This article discusses two situations in which mental health issues may arise in cases of wrongful detention:
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Where a person who may or may not have a mental health condition is wrongfully detained in a psychiatric institution;
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Where a person who does have a mental health condition is wrongfully detained in some other institution, in particular, an aliens' detention centre.
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Alston, A. (2009). Wrongful Detention and Mental Health: An Australian Perspective. In: Medizin und Haftung. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00612-8_1
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