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American Psychoanalytic Association Frees Members from 'Goldwater Rule'

posted by martyb on Thursday July 27 2017, @07:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the call-a-spade-a-spade dept.

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Common Dreams reports

As President Donald Trump continues to behave bizarrely and erratically--attacking his own attorney general, launching into a political tirade during a speech to Boy Scouts, bringing his 11-year-old son into the burgeoning Russia controversy--a professional association of psychoanalysts is telling its members to drop the so-called Goldwater Rule and comment publicly on the president's state of mind if they find reason to do so.

The Goldwater Rule was formally included in the American Psychiatric Association's "Principles of Medical Ethics" following the 1964 presidential campaign, during which a magazine editor was sued for running an article in which mental health professionals gave their opinions on [Republican] presidential candidate Barry Goldwater's psychiatric state. The rule deems public comments by psychiatrists on the mental health of public officials without consent "unethical".

In a recent email to its 3,500 members, the American Psychoanalytic Association "told its members they should not feel bound by" the Goldwater Rule, which some have characterized as a "gag rule", STAT's Sharon Begley reports.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 27 2017, @01:06PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 27 2017, @01:06PM (#545144)

    He probably grabbed them by the truth. ;-)

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday July 27 2017, @02:07PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 27 2017, @02:07PM (#545174) Journal

    That post reminds me of those old candy bar commercials - sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. The post is informative, while being outrageously funny. I'll take a carton, to nibble on for the next few weeks.

  • (Score: 4, Informative) by takyon on Thursday July 27 2017, @02:25PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Thursday July 27 2017, @02:25PM (#545180) Journal

    Here's today's truth nugget [cnn.com] from the Trump inner circle:

    After Politico published a story about how the he continues to profit from the sale of his hedge fund SkyBridge Capital, Scaramucci slammed the leak of his Office of Government Ethics forms.

    "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony. I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept, he tweeted Wednesday night, adding, "#swamp @Reince45."

    The inclusion of Reince in the tweet was seen by some as an accusation.

    The financial disclosure forms, however, are publicly available, notes the Politico report, which links to them [politico.com]. CNN has not independently obtained the disclosure form.

    With just a hint of purge.

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