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Well, an essential part of psychiatric diagnosis is often to notice the presence of a noticeable before/after change. Psychosis, mania, are valid hypothesis that would make a CEO take surprising decision.

I don't see how that belittles the struggle of patients. Having and company and being bipolar is far from life on easy mode.

Greed and incompetence are also valid hypothesis, although don't necessarily need an abrupt change in behavior.




So now you are diagnosing the guy as bipolar? Based on what?


I am not. I am saying this is a hypothesis to consider. This is not at all the same thing and I would agree with you that diagnosing bipolar on a few press articles makes no sense. The goldwater rule is a good rule imo.




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