FORMER terrorist suspect Mamdouh Habib was suffering from emotional and psychological problems as a result of his detention in Guantanamo Bay, his lawyer said today. Mr Habib's US counsel Joe Margulies said he did not wish to elaborate on the extent of Mr Habib's condition, but he would need specialist treatment. "Mr Habib has some chronic medical conditions as a result of his incarceration, that we're going to get taken care of or at least have specialists take a look at," he told reporters at Sydney Airport. "He has developed some emotional and psychological conditions that will require even more time (to recover from)."Mr Habib arrived back in Sydney on Friday afternoon. He was first arrested on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in October, 2001. He was subsequently sent to Egypt and then to the US detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The US Government says Mr Habib confessed to prior knowledge of the September 11 attacks as well as being involved in training hijackers in martial arts. He says the confession was made after he was tortured. Mr Margulies said it was important that Mr Habib received the medical care he needed. "Our first consideration is to get him the medical care, both from a mental health and a GP perspective, that he demands," he said. Mr Habib's family also needed time to adjust to having him home, Mr Margulies said. "We want to give his family as much time as we can to gradually get used to having him back in their lives. "Frankly, his youngest daughter didn't even remember him." Mr Margulies said today there were grounds to seek compensation for his detention, although no decision had been made.