APA: Stay Out Of Interrogations, Psychiatrists Urged: “Psychiatrists should play no role in the interrogation of prisoners at places such as Guantanamo Bay, the American Psychiatric Association said today.

The APA has decided that ‘no psychiatrist should participate directly’ in such interrogations, APA President Steven Sharfstein, M.D., of Baltimore told reporters at the association’s annual meeting here.

By that, he said, the association believes that:

* Psychiatrists should not be present at interrogations.
* They should not ask or suggest questions.
* They should not advise on techniques of interrogation.” (MedPage Today)