Krauthammer Classic (“Medicalizing Mass Murder”)


Charles Krauthammer’s Friday Washington Post column adds insights that only he can provide.

. “How many of those doctors commit mass murder? It’s been decades since I practiced psychiatry. Perhaps I missed the epidemic.”

. “After all, secondary PTSD, for those who believe in it (you won’t find it in DSM-IV-TR, psychiatry’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual), is known as ‘compassion fatigue.’ The poor man — pushed over the edge by an excess of sensitivity. ”

. “I gave one myself on post-traumatic retrograde amnesia — as you can see, these lectures are fairly technical. Not Hasan’s. His was an hour-long disquisition on what he called the Koranic view of military service, jihad and war. It included an allegedly authoritative elaboration of the punishments visited upon nonbelievers — consignment to hell, decapitation, having hot oil poured down your throat. This ‘really freaked a lot of doctors out,’ reported NPR.”

Thanks, Dr. Krauthammer.


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streiff (Diary) Friday, November 13th at 9:09AM EST (link)

this is a toss off diary that does nothing but cause another diary to be scrolled off the “Member Diaries” nav bar. There is a specific warning against this kind of diary when you click “Create New Diary Entry.”

We all like Krauthammer and this column is one of his best. Having said that, the purpose of our diaries is not to merely pull quotes from the column but to add commentary and value to the column.

Please don’t do this again.

“What keeps me here is the reek of beer, the ladies and the craic”

There is nothing that can be added to CK's article

antisocial (Diary) Friday, November 13th at 7:17PM EST (link)

This diary is probably an effort to point out a good article to the community. For me this worked out good. If not for this diary, I would have missed that fine column.

We should probably have something like “Users Picks” for such posts.

Obama Doctrine – Boot On The Throat
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What is to be done?
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No. You can’t – Moe Lane
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The Emperor has no clothes!!!

 
 

Thanks for the advice.

barrypopik (Diary) Friday, November 13th at 2:17PM EST (link)

I thought this Krauthammer column was special because he applied his psychiatry training to evaluate the psychiatrist. I highlighted those points.

Perhaps there needs to be a list for “recommended articles” (with light comment) rather than full “diaries.”