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In reply to the discussion: Does Donald Trump have Alzheimer's? Isn't the answer all too obvious? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)21. It's neither demenia or IQ. It is PERSONALITY DISORDER.
It is believed that approximately 1 in every 20 people has a full-blown diagnosable personality disorder. Many others exhibit strong traits of disorder but don't meet the diagnostic criteria. Normal people show many of the same traits but in normal, healthy amounts.
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Does Donald Trump have Alzheimer's? Isn't the answer all too obvious? [View all]
L. Coyote
May 2016
OP
Awww.. If you were only looking for congratulatory praise, next time add a disclaimer.
procon
May 2016
#6
Exactly. People use Alzheimer's as a lazy way of talking about mental confusion, or lack of
enough
May 2016
#7
I have a very clear, intimately acquired knowledge of what Alzheimer's is really like.
enough
May 2016
#13
Again, someone chimes in without knowing what they are saying. There are available facts online
L. Coyote
May 2016
#9
Obviously you're a medical professional with expertise in neurological disorders.
Act_of_Reparation
May 2016
#28
Almost no one listened when, early on, we said this of Reagan's obvious symptoms.
L. Coyote
May 2016
#34
Kick this thread back into circulation because another post on same topic just started
ColemanMaskell
Oct 2016
#37