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|Articles|May 17, 2011

Poll: Is psychiatric involvement in torture ever justified?

Psychiatrists and other physicians are sometimes pressured to participate in torture and less extreme methods to extract information "for the greater good." Does the good ever outweigh the bad?

See the article, Would You Ever Participate in Torture? Psychiatrists and other physicians are sometimes pressured to participate in torture and less extreme methods to extract information "for the greater good." Does the good ever outweigh the bad? What's your take on this controversal topic? 

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