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Should There Be A Role For Mental Health Professionals In The Practice Of Torture Of Prisoners And Detainees?

January 29, 2010 by

An analysis on bmj.com today reports that psychologists and psychiatrists should not be expected to participate in torture. This is due to the fact that they do not have the expertise to assess individual pain or the long-term effects of interrogation. The investigation is the work of Derrick Silove and Susan Rees, from the University of New South Wales in Australia...

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