Self-harm in immigration detention: political, not (just) medical
Self-harm within immigration detention centres has been a widely documented phenomenon, occurring at far higher rates than the wider community. Evidence suggests that factors such as the conditions of detention and uncertainty about refugee status are among the most prominent precipitators of self-h...
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2024
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Journal of medical ethics
Jahr: 2024, Band: 50, Heft: 11, Seiten: 786-793 |
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