No refuge from terror: the impact of detention on the mental health of trauma-affected refugees seeking asylum in Australia

Research library / Peer-reviewed study

Written by

Silove D, Austin P, Steel Z

Year

2007

Place

National

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In plain English

A review of evidence on how Australia’s mandatory, indefinite detention of people seeking asylum affected their mental health. It draws on inquiries, clinical observations and research to show detention caused and worsened mental illness.

Topics

• Policy and systems
• Refugees and asylum seekers
• Trauma

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