The ethical policies and involvement in enhanced interrogations of US psychologists after 9/11

Two prominent members,Lohr and Tolin, wrote that their professional association must set aside the notion of pre-9/11 ethics and post-9/11 ethics, that psychologists must realize that core ethical values should not vary according to shifts in the political tide, and that the rejection of the Nurembe...

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Published in:Psychiatric Times 2009-11, Vol.26 (11), p.45
Main Author: Pope, Kenneth S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Human rights
Prisoner treatment
Psychologists
Psychology
Torture
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Summary:Two prominent members,Lohr and Tolin, wrote that their professional association must set aside the notion of pre-9/11 ethics and post-9/11 ethics, that psychologists must realize that core ethical values should not vary according to shifts in the political tide, and that the rejection of the Nuremberg ethics sets professional psychology apart from other helping and healing professions who have refused to compromise principle for expediency. New works continue to document how the American Psychological Association's policies evolved and their disastrous consequences.2,7-9As a psychologist, I have a special responsibility to address these issues in light of psychology's support for and key roles in the interrogations.
ISSN:0893-2905