Psychologists Say No to Torture

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Sep 11, 2018 The Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association extends a policy to keep its members out of the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Torture, Impunity and the American Psychological Association

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jul 16, 2015 This month, the APA released a stunning independent report that confirms what whistleblowers and dissident psychologists have maintained for close to a decade. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Psychologists Who Concealed U.S. Torture Program May Face Charges

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 11, 2015 The country’s largest professional organization of psychologists faces a crisis after a damning independent review alleging post-9/11 "collusion." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Antidepressant Nation Revisited

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2011 Dr. Marcia Angell has drawn harsh criticism from members of the psychiatric community for her essay doubting the efficacy of antidepressants, published in The New York Review of Books last month. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Antidepressant Nation

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2011 A serious conversation is under way in the United States on the subject of psychiatric drugs The debate consists of three fundamental issues: first, whether antidepressants actually treat depression; second, the vast, growing body of evidence that psychotropic medications (more). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Psychologists in Denial About Torture

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 22, 2007 Last weekend, the American Psychological Association rejected a moratorium that would have prevented its member psychologists from participating in interrogations at U.S. detention centers at places like Guantanamo Bay and secret CIA "black sites" around the world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )