Suicide and self-harm in immigration detention

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 310-311

  Newman, Louise K ^a   Procter, Nicholas G ^b   Dudley, Michael J ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DETENTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REFUGEE; STAFF TRAINING; SUICIDE; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIGRATION; PRISONER; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRISONERS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 84856404518     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10993     Document Type: Editorial

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