Kenneth S. Pope, PhD
Articles
The Ethical Policies and Involvement in Enhanced Interrogations of US Psychologists After 9/11
October 31st 2009The article “Mental Health Professionals in the ‘Enhanced’ Interrogation Room” on the cover of this issue provides an invaluable service. It documents psychologists’ and physicians’ involvement in enhanced interrogation programs.
Detainee Interrogations: American Psychological Association Counters, but Questions Remain
September 2nd 2008I am writing to correct several inaccurate assertions in the essay, “The American Psychological Association and Detainee Interrogations: Unanswered Questions” (Psychiatric Times, July 2008, page 16), by Kenneth S. Pope, PhD, and Thomas G. Gutheil, MD.
The American Psychological Association and Detainee Interrogations: Unanswered Questions
July 1st 2008News accounts and court records of detainee interrogations in such settings as the Guantnamo Bay detainment camp and the Abu Ghraib prison have sparked controversy over involvement of mental health professionals and behavioral scientists. Authors of articles in medical, psychological, legal, and scientific journals have struggled with complex ethical questions about psychiatrists and psychologists who participate in planning or implementing detainee interrogations.
