Here, the professor is in the news for diagnosing President Trump.
This is something that practicing psychiatrists are not permitted to do.
What does her statement tell us?
From Campus Reform: A Yale University professor of psychiatry has continued to push the ethical boundaries of her field by once again saying President Trump’s “mental impairment” makes him unfit for office
A Yale University professor of psychiatry has continued to push the ethical boundaries of her field by once again saying President Trump’s “mental impairment” makes him unfit for office.
Professor Bandy Lee, an instructor in Yale’s Department of Psychiatry, sat down with Chauncey DeVegato discuss her controversial approach to the President, saying that the “situation has come to such a critical level” that she had no choice but to “speak out.”
“In fact, a state of emergency exists and we could no longer hold back,” she added, arguing that the “highest ethical principles” of her field actually mandate that she speak out.
The quotes are intermingled with the article, but follow the pronouns. Thus far, "we" is used to make this assertion.
“We have an obligation to because many lives and our survival may be at stake,” she continued, discussing an April conference she organized for like-minded colleagues called “Duty to Warn,” the name of which references a psychologist’s immunity from legal repercussions when disclosing information about a client who exhibits violent behavior.
As Campus Reform previously reported, the conference claimed to have an “ethical responsibility” to inform the American public about Trump’s “dangerous mental illness,” a defense Lee reiterated in her interview with DeVega.
Here we get an important change of pronoun. When going from "we" to "I", we have the subject raising importance. She was not willing to stand alone in her opinion (which may be considered a diagnosis in the ethics of pyschiatry)
“I’ve been thinking from the very beginning that he has a lot of signs of mental impairment, and that I think was revealed by the conference that I organized,”
Note during the use of "we" there is no weak assertion:
"We could no longer hold back"
"We have an obligation..."
Here, there is no equivocation, but when she is alone:
"I think", which is a weak assertion not only enters her language, but is repeated.
Unnecessary information is deemed by the analyst as "doubly important" because it not only reverses the law of economy, but it is unnecessary for the sentence. But when it is also unnecessary for the context, it becomes paramount:
and that I think was revealed by the conference that I organized,”
Why would it matter who organized the conference if the issue is of "vital importance to our survival"?
This shows the underlining priority of the subject: self promotion.
she said, stating that once she and her colleagues “broke the silence” and “brought out mental health professionals to bear upon this,” she received “an explosion” of messages from peers who had “been wanting to speak about this but not been able to figure out a way to do it responsibly and ethically.”
Note the order of "responsibly" coming before the word used in licensing: "ethically."
DeVega goes on to question Lee about the particular ethical standards she has been flirting with, namely the “Goldwater Rule,” which DeVega dismissively described as “informal” and non-binding in the current context.
“When there’s such grave mental disability that it’s affecting the public sphere—the political sphere, such as in the current position of power—then those lines get blurred,” Lee responded, later adding that “there’s no rule that politics will never enter the sphere of health or our profession.”
However, an August 2016 posting on the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) website explicitly warns psychologists to resist psychoanalyzing “the candidates,” saying it would be “unethical” and “irresponsible” to abuse their credibility for political purposes.
“Every four years, the United States goes through a protracted elections process for the highest office in the land. This year, the election seems like anything but a normal contest, that has at times devolved into outright vitriol. The unique atmosphere of this year’s election cycle may lead some to want to psychoanalyze the candidates, but to do so would not only be unethical, it would be irresponsible.”
Analysis Conclusion: Brandy Lee's self promotion of her organized conference is found in the unnecessary addition to her statements. This is a priority for her.
The attention seeking has now come to fruition as it reached media.
It remains to be seen what such attention seeking may mean to the school's reputation and to the Board of the American Psychiatric Association.
When it comes to the her opinion of the President, she does not wish to be psychologically alone.
Psychiatrists diagnose patients with
1. Medical examination, including blood work
2. Review of medical history
3. Review of medications
4. Interview with patient
5. Collateral interviews
In her desire for self promotion, she may bring disrepute to herself, her position and school, but may bring ethical and legal issues to the surface.
Ambition blinds even the most intelligent of people.
Analysis Conclusion: Brandy Lee's self promotion of her organized conference is found in the unnecessary addition to her statements. This is a priority for her.
The attention seeking has now come to fruition as it reached media.
It remains to be seen what such attention seeking may mean to the school's reputation and to the Board of the American Psychiatric Association.
When it comes to the her opinion of the President, she does not wish to be psychologically alone.
Psychiatrists diagnose patients with
1. Medical examination, including blood work
2. Review of medical history
3. Review of medications
4. Interview with patient
5. Collateral interviews
In her desire for self promotion, she may bring disrepute to herself, her position and school, but may bring ethical and legal issues to the surface.
Ambition blinds even the most intelligent of people.