Psychologist-backed documentary labels Trump 'malignant narcissist'
4 years, 3 months ago

Psychologist-backed documentary labels Trump 'malignant narcissist'

India Today  

As battle lines are drawn ahead of Donald Trump's bid for re-election, a new documentary based on the testimony of mental health professionals has labelled the US president a "malignant narcissist." According to psychologist John Gartner, Trump clearly exhibits four key symptoms of malignant narcissism -- the "most destructive" personality type -- including paranoia, narcissism, antisocial personality disorder and sadism. And the film highlights another rule that compels mental health professionals to speak out when a patient's disorder imperils others -- in this case, the US public. Trump's psychologist niece Mary Trump recently published an unflattering tome on her uncle, while the president's own "Art of the Deal" co-author has said their book should be re-titled "The Sociopath."

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'Imminent catastrophic public danger': Hundreds of doctors sound new alarm about Trump
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'Imminent catastrophic public danger': Hundreds of doctors sound new alarm about Trump

Raw Story  

Less than two weeks before voters head to the polls to choose between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, a concerned group of mental health experts issued a new warning about the former president. Operating under "Duty to Warn," 233 mental health professionals signed off on a letter to be published in the New York Times, calling Trump an …

'He's a sick man!' George Conway thoroughly documents his claims of Trump's mental illness
5 months ago

'He's a sick man!' George Conway thoroughly documents his claims of Trump's mental illness

Raw Story  

Anti-Trump attorney George Conway on Friday went on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to talk about his new "Psycho PAC '24" aimed at warning voters about former President Donald Trump's mental state. While speaking with host Mika Brzezinski, Conway brought on a large poster board featuring the diagnostic criteria for narcissistic personality disorder, a pathology that he and others have speculated Trump …

'He's just nuts': George Conway uses Trump allies' words against him in new super PAC
5 months ago

'He's just nuts': George Conway uses Trump allies' words against him in new super PAC

Raw Story  

Anti-Trump attorney George Conway has founded a new political action committee aimed at turning the conversation toward former President Donald Trump's mental health. In a new video promoting his new "Psycho PAC '24," Conway used footage of one-time Trump allies talking about his pathological narcissism and his psychological unfitness for the job. Chris Sununu, meanwhile, was quoted as saying of …

Trump in a 'tenuous' psychological place as his 'alternate reality' crumbles: expert
8 months ago

Trump in a 'tenuous' psychological place as his 'alternate reality' crumbles: expert

Raw Story  

A former Department of Justice prosecutor who investigated Donald Trump for racketeering believes that the former president is in a downward emotional and psychological spiral as the reality of his Manhattan criminal trial pierces the bubble of invulnerability he has created around himself. With the 77-year-old former president confronting the first trial in his life that could lead to prison, …

How Donald Trump is spreading a dangerous mental illness to his supporters
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How Donald Trump is spreading a dangerous mental illness to his supporters

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has built a cult around himself. As a Cleveland newspaper noted: “A man who authorities say killed his wife and dog and seriously wounded his daughter before being shot by police reportedly was depressed by Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential election and became fixated by online conspiracy theories such as QAnon.” The man’s daughter who avoided being …

A dangerous mental illness is spreading in the Trump cult
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A dangerous mental illness is spreading in the Trump cult

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has built a cult around himself. As a Cleveland newspaper noted last year: “A man who authorities say killed his wife and dog and seriously wounded his daughter before being shot by police reportedly was depressed by Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential election and became fixated by online conspiracy theories such as QAnon.” The man’s daughter who …

'Donald Trump appears to be psychotic' as pressure overwhelms him: psychiatrist
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Donald Trump appears to be psychotic' as pressure overwhelms him: psychiatrist

Raw Story  

According to a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center, a combination of age and the pressures Donald Trump is facing as he attempts to fend off multiple criminal indictments not only makes him dangerous — he's also close to a mental collapse. In an interview with Salon's Chauncey DeVega, Dr. Justin Frank, author of …

