Trump is now dangerous – that makes his mental health a matter of public interest

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Brian Randell <brian.randell () newcastle ac uk>
> Subject: Trump is now dangerous – that makes his mental health a matter of public interest
> Date: January 7, 2018 at 6:32:22 PM EST
> To: Dave Farber <dfarber () me com>
> Cc: Brian Randell <brian.randell () newcastle ac uk>
>
> H Dave:
>
> For IP if you wish.
>
> Today’s Observer (a UK national sunday newspaper allied to the Guardian) contains a whole page article by Bandy Lee, 
> entitled "Trump is now dangerous – that makes his mental health a matter of public interest”.
>
> It is online in the Guardian website at :
>
>   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/07/donald-trump-dangerous-psychiatrist 
> <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/07/donald-trump-dangerous-psychiatrist>
>
> Its concluding paragraph:
>
> "In medicine, mental impairment is considered as serious as physical impairment: it is just as debilitating, just as 
> objectively observable and established just as reliably through standardised assessments. Mental health experts 
> routinely perform capacity or fitness for duty examinations for courts and other legal bodies, and offer their 
> recommendations. This is what we are calling for, urgently, in doing our part as medical professionals. The rest of 
> the decision is up to the courts or, in this case, up to the body politic."
>
> A follow up Opinion piece this evening, by Matthew d’Acona, due I assume to appear in tomorrow’s Guardian, .is
>
> Fire and Fury? Maybe Donald Trump is only just getting started
>
> at
>
>   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/07/fire-fury-donald-trump-michael-wolff-book 
> <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/07/fire-fury-donald-trump-michael-wolff-book>
>
> Cheers
>
> Brian 
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