A child in detention: dilemmas faced by health professionals

A 6-year-old child, held in detention with his parents pending the outcome of their application for refugee status, manifested psychological distress by repeated episodes of refusing to eat or drink. This case presented clinical and ethical dilemmas for health professionals who were constrained from...

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Published inMedical journal of Australia Vol. 179; no. 6; p. 319
Main Authors Zwi, Karen J, Herzberg, Brenda, Dossetor, David, Field, Jyotsna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 15.09.2003
Subjects
Australia
Child
Child Welfare
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Middle East - ethnology
Psychology, Child
Refugees - psychology
Middle East
Australia
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Summary:A 6-year-old child, held in detention with his parents pending the outcome of their application for refugee status, manifested psychological distress by repeated episodes of refusing to eat or drink. This case presented clinical and ethical dilemmas for health professionals who were constrained from acting in the child's best interests by government policy of mandatory detention.
ISSN:0025-729X
DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05558.x