The Swift Report: Psychiatric diagnosis of ‘loony leftists’

international | miscellaneous | other press Monday January 24, 2005 21:05 by Dr Foster

Senator to push for a bill that "would define ‘political paranoia’ as a mental disorder, paving the way for individuals who suffer from paranoid delusions regarding voter fraud, political persecution and FBI surveillance to receive Medicare reimbursement for any psychiatric treatment they receive.”

"Political Paranoia" to be included in next edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

By Hermione Slatkin, Medical Correspondent

NEW YORK, NY—When Zacharia Goodman recently sought out the help of a therapist, it was no mystery as to what was ailing him. The 27-year-old copy editor was so consumed by his belief that President George W. Bush stole the recent election that he was having trouble sleeping, completing rudimentary tasks at work, and carrying on conversations about topics not related to politics.

No doubt this will be extended here to include such lefty delusions as the current government being somwhow 'right-wing', as the PDs being 'uncaring', or that government parties are 'colluding' with President Bush's war on evildoers.