On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Steve Mynott wrote: > On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Adam Shostack wrote: > > > The Russians reputedly used sensory deprivation as a means of > > convincing western spies to talk. 24 to 48 hours in a tank broke > > nearly anyone. > > Noone has mentioned sleep deprivation which is supposed to be extremely > effective, although with the potential for permanent psychological and > physical harm if continued for days.
I read an article in Pop Sci (of all places) back in the 60s to the effect of sleep deprivation as being completely effective. *IF* you had the time. Brutality and drugs can break a person in a matter of hours to days at the outside. SD can take weeks, or longer. Though the report thought that results gained by SD were more reliable.
