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Nature 460, 173 (9 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/460173a; Published online 8 July 2009

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Interrogation: has abuse been reduced by psychologists?

Frank Summers1

  1. Psychoanalysts for Social Responsibility, 333 East Ontario, Suite 4509B, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
    Email: franksumphd@hotmail.com

Your Editorial 'Responsible interrogation' (Nature 459, 300; 2009), on involvement by psychologists in interrogation at detention centres, was misleading in several respects. You defend psychologists' participation as a protection for detainees, provided that the professional "adheres to, and is held accountable to, the most fundamental medical ethic of all: do no harm".