Liaison Psychiatry, Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust, Hove BN3 1AS, UK.
J R Soc Med. 2012 Nov;105(11):464-71. doi: 10.1258/JRSM.2012.120100.
Doctors may assess and treat torture survivors; some may document crucial evidence of torture in medico-legal reports. However, there is a lack of education on torture and related ethical and legal issues at undergraduate and postgraduate level and many doctors are not aware of opportunities to work with organisations for the prevention of torture. This paper defines Torture, describes methods used, and sets out the human rights instruments and codes of ethical practice that mandate efforts to prevent torture. Medical complicity in torture is discussed and the need for national and international medical associations to prevent torture by both supporting doctors and recognising and tackling medial complicity. The paper offers guidance for assessing and documenting torture, and for providing health care for survivors of torture.
医生可能会评估和治疗酷刑幸存者;一些医生可能会在法医报告中记录酷刑的关键证据。然而,在本科和研究生阶段,关于酷刑以及相关伦理和法律问题的教育却十分匮乏,许多医生也没有意识到有机会与预防酷刑组织合作。本文定义了酷刑,描述了所使用的方法,并列出了授权努力预防酷刑的人权文书和道德行为准则。本文还讨论了医疗人员在酷刑中的共谋行为,以及国家和国际医学协会通过支持医生、承认和处理医疗共谋来预防酷刑的必要性。本文为评估和记录酷刑以及为酷刑幸存者提供医疗保健提供了指导。