PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Neil Krishan Aggarwal
TI  - Allowing Independent Forensic Evaluations for Guantánamo Detainees
DP  - 2009 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 533--537
VI  - 37
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/37/4/533.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/37/4/533.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2009 Dec 01; 37
AB  - President Obama has pledged to review all cases prosecuted through the Guantánamo Military Commissions established under President George N. Bush. Such commissions, however, may have limited independent psychiatric evaluations for Guantánamo defendants. This article explores the legal foundations for evaluating Guantánamo detainees, analyzes the decisions of commissions through discussions with defense attorneys involved in the cases, and considers the medicolegal consequences of the Guantánamo commissions. Recommendations are offered to safeguard the ethical soundness of future forensic consultations.