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	<title>Comments on: American Psychological Association Supports Psychologist Engagement in Bush Regime Interrogations: A Critique of Stephen Behnke&#8217;s Letter to the ACLU</title>
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		<title>By: Jack Shalom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 02:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Did you know that the APA is now an on-air sponsor of NYC&#039;s NPR station, WNYC?  Just heard their ad this morning.  In case you were wondering what your dues are going towards . . .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that the APA is now an on-air sponsor of NYC&#8217;s NPR station, WNYC?  Just heard their ad this morning.  In case you were wondering what your dues are going towards . . .</p>
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		<title>By: Valtin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 17:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for an excellent summary of the real conditions belied by Dr. Behnke&#039;s assertions. I would only add that according to the newly unredacted portions of the Church Report,  it seems psychologists utilized portions of the medical records of detainees -- and we can assume this includes mental health records -- in preparing prisoners for interrogations.

The new unredacted sections indicate (italics are my emphasis) that &quot;documentation of medical care is &lt;i&gt;not standardized or rigorous&lt;/i&gt;.... Separate detainee medical records are not maintained.&quot; A few paragraphs later (pp. 354-255), it&#039;s noted that &quot;According to the Director, Psychological Applications Directorate (U.S. Army Special Operations Command), the only reason for &lt;i&gt;sharing &lt;/i&gt; any medical information would be to ensure that detainees are treated in accordance with their medical requirements.&quot; -- In other words, psychologists acted as gatekeepers for indicating who could and who couldn&#039;t medically stand the interrogation, such interrogations including, as noted in your article, &quot;widespread use&quot; of abusive and formally prohibited techniques.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for an excellent summary of the real conditions belied by Dr. Behnke&#8217;s assertions. I would only add that according to the newly unredacted portions of the Church Report,  it seems psychologists utilized portions of the medical records of detainees &#8212; and we can assume this includes mental health records &#8212; in preparing prisoners for interrogations.</p>
<p>The new unredacted sections indicate (italics are my emphasis) that &#8220;documentation of medical care is <i>not standardized or rigorous</i>&#8230;. Separate detainee medical records are not maintained.&#8221; A few paragraphs later (pp. 354-255), it&#8217;s noted that &#8220;According to the Director, Psychological Applications Directorate (U.S. Army Special Operations Command), the only reason for <i>sharing </i> any medical information would be to ensure that detainees are treated in accordance with their medical requirements.&#8221; &#8212; In other words, psychologists acted as gatekeepers for indicating who could and who couldn&#8217;t medically stand the interrogation, such interrogations including, as noted in your article, &#8220;widespread use&#8221; of abusive and formally prohibited techniques.</p>
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