It's not about help; it's about power. It's not about freedom; it's about control. This is the guilty association of psychology and politics.  --SJA
 
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Joe Lieberman vs. the Netroots Movement: Lieberman “has been subjected to a vituperation campaign that only experts in moral manias and mob psychology are really fit to explain.”

Does spanking in school teach right lesson?

Psychologist queries Swedish anti-smacking law claim

Campaigners Fight to Keep Mentally Ill out of Solitary Confinement

Conservatives Question Safe Injection Site

Get happy the White House way

Black Churches make Mental Health a Civil Rights Issue

Mental Health: Services told they fail Black people

Mental Health board backs transit tax plan

Opposition: Mental-health services violating human rights

Mental health reforms pushed

Lebanese Politics impacts humanitarian aid: Lebanon has not turned into the humanitarian disaster some feared it would become.

Politicians tip their hands with silent signs

Body language reveals 'helpless baby' Blair

Shot soldier should not be pardoned

Bad Faith and Distortions From the American Psychological Association: Protecting the Torturers

Psychologists Adopt Anti-Torture Policy "The Association unequivocally condemns any involvement by psychologists in torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This APA policy applies to all psychologists in all settings," a statement released by the organization said.

Psychologists stand against torture; don't mention interrogation "It does not go far enough...The ultimate question is, should psychologist participate in national security interrogations, and the answer is no. It's a question that other medical groups have addressed and the APA has not."

American Psychological Association Reaffirms Unequivocal Position Against Torture And Abuse "The resolution, approved on August 9, 2006, further underscored the duty of all psychologists to intervene to stop acts of torture or abuse as well as the ethical obligation of all psychologists to report such behavior to appropriate authorities."

APA Confab Whitewashes Torture by Shrinks

Psychologists’ tortured logic

Well Being Nurses For Mental Health Services

Administration considers new Mental Health Department

Mixed populations in assisted living concerns advocates

Psychologists should promote international peace "Using our expertise to participate in the extraction of information from prisoners is a gross violation of our professional mandate. Our skills would be better used to consult with our leaders to promote international peace."

APA plans to pull its meetings out of Virginia "The American Psychological Association will move its meetings out of Virginia because of the possible impact of the Affirmation of Marriage Act and a proposed gay marriage ban on its members and their domestic partners."

A “New Vision” prompts a new low "When BeyondMarriage.org issued its New Strategic Vision for All Our Families and Relationships statement on July 26 so-called “pro-family” groups immediately denounced it."

The Psychology of Power in War:  "Victory changes everything, psychology above all.”

Fight mental illness stigma "Over the years, there has been a stigma attached to mental illness just as a stigma was attached to cancer for a long period of time. But the stigma keeps people from seeking help. That should not be the case with military personnel or anyone else."