Reviews
"This is an historic work in the history of American psychiatry. We have never been in this place before." --Lawrence O'Donnell "There will not be a book published this fall more urgent, important, or controversial than The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump...profound, illuminating and discomforting" --Bill Moyers "The stand these psychiatrists are taking takes courage, and their conclusions are compelling." -- The Washington Post "When I first heard about the conference that gave rise to this book at Yale, I was worried that a manifesto would come out with a diagnosis.... That is not what happened: what happened is a very thoughtful assessment based on lots of public data, which gives us a very clear way of thinking about the terrific vulnerabilities of our current president that elicits a duty to warn." - Samuel Barondes, Professor Emeritus and Former Chair of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco "This insightful collection ... is a valuable primary source documenting the critical turning point when American psychiatry reassessed the ethics of restraining commentary on the mental health of public officials in light of the 'duty to warn' of imminent danger." - Estelle Freedman, the Robinson Professor in U.S. History at Stanford University, "There will not be a book published this fall more urgent, important, or controversial than The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump...profound, illuminating and discomforting" --Bill Moyers "The stand these psychiatrists are taking takes courage, and their conclusions are compelling." -- The Washington Post "This insightful collection is grounded in historical consciousness of the ways professionals have responded to fascist leaders and unstable politicians in the past. It is a valuable primary source documenting the critical turning point when American psychiatry reassessed the ethics of restraining commentary on the mental health of public officials in light of the "duty to warn" of imminent danger. Medical and legal experts thoughtfully assess diagnoses of Trump's behavior and astutely explore how to scrutinize political candidates, address client fears, and assess the 'Trump Effect' on our social fabric." --Estelle Freedman, the Robinson Professor in U.S. History at Stanford University, "This is an historic work in the history of American psychiatry. We have never been in this place before." --Lawrence O'Donnell "There will not be a book published this fall more urgent, important, or controversial than The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump...profound, illuminating and discomforting" --Bill Moyers "The stand these psychiatrists are taking takes courage, and their conclusions are compelling." -- The Washington Post "When I first heard about the conference that gave rise to this book at Yale, I was worried that a manifesto would come out with a diagnosis.... That is not what happened: what happened is a very thoughtful assessment based on lots of public data, which gives us a very clear way of thinking about the terrific vulnerabilities of our current president that elicits a duty to warn." ?Samuel Barondes, Professor Emeritus and Former Chair of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco "This insightful collection ... is a valuable primary source documenting the critical turning point when American psychiatry reassessed the ethics of restraining commentary on the mental health of public officials in light of the 'duty to warn' of imminent danger." ?Estelle Freedman, the Robinson Professor in U.S. History at Stanford University, "This is an historic work in the history of American psychiatry. We have never been in this place before." --Lawrence O'Donnell "There will not be a book published this fall more urgent, important, or controversial than The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump...profound, illuminating and discomforting" --Bill Moyers "The stand these psychiatrists are taking takes courage, and their conclusions are compelling." -- The Washington Post "This insightful collection is grounded in historical consciousness of the ways professionals have responded to fascist leaders and unstable politicians in the past. It is a valuable primary source documenting the critical turning point when American psychiatry reassessed the ethics of restraining commentary on the mental health of public officials in light of the "duty to warn" of imminent danger. Medical and legal experts thoughtfully assess diagnoses of Trump's behavior and astutely explore how to scrutinize political candidates, address client fears, and assess the 'Trump Effect' on our social fabric." --Estelle Freedman, the Robinson Professor in U.S. History at Stanford University
Table of Content
Foreword: Our Witness to Malignant Reality, by Robert Jay Lifton, M.D. Prologue: Professions and Politics, by Judith Lewis Herman, M.D., and Bandy X. Lee, M.D., M.Div. Introduction: Our Duty to Warn, by Bandy X. Lee, M.D., M.Div. Part I. The Trump Phenomenon Chapter 1. Unbridled and Extreme Present Hedonism: How the Leader of the Free World has Proven Time and Again He is Unfit for Duty, by Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D., and Rosemary Sword Chapter 2. Pathological Narcissism and Politics: A Lethal Mix, by Craig Malkin, Ph.D. Chapter 3. I Wrote 'The Art of the Deal' with Trump; His Self-Sabotage is Rooted in His Past, by Tony Schwartz Chapter 4. Trump's Trust Deficit Is the Core Problem, by Gail Sheehy, Ph.D. Chapter 5. Sociopathy, by Lance Dodes, M.D. Chapter 6. Donald Trump is: A) Bad; B) Mad; C) All of the Above, by John D. Gartner, Ph.D. Chapter 7. Why 'Crazy Like a Fox' vs. 'Crazy Like a Crazy' Really Matters: Delusional Disorder, Admiration of Brutal Dictators, the Nuclear Codes and Trump, by Michael J. Tansey, Ph.D. Chapter 8. Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and the POTUS, by David M. Reiss, M.D. Chapter 9. Donald J. Trump, Alleged Incapacitated Person: Mental Incapacity, the Electoral College, and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, by James A. Herb, M.A., Esq. Part II. The Trump Dilemma Chapter 10. Should Psychiatrists Refrain from Commenting on Trump's Psychology?, by Leonard L. Glass, M.D., M.P.H. Chapter 11. On Seeing What You See and Saying What You Know: A Psychiatrist's Responsibility, by Henry J. Friedman, M.D. Chapter 12. The Issue is Dangerousness, not Mental Illness, by James Gilligan, M.D. Chapter 13. A Clinical Case for the Dangerousness of Donald J. Trump, by Diane Jhueck, L.M.H.C., D.M.H.P. Chapter 14. Health, Risk, and the Duty to Protect the Community, by Howard H. Covitz, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Chapter 15. New Opportunities for Therapy in the Age of Trump, by William J. Doherty, Ph.D. Part III. The Trump Effect Chapter 16. Trauma, Time, Truth, and Trump: How a President Freezes Healing and Promotes Crisis, by Betty P. Teng, M.F.A., L.M.S.W. Chapter 17. Trump Anxiety Disorder: The Trump Effect on the Mental Health of the Public Half the Nation and Special Populations, by Jennifer Contarino Panning, Psy.D. Chapter 18. In Relationship with an Abusive President, by Harper West, M.A., L.L.P. Chapter 19. Birtherism and the Deployment of the Trumpian Mindset, by Luba Kessler, M.D. Chapter 20. Trump's Daddy Issues: A Toxic Mix for America, by Steve Wruble, M.D. Chapter 21. Trump and the American Collective Psyche, by Thomas Singer, M.D. Chapter 22. Who Goes Trump? Tyranny as a Triumph of Narcissism, by Elizabeth Mika, M.A., L.C.P.C. Chapter 23. The Loneliness of Fateful Decisions: Social Contexts and Psychological Vulnerability, by Edwin B. Fisher, Ph.D. Chapter 24. He's Got the World in His Hands and His Finger on the Trigger: The 25th Amendment Solution, by Nanette Gartrell, M.D., and Dee Mosbacher, M.D., Ph.D. Epilogue: A Race to the End of the World and Its Remedy , by Noam Chomsky, Ph.D., with Bandy X. Lee, M.D., M.Div.
