A Textbook Case

A striking number of leading mental health experts are concerned enough about the possibility of a Trump presidency that they’re willing to speak out, publicly, about the candidate’s “Textbook narcissistic personality disorder.” [More]

Really?

They're willing to offer public, reputation-impacting "professional" diagnoses on a "patient" they've never met based solely on how a demonstrably self-interested media selectively presents him? And have their "findings" shared in a biased publication, but one that is prominent enough to attract attention from and propagation by other media, with the intent of swaying voters in a political election of national significance?

As an aside, it appears the author of this piece doesn't understand there's a difference between psychiatrists and psychologists.

To a layman, this looks to be a textbook case of fraud and malpractice for the purposes of manipulation. Were I part of Trump's campaign, I'd be looking into filing ethics complaints with the various certification boards, universities and professional associations these witch doctors shake their bones in. It would also be relevant to determine their political sympathies.

If they wold abdicate their professional responsibilities here, where else would they take a back seat to an agenda? The public deserves to be protected from such quacks.