Psychiatric status of asylum seeker families held for a protracted period in a remote detention centre in Australia

Research library / Peer-reviewed study

Written by

Steel Z, Momartin S, Bateman C et al.

Year

2004

Place

National

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In plain English

Psychiatric interviews with 10 asylum seeker families held in a remote detention centre for over two years. Every adult and child had at least one mental disorder, and disorders rose sharply after detention.

Topics

• Carers and families
• Refugees and asylum seekers
• Trauma
• Young people

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