A game: let's take our best guess at McCain's psychiatric diagnosis...

[steve2470]

Axis I: Major depression, rule out PTSD
Axis II: Significant narcissistic and antisocial tendencies
Axis III: Rule out cancer sequelae
Axis IV: Rule out marital discord
Axis V: 80

on edit: http://www.psychiatryonline.com/content.aspx?aID=11659

link above gives hint about the axes

[cliffordu]

1. PTSD, Explosive anger disorder (?)

[begin_within]

2. Homosapienus Albus Iratus

[billyoc]

3. Palinoid Ditzophrenia.

[Happyhippychick]

6. DUzy worthy

[chappydog26]

8. I second that! n/t

[Xipe Totec]

4. What about these axes

[Maureen54]

5. definitely

anger control issues and probably Napoleon syndrome ( little man syndrome)

[Bubbha Jo]

7. He has egotitis.

Pronouced: e - go - tie - tes

Defenition: Inflammation of the ego with no underlying cause.

:eyes:

[TexasObserver]

9. PTSD and Narcissism are slam dunks.

[political_Dem]

10. Significant narcisstic and antisocial tendencies.

He's been coddled to his entire life. He's been raised to think the world revolves around him. Therefore, like Bush, he doesn't have to take any responsibility for anything he does wrong. Instead, he always sets up a fall guy.

He can be glib and charming. He says what he can to get ahead. He even uses that glibness as a way to get out of treacherous or questionable situations.

However, he respects no one. Ultimately, he only cares about his needs and no one else's. He's a user.

The thing that stands out about him is that he's a bully. He thinks he is superior to everyone else. His temper is always around the issue of domination. If there is one thing about this guy is that he hates to be dominated (i.e. his experiences as a POW). If you ever want to make him angry, dominate him. This point was written all over his body language during the debates. He could not stand being dominated by Obama. He constantly had to show "the world" who was boss--even in that third debate.

It is no mistake why he's doing and saying all these nasty things at the rallies, during interviews and during the debates. It's also no mistake that he "suspended" his campaign to "work" on the economy (when in reality he didn't do a damned thing).

That's my take.

[stillcool]

11. Because he was a cocky bastard...

before the war experience I would say he has low self esteem, or a Daddy complex like George Bush. Followed by PTSD and drug and alcohol abuse. No one likes to party alone.