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

Abstract Objective: To document the psychiatric status of a near complete sample of children and their families from one ethnic group held for an extended period of time in a remote immigration detention facility in Australia. Method: Structured psychiatric interviews were administered by three same...

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Main Authors: Zachary Steel, Shakeh Momartin, Catherine Bateman, Atena Hafshejani, Derrick M. Silove, Naleya Everson, Konya Roy, Michael Dudley, Louise Newman, Bijou Blick, Sarah Mares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-12-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00042.x