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Duty To Inform, led by Vince Greenwood, Ph.D, creates & disseminates information on the interface between psychology and our current politics https://t.co/DUEKUWx67x
Jul 5, 2022 21 tweets 8 min read
🧵Shortly after Trump’s election in 2016, many mental health professionals spoke out about what they saw as the new president’s unfitness for office. Many associated Trump’s behaviors with particular psychological vulnerabilities that, in turn, predicted dangerousness. (1/x) By doing so, these professionals were flirting with violation of an ethical provision of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) called the Goldwater Rule, which prohibits professionals from diagnosing anyone they have not personally examined. #GoldwaterRule (2/x)
Dec 12, 2020 5 tweets 3 min read
When Marshall Law and Insurrection Act are trending nearly 6 weeks after a General Election, we clearly see the power of a psychopath--aided and abetted by Fox News, talk radio, social media and a #ComplicitGOP--to shape events.

How did we get here? Pt. 1 drvincentgreenwood-89455.medium.com/america-was-ri… "Marshall Law"? Insurrection Act?

We remain in danger in large part because of a party that enables Trump, who could not mount his assault on US democracy without the support of the GOP establishment and the new Retrumplicans.

How did we get here? Pt. 2 drvincentgreenwood-89455.medium.com/america-was-ri…
Sep 7, 2020 16 tweets 8 min read
11 Ways Trump’s Condition Undermines Our Republic By Vince Greenwood, Ph.D. -- a thread:

#DutyToInform #DutyToWarn #UnfitToBePresident 1. Because of his greater than normal need for stimulation and impulsivity, disruptions to our government’s legal, financial, and administrative functions will accumulate.