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Why psychiatrists should not be involved in presidential politics

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
imagePresident Trump in August 2017.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The media, politicians, celebrities, athletes and other groups have questioned the fitness and mental health of the president, but one group has largely refrained: mental health professionals.

This recently changed. One of the latest efforts is a book, a collection of assessments by 27...

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