Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatchSep 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 )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanJul 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 )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 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 )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJul 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 )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigAug 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 )
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