To Lee, the threats that led to the event’s cancellation reaffirmed what she and other mental-health professionals have been arguing for a year, “that our fears were correct, that our predictions were correct, that the president’s supporters are very violent and ready to inflict violence,” she said.
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“The only important question is: Is he dangerous? And there I think I would disagree with APA that you’d need a personal interview with somebody to make that determination,” Gilligan said.
The psychological reasons for Trump’s statements aren’t relevant, says Gilligan. “When I talk about the public health, it’s not what’s going on in his mind, but rather, what’s the effect of his behavior on other people.” Most violent individuals, Gilligan noted, are not diagnosed with a specific mental-health condition and, conversely, most mentally ill people are not violent and do not commit acts of violence.
