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A review by jennog
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President by Bandy X. Lee
5.0
Required reading for all (not just Americans)
I'd like to start off by saying, if anyone has a book with as well-researched, well-documented counterarguments by psychiatrists, I'd love to check it out. (I sincerely doubt that there is, but I have to ask.)
I also acknowledge the criticisms that this book is repetitive. It can be, but I think each essay adds nuance and no argument is exactly alike.
That being said, I believe in the purpose of publishing this book, which is sharing information (or warning the masses) based off professional insights on publicly available information. AKA everyone has been exposed to 45's antics, so let's not pretend we can't see and hear the things he says. And hey, while we're at it, let's ask people who work with human behavior patterns for a living.
There are a lot of labels thrown around by each writer, but they back up their arguments, so you be the judge.
I appreciate that some writers acknowledged the difference between what this book is and how is relates/differs from the Goldwater rule. For all one-star raters out there, I have a feeling you didn't get to Part 2 of this book. And if you did, I'm sure you were triggered by Part 3, where it relates trauma and this presidency.
As a psychology major and public health professional, I fully support healthcare professionals providing their best professional judgment to the public. If the people who do this for a living sense danger, I'm glad they're letting me know. (Not that I didn't already feel and see the danger myself but I guess I'm feeling the confirmation bias seep in. Again, if anyone has EVIDENCE-BASED counterarguments, I'm all ears.)
My favorite chapters were by Harper West, Nanette Gartrell, and Tony Schwartz.
I'd like to start off by saying, if anyone has a book with as well-researched, well-documented counterarguments by psychiatrists, I'd love to check it out. (I sincerely doubt that there is, but I have to ask.)
I also acknowledge the criticisms that this book is repetitive. It can be, but I think each essay adds nuance and no argument is exactly alike.
That being said, I believe in the purpose of publishing this book, which is sharing information (or warning the masses) based off professional insights on publicly available information. AKA everyone has been exposed to 45's antics, so let's not pretend we can't see and hear the things he says. And hey, while we're at it, let's ask people who work with human behavior patterns for a living.
There are a lot of labels thrown around by each writer, but they back up their arguments, so you be the judge.
I appreciate that some writers acknowledged the difference between what this book is and how is relates/differs from the Goldwater rule. For all one-star raters out there, I have a feeling you didn't get to Part 2 of this book. And if you did, I'm sure you were triggered by Part 3, where it relates trauma and this presidency.
As a psychology major and public health professional, I fully support healthcare professionals providing their best professional judgment to the public. If the people who do this for a living sense danger, I'm glad they're letting me know. (Not that I didn't already feel and see the danger myself but I guess I'm feeling the confirmation bias seep in. Again, if anyone has EVIDENCE-BASED counterarguments, I'm all ears.)
My favorite chapters were by Harper West, Nanette Gartrell, and Tony Schwartz.