tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post9033856028861605302..comments2024-03-25T03:20:57.659-04:00Comments on My Daily Struggles: The D.C. Court of Appeals and the APA's Goldwater RuleMy Daily Struggleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post-70660917697095107062011-02-01T16:52:44.474-05:002011-02-01T16:52:44.474-05:00The purpose of footnote 19 was to preserve an issu...The purpose of footnote 19 was to preserve an issue for appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. I was going to allege that I was defamed by a state agency -- a civil rights violation under Paul v. Davis, etc. Of course, I needed an injury. I guess I didn't think of that.My Daily Struggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post-88145237965458878372011-02-01T14:31:44.840-05:002011-02-01T14:31:44.840-05:00Text of the APA's so-called Goldwater Rule:
S...Text of the APA's so-called Goldwater Rule:<br /><br />Section 7.3 of the APA Code of Professional Responsibility<br /><br />On occasion psychiatrists are asked for an opinion about an individual who is in the light of public attention or who has disclosed information about himself/herself through public media. In such circumstances, a psychiatrist may share with the public his or her expertise about psychiatric issues in general. However, it is unethical for a psychiatrist to offer a professional opinion unless he or she has conducted an examination and has been granted proper authorization for such a statement.My Daily Struggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.com