zachary steel

Boat people: what are they thinking?

Fleeing their homes, risking their lives, setting out in leaky boats...the psychology of asylum seekers has become somewhat of a phenomenon.

A lot of research goes into the mental health effects of locking up asylum seekers, but what about how they cope in the community afterwards, still carrying memories of conflict or torture?

Panorama's Amelia Caddy talks to Dr Deborah Hocking and Dr Zachary Steel

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