The Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy transmitted on Friday, May 16, 2025, a message condemning “the use of psychic suffering in offensive terms in the public space”.
George Simion and Anamaria Gavrilă Photo Mediafax
The reaction comes after Anamaria Gavrilă, the boss can, asked the independent candidate Nicușor Dan to publicly declare that he does not suffer from any mental illness. Controversy also aroused gold leader George Simion, after calling him “autistic” on his counter -candidate.
“The Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy expresses its concern about the use, in the public space, of terms associated with the psychic suffering or with the differences of development, in an offensive way, for the purpose of political discredit. Such statements not only distort the real meaning of these terms, but contribute to the stigmatics, which is to the stigmatics, Society ”,has transmitted the Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.
According to the quoted source, “The offensive labels and the use of the suffering of others as a rhetorical weapon do not have their place in a mature democratic society.”
“We consider that the public space-and even more so the political speech must be based on respect, responsibility and decency. The offensive labels and the use of others as a rhetorical weapon do not have their place in a mature democratic society.also stated the Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.
