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New York Times Podcast: “What Autocrats Have in Common with Abusers” 

by Harper West | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized

When I was recruited to write a chapter for “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump” in 2017 I knew my approach would be very different from the other writers, all esteemed and established mental health professionals. They generally wrote chapters consistent with a...

Understanding Narcissistic Family Systems In Your Life and Our Politics

by Harper West | May 6, 2026 | Trump

This video by Matthew Cooke draws the same comparisons I’ve drawn between family systems of narcissistic abuse and societal levels of authoritarianism such as the Trump/Vance/MAGA regime.  My understanding of narcissism and narcissistic family systems was why I — can...
Trump Has Unleashed an Epidemic of Narcissism 

Trump Has Unleashed an Epidemic of Narcissism 

by Harper West | Sep 30, 2024 | The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, Trump

Many of my long-time followers know that I wrote a chapter in the 2017 bestseller “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Professionals Assess a President.” A 2nd edition with 37 professionals was released in 2019. As we...

A Psychological Explainer on Why We Must Hold Trump Accountable 

by Harper West | Nov 30, 2020 | Accountability, Narcissist, Other-Blamer, Trump

I know, know. I headlined my previous blog “My Last (?) Blog about Trump.” And here I am writing about him again. My aim had been to distance myself from His Toxic-ness and reclaim my life. But this topic has me outraged and so here I am again writing about our...

Antisocial Trump Harms Our Prosocial Mental Wellbeing

by Harper West | Aug 16, 2020 | Narcissist, Other-Blamer, Trump

I am being interviewed tomorrow for the “Bill Press Pod” with Jennifer Panning, PsyD, one of my co-authors in The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump. The topic is the effect of Donald Trump on the mental health of all of us. So I might as well blog about it, too!  It is...
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