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To the Editor: Regarding the Perspective articles by Annas¹ and by Marks and Bloche² (Sept. 11 issue) describing interrogation training of physicians by the military, participation in interrogations violates the duty of the physician to be a healer and undermines the public's trust that the physician will act in the best interest of his or her patients. It is for these reasons that the American Psychiatric Association and the American Medical Association oppose the participation of physicians in interrogations. Before adopting those official positions, we consulted with the Department of Defense and arrived at an agreement that physicians would not . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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