Doctor Who Wrote ‘Goldwater Rule’ Says He Would Recommend Dementia Tests For Trump
www.huffpost.com
An author of the 1973 American Psychiatric Association standard says it was never meant to stop doctors from expressing their opinions based on public information.

Edit: changed the title from the site to say “Doctor That …” instead of “Doctor Who …”

    • TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish
      122·
      1 month ago

      Fuck me, it’s literally there first thing past the headline. Just read for 8 seconds.

      Edit: Fuck, I’m stupid and didn’t read the capitalization on the ‘W’.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    1 month ago

    Oh boy!

    “I’m not 80, and I’m not that close to 80,” said Trump, who is 20 months away from turning 80. “I’ve done cognitive tests. I’ve done them twice, and I aced both of them, and the doctor in one case said, ‘I’ve never seen anybody ace them.’”

    He aced a test that only shows… Fuck here’s the test:

    Recite these words back to me: person, woman, man, camera, TV

    Harris could hammer that one home! “Here’s the cognitive test Trump brags about.”

    Dyer and other psychiatrists, though, said that test, often used as an initial screening tool which Trump took nearly seven years ago, is not helpful in assessing his current condition.

    Seven years is a long time in one’s 70s. May be almost zero difference, may be drooling on the carpet.

    “That assessment is given to potential nursing home patients to decide which wing to assign them to, not to someone you want to hire, let alone be president,” said Andrew Smolar, a Pennsylvania psychiatrist who has had numerous patients of Trump’s age and apparent condition.

    OUCH.

  • bean@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 month ago

    Why’s it all caps anyway? The HP article writer could have done better I think.

    Doctor Who Wrote ‘Goldwater Rule’ Says He Would Recommend Dementia Tests For Trump

    Versus

    Doctor who wrote ‘Goldwater Rule’ says he would recommend dementia tests for Trump

    Or even

    Doctor which wrote ‘Goldwater Rule’ says he would recommend dementia tests for Trump

    Having ‘Who’ in caps is probably what triggered. Were used to seeing the show name / dr name capitalized.

  • LesserAbe@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 month ago

    I feel like the audience on lemmy is uniquely primed to see “Doctor Who” vs the general public. Also fuck Trump