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Prolonged Immigration Detention Puts Detainees At Higher Risk Of Mental Illness
January 18, 2010 by NewsBot
Asylum seekers and other detainees who are held in Australian immigration detention centres for long periods of time are more likely to require medical attention for mental health problems than those detained for a shorter time, according to the results of research published in the Medical Journal of Australia...


