Trump is dangerous, mental health experts claim in a new book. Are they right?
When pundits and political opponents warn that President Trump “is not mentally equipped” for the office he holds, that he might have “a psychiatric condition unfolding,” or that he could simply be “crazy,” it has little more credibility than the small hands/small [other anatomy] pseudo-medical assertion that the nation was treated to during the Republican primaries last year.
Two dozen mental health experts believed they could do better, and the result is the highly anticipated book, “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President,” which officially goes on sale next week.
The title’s reference to “danger” is crucial, for it opens the door to analyses that might otherwise violate a longstanding diktat from the American Psychiatric Association. Although its prohibits APA members from commenting on the mental characteristics and possible
