To the Editor: As psychiatrists and physicians working with adults and children in mandatory, often prolonged, immigration detention, we confirm Sanggaran and colleagues' account.1
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*Author doctors in the J'Accuse Coalition and Doctors for Refugees
Dr Michael Dudley
Dr Jon Jureidini
Dr Richard Kidd
Dr Nick Kowalenko
Dr Sarah Mares
Professor Louise Newman
Dr Barri Phatarfod
Professor Alan Rosen
Dr Choong-Siew Yong
Dr Karen Zwi