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9780313345142

The Trauma of Psychological Torture

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  • ISBN13:

    9780313345142

  • ISBN10:

    0313345147

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-05-01
  • Publisher: MACMILLAN

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It is, in some circles, called "No-Touch Torture." Yet it brings pain and damage that can last a lifetime. Psychological torture techniques--which have a history of use by U.S. forces globally trailing far into the past beyond Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib--include a variety of methods from mock executions, severe humiliation, and mind-altering drugs, to forced, self-induced pain, sensory disorientation including loud music and light control, and exploitation of personal or cultural phobias. These techniques are not surprising if one has fair knowledge of the U.S. history of sanctioned psychological torture techniques, say the experts behind this book. Having reached a joint crescendo of intolerance and horror, scholars from across the nation met in 2006 for a conference on psychological torture and what can be done to stop the practice. They agree with Alberto Mora, the U.S. Navy's general counsel, who fought to stop the Pentagon-sanctioned psychological torture at Guantanamo. "Cruelty disfigures our national character. Where cruelty exists, law does not," Mora said. This book is the joint effort of those scholars, to paint a detailed picture for the public of psychological torture and spur action to stop the practice.

Table of Contents

Series
Foreword
Introduction
What Is Psychological Torture?
Psychological Terror as a Cold War Imperative
Legacy of a Dark Decade: CIA Mind Control, Classified Behavioral Research, And the Origins of Modern Medical Ethics
Psychologists, Detainee Interrogations, and Torture:Varying Perspectives on Participation
Doctors as Pawns?:Law and Medical Ethics at Guantanamo Bay
Neuropsychiatric Effects of Solitary Confinement
Prison and the Decimation of Pro-Life Skills
The Neurobiological Consequences of Psychological Torture
Documenting the Neurobiology of Psychological Torture: Conceptual and Neuropsychological Observations
The Tortured Brain
The Case of Mohammed Al Qahtani
The Case of Salim Hamdan (Declaration of Daryl Matthews)
Index
About the Editor and Contributors
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