Do
you have trouble reading? The APA ethical guidelines are currently still in effect. They have not changed, despite what Bandy X Lee says.
People can make up their own minds about whether doctors should diagnose patients they've never seen before and whether or not the doctors who created the APA guidelines were erroneous and misguided to do so.
What's totally clear is that your claim that Trump is a "medically diagnosed psychopath" is actually based on opinions you've read in the media made by doctors who have never examined him.
APA Calls for End to 'Armchair' Psychiatry
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) reiterates its continued and unwavering commitment to the ethical principle known as "The Goldwater Rule." We at the APA call for an end to psychiatrists providing professional opinions in the media about public figures whom they have not examined, whether it be on cable news appearances, books, or in social media. Armchair psychiatry or the use of psychiatry as a political tool is the misuse of psychiatry and is unacceptable and unethical.
The ethical principle, in place since 1973, guides physician members of the APA to refrain from publicly issuing professional medical opinions about individuals that they have not personally evaluated in a professional setting or context. Doing otherwise undermines the credibility and integrity of the profession and the physician-patient relationship. Although APA's ethical guidelines can only be enforced against APA members, we urge all psychiatrists, regardless of membership, to abide by this guidance in respect of our patients and our profession.
Today, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) reiterates its continued and unwavering commitment to the ethical principle known as "The Goldwater Rule."
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