Mental illness in detained asylum seekers

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9441, 2004, Pages 1283-1284

  Lawrence, Carmen ^a  

^a Federal Member for Fremantle   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETENTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 4744368799     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17148-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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2. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Report. (2004) A Last Resort: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention. http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/children_detention_report/report/ index.htm (accessed Aug 9, 2004).
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4. Steel Z, Silove DM. The mental health implications of detaining asylum seekers. M J Aust. 175:2001;596-599