Yeah, what this guy says

[drwex]

Courtesy of Catya, a pointer to a letter to the editor published in the NY Times from Professor Allen Frances.

Frances chaired the DSM IV committee that wrote many of the standards used for diagnosing mental illness as well as a founder of two journals in the field: Journal of Personality Disorders and the Journal of Psychiatric Practice. He takes

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[chienne_folle]

While I understand and approve of his point that most people with mental illnesses are not unpleasant, if Trump is NOT diagnosable, I will eat a copy of the DSM with barbecue sauce. :-)

[eccentrific]

And that is exactly the sort of prejudice against mentally ill that this guy is arguing against. Perfectly sane people can be assholes.

[chienne_folle]

I'm a licensed clinical psychologist, so I wasn't exercising my prejudices; I was using my knowledge of what's actually IN the DSM.

Trump isn't just an asshole, he also has a very tenuous connection with reality and a host of other symptoms that I won't bother detailing.