sleep deprivationDEFINITION an interrogation technique and highly effective way of breaking a prisoner's will which consists of keeping someone awake for hours or even days at a time REFERENCE EP-EN Terminology, based on:<BR>Mann, J., 'A Brief History of Sleep Deprivation and Torture', https://sleepjunkies.com/features/sleep-deprivation-and-torture-a-brief-history/ [19.6.2018]
COMMENT Sleep deprivation can cause a whole range of undesirable ill effects, such as cognitive impairment, psychosis, immune system breakdown, and even heart defects or cardiovascular disease.