The Goldwater rule is the informal name for a precept of medical ethics promulgated by the American Psychiatric Association. It forbids psychiatrists from commenting on individuals' mental state without examining them personally and being authorized by the person to make such comments. The rule has no official name; it is simply Section 7.3 of the APA's ethics principles.
Now we shall see whether the APA will uphold its own standards and subject this individual to sanctions.
I remember the Goldwater incident: the same bunch, or their predecessors, claimed that Barry was certifiably crazy after he became the GOP nominee in 1964. They had never met him, never interviewed him - it was all political and designed to screw someone who didn’t share their politics. Pathetic then, pathetic now; they should be stripped of their licences.
I remember the Goldwater incident: the same bunch, or their predecessors, claimed that Barry was certifiably crazy after he became the GOP nominee in 1964. They had never met him, never interviewed him - it was all political and designed to screw someone who didn’t share their politics. Pathetic then, pathetic now; they should be stripped of their licences.