Thursday, May 17, 2007

Bay Buchanan: The doctor is in

A few years ago, when Bush on the Couch was published by psychiatrist Justin A. Frank, his publicist invited me to review it. I declined on ethical grounds. Frank, having never met George W. Bush, is not qualified to diagnose him, despite his using the technique of "applied psychoanalysis" which permits the psychological analysis of a public figure, but which--in my opinion--shoud be limited to analysis of the dead. (I am a psychotherapist, and I know that if I did such a thing, my board would come down hard on me.)

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3 Comments:

Well, duh! Aren't all politicians a bit narcissistic? After all, "politics is show biz for ugly people". (not my saying) Who else would put up with the number of hand shakings, cold calls, speeches, etc just during a campaign? Shy geeks are going to be advisers or civil servants if they have political interests.

NancyP

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You're right, but narcissistic personality disorder is something beyond simple narcissism. It is a very serious disorder.

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