The psychological treatment of refugees and asylum seekers: what does the literature tell us?

Robert Schweitzer, Lisa Buckley and Donata Rossi, 2002

Over the past five years, Australia has accepted approximately 50 000 individuals through its Humanitarian program. To integrate these individuals specialised medical and psychological services have been established in major centres of Australia.

Key wordsasylum seekers / post-traumatic stress disorder / psychosocial intervention / refugee health / refugees / torture / trauma / treatment

CountriesGlobal

CategoryPublication