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Table 3 Assessment and Prevalence Rates of Mental Health Difficulties in currently detained and formerly detained Adults

From: The impact of immigration detention on mental health: a systematic review

Mental Health Difficulty

Cleveland & Rousseau [38]

Coffey et al. [40]

Cwikel et al. [37]

Ichikawa et al. [41]

Keller et al. [44]

Robjant et al. [11]

Sen et al. [45]

Steel et al. [43]

Steel et al. [39]

Depression

√

88%

79%

√

86%

√

52.5%

√

√

Anxiety

√

–

–

√

77%

72%

12%

√

√

PTSD

√

70%

17%

√

50%

76%

20.8%

√

√

Specific Phobia

–

–

–

–

–

   

–

Psychotic or Depressive Affective Disorder

–

–

–

–

–

–

10%

–

–

Personality Disorder

–

–

–

–

–

–

34.7%

–

–

Suicidal Ideation

–

–

47%

–

26%

–

–

–

–

Suicide Attempt

–

–

19%

–

3%

–

–

–

–

Somatisation

–

–

40-60%

–

–

–

–

–

–

Autism

–

–

–

–

–

–

15%

–

–

ADHD

–

–

–

–

–

–

14%

–

–

OCD

–

–

–

–

–

–

9%

–

–