'God complex': Psych experts warn Trump's 'narcissistic injury' has made him even worse
1 year ago

'God complex': Psych experts warn Trump's 'narcissistic injury' has made him even worse

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's "narcissistic injury" from losing the 2020 election to President Joe Biden has grown into something much worse that threatens American democracy, according to psychology experts. "It’s much too late for Republican voters and Trump supporters," said Joe Walsh, a former Tea Party Republican congressman. Dr. Lance Dodes, a former clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, told …

'Sociopath' Trump grows dangerous as his entire life is exposed as a lie: psychiatrist
1 year, 1 month ago

'Sociopath' Trump grows dangerous as his entire life is exposed as a lie: psychiatrist

Raw Story  

An expert on hostage negotiations warned that Donald Trump's behavior will only grow more extreme as his lifetime of misdeeds is exposed. The former president has been indicted four times on 91 criminal charges, found liable for fraud and sexual abuse in two separate cases and impeached twice, but Dr. Mark Goulston, a psychiatrist and former FBI hostage negotiation trainer, …

Trump is barreling towards 'gross paranoid psychosis' as the walls close in: psychiatrist
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump is barreling towards 'gross paranoid psychosis' as the walls close in: psychiatrist

Raw Story  

Following Donald Trump's outrageous behavior on the stand on Monday where he testified in the $250 million financial fraud lawsuit brought against him and his Trump Organization by New York Attorney General Letitia James, a noted psychiatrist warned there are warning signs about his mental decline. In an interview with Salon's Chauncey DeVega, Dr. Lance Dodes, former clinical professor of …

How Donald Trump’s narcissism is now a major threat
1 year, 4 months ago

How Donald Trump’s narcissism is now a major threat

Raw Story  

In a Vanity Fair article published before Trump became president, developmental psychologist Howard Gardner of Harvard University called Trump “remarkably narcissistic,” and clinical psychologist Ben Michaelis called Trump a classic case of “textbook narcissistic personality disorder.” The article cites more than a few mental health professionals who believe Trump fits all the criteria for having pathological narcissism, and over the …

A neuroscientist explains why Donald Trump’s narcissism is now a major threat
1 year, 9 months ago

A neuroscientist explains why Donald Trump’s narcissism is now a major threat

Raw Story  

On March 18, former president Donald Trump said he believes that he will likely be arrested on charges relating to hush money paid to a porn star. In a Vanity Fair article published before Trump became president, developmental psychologist Howard Gardner of Harvard University called Trump “remarkably narcissistic,” and clinical psychologist Ben Michaelis called Trump a classic case of “textbook …

Narcissistic presidents get us into longer wars — according to science
2 years, 3 months ago

Narcissistic presidents get us into longer wars — according to science

Raw Story  

Although Donald Trump's soon-to-be impeachment attorney Alan Dershowitz sad in 2019 that the then-president would never refuse to step down after losing an election, psychologists and other mental health experts who spoke to Salon prior to the 2020 election repeatedly made the opposite prediction. Dr. David Reiss — a psychiatrist and expert in mental fitness evaluations who contributed to the …

'Sadistic and amoral': Mental health expert performs postmortem on the 'pathological' Trump presidency
4 years ago

'Sadistic and amoral': Mental health expert performs postmortem on the 'pathological' Trump presidency

Raw Story  

All of these terms have been used to describe the publicly observed and documented behavior of the 45th President of the United States, most notably over the 5 weeks since he lost the election to Joe Biden. Casually, Trump has been given the usual labels that are associated with his oftentimes bizarre behavior – pundits routinely referred to the sitting …

#Unfit: Damning documentary argues Trump is a malignant narcissist
4 years, 3 months ago

#Unfit: Damning documentary argues Trump is a malignant narcissist

The Independent  

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Trump has narcissistic personality disorder, says leading psychoanalyst
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump has narcissistic personality disorder, says leading psychoanalyst

The Independent  

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