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Trump is mentally ill. The media et al need to CALL IT. He is seriously sick

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Dr. Bandy Lee & other nationally known mental health experts will explore those mental-illness facts on Friday, September 27, 2024 at an All-day Conference the National Press Club. The afternoon session offers & question and answers from mental health experts. Dinner follows.

Psychiatriss have long had a legal duty-to-warn of violent actors. Dr. Lee led a Yale conference on that very subject.

The New York Times Management is not invited.

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Dr. Lee began this effort in 2016 -- had in 2017 had a book published, "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump"* with dire warnings from other mental health professionals. She was VERY roundly criticized by people in her field for "diagnosing" the orange sadist without having done her own exam -- the "Goldwater Rule" (and then, of course, she would be forbidden in sharing it). Many of us (I'm a psychiatrist) rallied around her. Her contract with the Yale Medical School was not renewed in 2020. [*Interestingly, John Kelly used the book as a guide for how to deal with the monster!]

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Another Clinical Psychologist has shared a great deal of impeccable details on DJT. She has written two books about him and the family dynamics that contributed to his insanity, the second one was just released (ironically) on Tuesday. She is his niece, Mary Trump, and also has a substack. She warns how dangerous he is, and that the danger will increase the more desperate he becomes to avoid potential jail time.

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She's marvelous! I've watched her evolution from being a very shy and insecure commentator on MSNBC, to being a buoyant and delightful one!

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Was she not shunned by colleagues and Yake? Did she not sue Yale and lose?

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Yes, she sued Yale but the case was dismissed. I don't know about the shunning. Could you tell me more? Thanks.

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Again, There's Yale....

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"Duty to warn" was always intended to a duty to warn an individual that they are a potential target of violence or murder. It could be extended to warning a group of the same. What Dr. Lee did, however, is different. And I am so happy that she did what she did, despite the personal harm that came to her as a result.

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I seriously wish I could attend.

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Do you know if this will be televised? recorded? transcribed?

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I couldnтАЩt agree more, seriously. He needs to be in a straight jacket.

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His family also need to call it.

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But you know they most likely won't.

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He's their meal ticket.

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Exactly, although Ivanka seems to have married someone with the same grifting skills.

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She learned well.

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Stephen, Problem is, so are all of his followers.

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Touche'

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