News articles tagged with 'torture'
Could a new UN resolution end doctors' participation in torture?
— 15 Mar 2010 14:49 | HealthA new UN resolution has the potential to fight torture and cruelty say experts on bmj.com…
No role for mental health professionals in the practice of torture
— 29 Jan 2010 18:26 | HealthPsychologists and psychiatrists should not be expected to participate in torture as they do not have the expertise to assess individual pain or the long-term effects of interrogation,…
Psychiatric impact of torture could be amplified by head injury
— 8 Nov 2009 11:58 | HealthDepression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a study from the Harvard…
The pain of torture can make the innocent seem guilty
— 27 Oct 2009 19:13 | HealthThe rationale behind torture is that pain will make the guilty confess, but a new study by researchers at Harvard University finds that the pain of torture can make even the innocent…
Cruel and inhuman treatment causes more mental damage than physical torture
— 4 Jun 2009 05:25 | HealthNew research findings published today by Dr Metin Basoglu, Head of Section of Trauma Studies at King's College London and the Istanbul Centre for Behaviour Research and Therapy, examines…
Pain hurts more if the person hurting you means it
— 15 Dec 2008 18:40 | HealthResearchers at Harvard University have discovered that our experience of pain depends on whether we think someone caused the pain intentionally. In their study, participants who believed…
Doctors must be held accountable for complying with torture
— 1 Aug 2008 19:27 | HealthDoctors who assist in torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment should face prosecution and licensing punishments, says an editorial on BMJ.com today…
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