'Goldwater Rule' Changes Misreported, Misleading. More Fake News?
So, STAT is reporting:
A leading psychiatry group has told its members they should not feel bound by a longstanding rule against commenting publicly on the mental state of public figures — even the president.
Some reputable sources — and Maggie Habermann of the New York Times — are passing it along: [tweet]
The problem is, this is a statement by the American Psychoanalytic Association, a small group of psychiatrists practicing psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis is the specific treatment method originated by Sigmund Freud and is relatively uncommon today -- and the American Psychoanalytic Association has only about 3500 members total.
The ethical rule called the Goldwater Rule was issued by the American Psychiatric Association, which was quick to tweet:
American Psychiatric @APAPsychiatric
For the record, the @APAPsychiatric stands by the Goldwater Rule. Nothing has changed. http://bit.ly/2tWnKZ3
no good will come of this American Psychoanalytic Association or American Psychiatric Association