http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The "prison-like" immigration detention facilities on Christmas Island are not appropriate for asylum seekers, and there has been a rise in the demand for mental health services at the facility, according to a damning report released today by the Human Rights Commission. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-christmas-island-detention-centre-spike.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:26:57 EST news274609611 (Medical Xpress)—High rates of self-harm and mental distress among asylum seekers in long-term detention has renewed calls for the review of Australia's offshore processing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-free-vulnerable-offshore-detention.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:56:48 EST news274344993