Topic: Medical Diagnosis

A panel of medical experts recommends that all American adults under age 65, and children as young as eight, be screened for anxiety. Anxiety is identified as the "number one diagnosis" in the country, with experts warning that "catastrophic thinking" by parents can be a risk factor for children. The segment explores the normalization of anxiety as a widespread public health issue.

Howard Dean, a medical doctor, defended his televised diagnosis of Donald Trump despite the Goldwater Rule, which discourages psychiatrists from diagnosing public figures without an examination. Dean compared his questions to Rudy Giuliani's previous public concerns regarding Hillary Clinton's health and medical history.

The hosts discuss the increasing frequency of autism and Asperger's diagnoses among millennials. They express skepticism toward claims that CAT scans can definitively prove a patient is on the autism spectrum, suggesting that doctors are using questionable science to push psychiatric medications and label young people with permanent disorders.