unethical-treatment

Psychology__ service to U.S. national security has produced a variant of what the psychiatrist Robert Lifton has called, in his study of Nazi doctors, a __austian bargain._ In this case, the price paid has been the American Psychological Association__ collective silence, ethical __umbing,_ and, over time, historical amnesia. 3 Indeed, Lifton emphasizes that __he Nazis were not the only ones to involve doctors in evil_; in defense of this argument, he cites the Cold War __ole of _American physicians and psychologists employed by the Central Intelligence Agency_for unethical medical and psychological experiments involving drugs and mind manipulation._ 4

Imagine you__e diagnosed with epilepsy: what would you think if you weren__ referred to a specialist but taken to a psychiatrist to treat you for your __alse illness beliefs_?This is what happens to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) patients in the UK. They are told to ignore their symptoms, view themselves as healthy, and increase their exercise. The NHS guidelines amalgamate ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, assuming symptoms are caused by deconditioning and __xercise phobia_. Sufferers are offered Graded Exercise to increase fitness, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to rid them of their __alse illness beliefs_.