction of the human species, the Yale psychiatrist briefing lawmakers on the president's psychological state told Newsweek on Friday.

If it were possible, Dr. Bandy Lee said, "we would be declaring a public health emergency that needs to be responded to as quickly as possible.”

“As more time passes, we come closer to the greatest risk of danger, one that could even mean the extinction of the human species,” she said. “This is not hyperbole. This is the reality.”

In 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater was classified as mentally unfit after psychiatrists, who never actually conducted a real evaluation, diagnosed him as such. Here we 54 years later with the same situation. No evidence. No proof. Simply: based on psychiatrists' feelings.
The shame of the Goldwater days prompted the American Psychiatric Association to implement the Goldwater Rule, which bans diagnosing individuals before actually evaluating them in a doctor's office setting. The Association reaffirmed the rule last year.

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) today reaffirmed its support behind the ethics guideline commonly known as “The Goldwater Rule,” which asserts that member psychiatrists should not give professional opinions about the mental state of someone they have not personally evaluated.

The APA’s Ethics Committee issued an opinion that clarifies the ethical principle and answers questions that have been posed recently.

Since 1973, the American Psychiatric Association and its members have abided by a principle commonly known as “the Goldwater Rule.” The ethics principle is so named because of its association with an incident that took place during the 1964 presidential election. (See APA Blog on Goldwater Rule.) During that election, Fact magazine published a survey in which it queried some 12,356 psychiatrists on whether candidate Sen. Barry Goldwater, the GOP nominee, was psychologically fit to be president. A total of 2,417 of those queried responded, with 1,189 saying that Goldwater was unfit to assume the presidency. Goldwater would later sue the magazine, which was found liable for damages.

“It was unethical and irresponsible back in 1964 to offer professional opinions on people who were not properly evaluated and it is unethical and irresponsible today,” said APA President Maria A. Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D. “In the past year, we have received numerous inquiries from member psychiatrists, the press and the public about the Goldwater Rule. We decided to clarify the ethical underpinnings of the principle and answer some of the common questions raised by our members. APA continues to support these ethical principles.”

In reaffirming the existing policy, the Ethics Committee explained the rationale behind the rule. For example, offering a professional opinion or a diagnosis of someone they have not thoroughly examined compromises the integrity of the doctor and the profession and it has the potential to stigmatize those with mental illness. Furthermore, when a physician publicly gives a professional opinion on a public figure without consent, it violates the principle that a psychiatric evaluation must occur with consent or authorization.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiep...nkind-n2431517

He should have some sort of "Cannon of Ethics" that he is probably violating with this. "Extinction of mankind" Does he realize how difficult that would be? A 1/10th of 1% survival rate among the young would mean enough people to carry on and re populate.( hopefully not to current levels) and Hopefully fully aware of "lessons learned"
Besides even though I am a human I realize that we are probably not the final product of evolution. We are simply too deeply flawed.

[Tahuyaman]

So who's crazy or mentally unfit? Trump or some TDD infected clown who says Trump will make the human species become extinct?

[resister]

So who's crazy or mentally unfit? Trump or some TDD infected clown who says Trump will make the human species become extinct?

[Ethereal]

Honestly, if she were consistent, and not simply fixated on Trump, then he might have a point, since ALL US Presidents have been at the helm of an empire that holds the human race in its clutches.

[nathanbforrest45]

I heard this on Limbaugh's program, I laughed so much I almost ran off the road. Like Rush said, these clowns have been claiming every Republican president in our lifetime suffers from some sort of mental illness. I can't understand why any rational thinking person would believe anything they said. That's probably not even her real name.

[Tahuyaman]

This stuff will always be amusing.

[barb012]

Wow, Trump could end the Human race. I guess I under estimated Trump, he is more powerful than I thought he was. Joking aside, this person making this statement should not be teaching in the college setting because he is a nut job.

[texan]

Well there is your answer to Global Warming tree hubbers. This should make all of you happy.

[Hoosier8]

He should have some sort of "Cannon of Ethics" that he is probably violating with this. "Extinction of mankind" Does he realize how difficult that would be? A 1/10th of 1% survival rate among the young would mean enough people to carry on and re populate.( hopefully not to current levels) and Hopefully fully aware of "lessons learned"
Besides even though I am a human I realize that we are probably not the final product of evolution. We are simply too deeply flawed.

She and she is being excoriated by other professionals for unethical behavior. That said democrats are meeting with her again.