Medical professionals: Trumps mental condition deteriorating rapidly

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Excellent. You nailed it.
I doubt the Trump fans want to face those facts though.
Momto2boys973 wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:10 am And yet you don’t answer my question... if Angela Merkel posted in her Twitter a picture of her head photoshopped on Wonder Woman’s body, would you wonder as to her mental capacity to be an adequate world leader? Be honest with yourself, if ANY other world leader did half the things Trump does, like the Sharpie incident, the constant glorifying of himself and putting down of others, the mindless twittering, wouldn’t you think “man, that dude is seriously unhinged!”? Now, if there had been one or two weird incidents then it would be premature to talk about a possible mental condition. But Trump has a pattern of behavior going back decades that point to certain issues that could make him an inadequate leader.

Now, if they’re going to talk about a specific diagnosis, then yes. They should do a proper analysis of Trump. But if they’re being asked if- in their professional opinion- they see signs of a mental instability in Trump’s behavior, then they can perfectly well make that assessment and reach an opinion based on the BEHAVIOR alone. Seriously, you don’t need to be Freud to realize that Trump has a serious pathological narcissism, for example. His BEHAVIOR over decades is very clear. Now, if you want to go deeper to see where it comes from, to explain it then yes, you need to talk to Trump. But to realize that he has serious issues with narcissism I don’t need to chat with him about his childhood traumas.

Doctors are more educated than you may think. As I said on a PP, my pediatrician diagnosed my son with rosacea over the phone. And he was spot on. Because of his knowledge and experience he could tell this was the case just based on my description of the symptoms. Now, if Trump would consent to a psychiatric evaluation to determine an actual diagnosis and prove all of us wrong, then so be it. He doesn’t. So we have to make do with the expert assessment of professionals made on the basis of his behavior throughout the years.

So you didn’t like my jaundice example. Fine, let’s paraphrase it. A doctor sees a jaundiced man. Maybe he can’t tell you exactly what’s wrong with him, but he can definitely tell you that there is something wrong with him. And he can even go as far as telling you that it’s probably a liver issue. Obviously in order to tell you exactly what’s wrong and why, you need further evaluation. In that same way, a mental health professional can look at Trump’s behavior (and I seriously doubt that for an actual legal procedure they’re using anything less than proven behavior) and tell you whether there’s something wrong or not. They may not be able to tell you beyond theory why Trump has this mental issue, but they can certainly show how those behaviors point to that issue. Again, if Trump wishes to refute that, then he should allow himself to be psychologically tested.
AZLizardLady wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:02 pm They're doing a wee bit more than that. They're offering themselves as some sort of medical professional witnesses for the impeachment inquiry, which places their assessment beyond opinion for them.

In an inquiry for impeachment that is attempting to rely on fact and what "people in the room" have seen and heard, one would hope that the Democrats pursuing this impeachment inquiry would wish to have the ACTUAL medical professionals who've seen President Trump and have not simply opined about his mental health based on their expertise.

As for the yellowing of the eyes, yes, the liver could be a culprit.

But so could the pancreas.

So could allergies....anemia.....dehydration....cataracts.

So the doctor who is relying on a "casual glance" to diagnose would not be, IMO and co-pays I'd pay, a doctor I'd personally want to see. Kwim?


Momto2boys973 wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:19 pm But here’s the thing: no one is throwing a diagnosis. All that’s being said is that his state of mind seems troublesome. And just like an MD seeing something as simple as a yellowish tint in someone’s eyes means that “there’s something wrong with this man’s liver” even if he doesn’t know the guy or has all his medical history. That doctor may not be able to tell if it’s liver cancer or cirrhosis, but he knows something is definitely wrong with that liver from a casual glance. So can a mental health professional see warning signs on a person based on their behavior.

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