- Title
- Investigating whether offshore immigration detention and processing are associated with an increased likelihood of psychological disorders
- Creator
- Specker, Philippa; Liddell, Belinda; Bryant, Richard; O'Donnell, Meaghan; Nickerson, Angela
- Relation
- British Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 226, Issue 3, p. 189-190
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.184
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2025
- Description
- Immigration policies designed to deter people from seeking asylum are gaining traction in many Western nations, with the UK recently attempting to establish an offshore immigration processing centre in Rwanda. This letter outlines emerging evidence from Australia on the negative long-term psychological effects of offshore processing on people seeking asylum.
- Subject
- asylum seekers; immigration; detention; policy; psychological disorders; SDG 10; Sustainable Development Goal
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1519725
- Identifier
- uon:57422
- Identifier
- ISSN:0007-1250
- Language
- eng
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