Risk of Retraumatisation of Asylum-Seekers in Australia

Derrick M. Silove · Philippa McIntosh · Rise Becker

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Migration, Health and Trauma Migration and Exile Studies Migration, Racism, and Human Rights

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Australia has a long legacy of providing asylum to refugees who, it is now well established, suffer high rates of psychological and psychiatric problems requiring specialised treatment. In this paper we outline the special stressors faced by asylum-seekers who have not obtained formal refugee status and who are at risk of being forcibly repatriated. We suggest that the experiences they undergo in Australia, particularly that of prolonged detention, risk retraumatising an already vulnerable group. The implications for policy formulation are considered.

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