There is a long-standing rule self-imposed rule among psychiatrists who are members of the American Psychiatric Association (APA): mental health of political figures they have not personally evaluated should not be declared publicly. Called the Goldwater Rule, it came into being after an incident that took place during the 1964 presidential election. Fact magazine published a…
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