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Mental health screening in immigration detention: A fresh look at Australian government data.
- Source :
- Australasian Psychiatry; Feb2016, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p19-22, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- <bold>Objectives: </bold>The poor mental health of asylum seekers and refugees in immigration detention has consistently been reported in peer-reviewed literature internationally; however, data on the mental health of asylum seekers and refugees detained in Australian immigration has been very limited.<bold>Methods: </bold>We re-analysed mental health screening data obtained by the Human Rights Commission.<bold>Results: </bold>Longer time in detention was associated with higher self-reported depression scores, with female individuals being more vulnerable to time in detention than those of male gender. Approximately one-half of the refugee group who agreed to complete the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire had post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. On clinician-rated measures, one-third of the children, adolescents and adults suffered with clinical symptoms requiring tertiary outpatient assessment.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>This paper consolidates the findings of the 2014 Australian Human Rights Commission report and it provides an argument for public reporting of refugee data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10398562
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112829479
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856215624247