Madness, migration and misfortune: The challenge of the bleak tale of Cornelia Rau

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Freckelton, Ian ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DETENTION; EXPERIENCE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRATION; LIFE HISTORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; POLICY; REVIEW;

EID: 22444441751     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.2005.12.1.1     Document Type: Review

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