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Writer's pictureBegum BURAK

Being a global psycho?

--Does Donald Trump pose a significant threat to both American society and the world? By what standards is he mentally unfit to serve as president? Questions of that sort have been on the agenda of experts and journalists for a long time.


According to an article published on GQ Magazine" Medical ethics prohibit diagnosis of mental health without consultation. But Trump's alarming behaviour is prompting psychiatrists to speak out "


In line with that, in an article published in May, " The President’s paranoia, evident in non-stop Twitter blasts and aired at rallies, has caused mental health professionals to question his fitness for office. "



For a detailed analysis about the mental illnesses of the US presidents from a historical point of view, you should read the article entitled "The mental rigours of being US president"




It begins with the following statement:


"Donald Trump is not the first president to be called unhinged. But many of his predecessors are thought to have endured mental health conditions ranging from social anxiety to bipolar disorder and even psychopathy.

In the summer of 1776, the American Revolutionary War was going so badly for the rebels that George Washington apparently attempted suicide by redcoat"



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