Research links immigration detention with post-traumatic stress disorder

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Five detainees tasking part in a protest at the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. Source: AP / Rick Rycroft/AP

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A new national study has found detaining people who are seeking asylum in Australia more than doubles their odds of developing post-traumatic stress disorder.

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