The 35 mental health professionals said Mr Trump’s "words and behaviour suggest
a profound inability to empathise”.
The President’s tendency to "distort reality” to fit his "personal myth of
greatness” and attack those who challenge him with facts was likely to increase
in a position of power, they added.
It is usually frowned upon among psychiatrists to give a professional opinion of
the mental state of a public figure they have not examined in person, as
dictated by a passage in the American Psychiatric Association’s code of ethics
known as the Goldwater rule.
But in a letter to the New York Times, the doctors said they had decided it was
necessary to break their silence on the matter because they feared "too much is
at stake”.
"This silence has resulted in a failure to lend our expertise to worried
journalists and members of Congress at this critical time,” they wrote. "We fear
that too much is at stake to be silent any longer.”
The letter continued: "Mr Trump’s speech and actions demonstrate an inability to
tolerate views different from his own, leading to rage reactions. His words and
behaviour suggest a profound inability to empathize.
"Individuals with these traits distort reality to suit their psychological
state, attacking facts and those who convey them [journalists, scientists].
"In a powerful leader, these attacks are likely to increase, as his personal
myth of greatness appears to be confirmed. We believe that the grave emotional
instability indicated by Mr. Trump’s speech and actions makes him incapable of
serving safely as president.”
A growing number of mental health professionals and Senators of both parties
have expressed concern over Mr Trump’s psychological state.
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