ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2022
Psychological Distress in Australian Onshore and Offshore Immigration Detention Centres from 2014-2018.
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- Hunger strikes among asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention: prevalence, precipitants, characteristics, and management.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Eyes Offshore: Reporting the Eye Health Needs of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia's Offshore Detention Centres.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Perceived Detention Environment and Mental Health of Detainees in Immigration Detention Centers in Spain.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
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- Duration in Immigration Detention and Health Harms.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Resilience and professional identity among young healthcare workers in a Shanghai megahospital during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The health-related experiences of detained immigrants with and without mental illness.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- The impact of detention on the health of asylum seekers: An updated systematic review: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
- Between Resistance and Complicity, the Australian Healthcare Community and 30 Years of Immigration Detention.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study examines the impact of length of detention and location of detention on psychological distress amongst Australian immigration detainees. This study employs a repeated measures cross-sectional study, utilising Australian government data from 2014 to 2018 that relied on the Kessler-10 (K10) to measure psychological distress. There were 21,703 assessments conducted which included 15,264 assessment onshore over a 5 year period and 6439 assessments offshore over a 3 year period. The mean overall K10 score onshore was 18.85, while offshore it was 24.37. K10 scores increased with length of time detained both onshore and offshore, with K10 scores offshore generally higher at each time point. The results of this study add to a growing body of evidence that suggests that length of time detained and particularly offshore detention has a substantial impact on mental health.
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