Good on the APA
this should have happened years ago...
the essence of the hippocratic oath, often abbreviated to "above all, do no harm," an oath commonly taken by medical doctors, should apply equally to those who are trained to be guardians and healers of mental health...
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The American Psychological Association ruled Sunday that psychologists can no longer be associated with several interrogation techniques that have been used against terrorism detainees at U.S. facilities because the methods are immoral, psychologically damaging and counterproductive in eliciting useful information.
Psychologists who witness interrogators using mock executions, simulated drowning, sexual and religious humiliation, stress positions or sleep deprivation are required to intervene to stop such abuse, to report the activities to superiors and to report the involvement of any other psychologists in such activities to the association. It could then strip those professionals of their membership.
The move by the APA, the nation's largest association of behavioral experts, is a rebuke of the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies.
the essence of the hippocratic oath, often abbreviated to "above all, do no harm," an oath commonly taken by medical doctors, should apply equally to those who are trained to be guardians and healers of mental health...
Labels: American Psychological Association, Bush Administration, enhanced interrogation techniques, terrorism, torture
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posted by profmarcus at
8/20/2007
