Psychiatry Group: Yes, We Can Comment on Trump

A psychiatric group has told its members they're not obligated to adhere to something called the "Goldwater Rule," which has long prevented members of the profession from commenting on the mental health of public figures. 

The American Psychoanalytic Association emailed its members this month to that effect, though the Atlantic explains it wasn't so much a change in policy as a reminder that the Goldwater Rule is not officially part of the group's ethical guidelines. 

One thing of note: This APA has 3,500 members, but the larger American Psychiatric Association, with 37,000 members, still has the rule in place. The development comes amid lots of chatter about President Trump's behavior, which is "so different from anything we've seen before" in a president, a past leader of the smaller APA tells STAT

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