As U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to close the notorious prison at Guantanamo Bay, new research shows that the psychological torture detainees endured there—including isolation, water-boarding, and sleep deprivation—is having severe lasting effects. Psychological torture was once thought to be more benign than physical torture, but new anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise. For Adeel, a Pakistani man who was confined at Gitmo for four years despite never being charged with a crime, the post-traumatic stress disorder and severe depression he suffers are so severe that even seeing a man in uniform can trigger a panic attack.
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Mental health after Gitmo
The consequences of psychological torture at Guantanamo Bay