Donald Trump has 'dangerous mental illness', say dozens of psychiatry experts

Mental health experts has warned that US President, Donald Trump is 'paranoid and delusional'. The remarks was made by a group of leading psychiatrists during a conference at Yale University who claimed that Trump has clear hallmarks of mental illness that compromise his role as president.

Twenty-five researchers made a drastic break away from ethical standards when they met on Thursday to discuss evidence questioning Trump's mental health.
The psychiatrists unanimous in their conclusions that the president suffers a combination of personality disorders defended the move by saying it was their 'ethical responsibility' to warn the American public about the 'dangers' Trump poses to the country.

One of the mental health professionals, Dr John Gartner, a practising psychotherapist who advised psychiatric residents at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, said: 

“We have an ethical responsibility to warn the public about Donald Trump's dangerous mental illness.”

They also insisted that Trump displays anti-social, narcissistic and chauvinistic tendencies that, they believe, are grounds for impeachment.


Dr Gartner, who is also a founding member of Duty to Warn, an organisation of several dozen mental health professionals who think Mr Trump is mentally unfit to be president, said the President's statement about having the largest crowd at an inauguration was just one of many that served as warnings of a larger problem.

“Worse than just being a liar or a narcissist, in addition he is paranoid, delusional and grandiose thinking and he proved that to the country the first day he was President. If Donald Trump really believes he had the largest crowd size in history, that’s delusional,” he added.

Chairman of the event, Dr Bandy Lee, assistant clinical professor in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, said: 

“As some prominent psychiatrists have noted, [Trump’s mental health] is the elephant in the room. I think the public is really starting to catch on and widely talk about this now.”

However, other mental health experts have hit out at the conference, saying that such a 'diagnosis' is not possible without a one-on-one consultation.