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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Mental health community debates whether to discuss Trump's psychological health

    The so-called Goldwater rule advises members of the American Psychiatric Association not to give a professional opinion on anyone whom they have not personally evaluated. But the American Psychoanalytic Organization has recently reiterated its position that members can talk about public figures, but with caution.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 25, 2017 • 1 min read

    The so-called Goldwater rule advises members of the American Psychiatric Association not to give a professional opinion on anyone whom they have not personally evaluated. But the American Psychoanalytic Organization has recently reiterated its position that members can talk about public figures, but with caution.

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    2. 9:11Senate votes to proceed with debate on GOP health care bill
    3. 17:22Mental health community debates whether to discuss Trump's psychological healthYou’re reading this
    4. 28:32'Calexit' comic imagines dystopian future of an independent California
    5. 42:17How to cool off with something better than ice cream
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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    New comic envisions California seceding from the U.S.
    1. 0:00Rep. Schiff on Kushner's testimony, and what's next for his investigation into Russian meddling
    2. 9:11Senate votes to proceed with debate on GOP health care bill
    3. 17:22Mental health community debates whether to discuss Trump's psychological healthYou’re reading this
    4. 28:32'Calexit' comic imagines dystopian future of an independent California
    5. 42:17How to cool off with something better than ice cream
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