Michael Otterman's powerful book, 
Sunday, September 21, 2008
The DDD State Takes a Hit
The CIA's 1983 Human Resource Exploitation Training Manual advises that:
This important policy shift-- which received notable press coverage-- finally brings APA policy in line with the American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association. The member-driven initiative was spearheaded, among others, by anti-torture mavericks Stephen Soldz, Steven Reisner and Jeff Kaye-- psychologists that have refused to stand by while the Bush Administration dragged their profession into the dark side. Thus the pendulum swings back towards the side of justice-- tell Cheney the dark side just got a bit brighter.
If the debility–dependency–dread state is unduly prolonged, the subject may sink into a defensive apathy from which it is hard to arouse him. It is advisable to have a psychologist available whenever regression is induced. [Page k-3]Today, it will become a lot harder-- if not impossible-- for psychologists to further supervise torture in US interrogation centers. Last week, an American Psychological Association resolution passed 8,792 to 6,157 banning psychologists from working in places where human rights are violated-- except for groups like the Red Cross that work to protect human rights.
This important policy shift-- which received notable press coverage-- finally brings APA policy in line with the American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association. The member-driven initiative was spearheaded, among others, by anti-torture mavericks Stephen Soldz, Steven Reisner and Jeff Kaye-- psychologists that have refused to stand by while the Bush Administration dragged their profession into the dark side. Thus the pendulum swings back towards the side of justice-- tell Cheney the dark side just got a bit brighter.