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The Physicians’ Torture Report: A Review  Special Symposium Issue: The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Corrections


Author:  Fred Cohen .


Source: Volume 08, Number 01, May/June 2006 , pp.3-6(4)




Correctional Mental Health Report

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Abstract: 

There are a number of good reasons to carefully read the Physicians for Human Rights126-page report entitled, Break Them Down: Systematic Use of Psychological Torture by U.S. Forces (2005). This is the first comprehensive examination of the use of psychological torture by U.S. personnel in this era of the “war on terror.”

Keywords: Senator McCain, ICRC, behavioral science consultation teams (BSCT), Miranda

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.

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