2025
Development of a virtual asylum medicine curriculum: applying a medical education model to a global health priority
DeFries T, Emery E, Cuneo C, Mei E, Folsom E, Mishori R, McKenzie K. Development of a virtual asylum medicine curriculum: applying a medical education model to a global health priority. BMJ Global Health 2025, 10: e016646. PMID: 40010779, PMCID: PMC11865771, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal health priorityHealth priorityImprove trainingShortage of cliniciansMedical education modelPeople fleeing persecutionRate of satisfactionLack of accessMedicine curriculumNeeds assessmentKern modelTrained cliniciansHuman rightsGrant asylumCurriculum development processConsensus-drivenAsylum seekersMental evaluationAsylumAcademic centresCliniciansBest practicesPhysical traumaTraining paradigmVirtual curriculum
2024
Persecution as stigma-driven trauma: Social determinants, stigma, and violence in asylum seekers in the United States
McQuaid J, Mandavia A, Cassidy G, Silva M, Esmail K, Aragula S, Gamez G, McKenzie K. Persecution as stigma-driven trauma: Social determinants, stigma, and violence in asylum seekers in the United States. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 350: 116761. PMID: 38701637, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsylum seekersSocial determinants of healthExperiences of persecutionDeterminants of healthSocial determinantsForensic mental health evaluationsMental health evaluationUnited StatesExperience of traumatic stressLegal representationLegal definitionAsylum clinicsLegal frameworkExperiences of stigmaLegal declarationDocumented high ratesRetrospective file reviewSeeking asylumExperienced violenceAsylumEvent of traumaViolencePersecutionResults FindingsSeekers
2023
Teletherapy Trauma Treatment in Context: Caring for Refugee Patients During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
Taknint J, Perez O, Mattar S, Piwowarczyk L. Teletherapy Trauma Treatment in Context: Caring for Refugee Patients During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic. Practice Innovations 2023, 8: 89-101. DOI: 10.1037/pri0000201.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Characteristics and scope of humanitarian relief forensic medical evaluations for immigrant children in the US
Rosenberg J, Edwards E, Wang KH, McKenzie KC, Asnes AG, Young J. Characteristics and scope of humanitarian relief forensic medical evaluations for immigrant children in the US. Journal Of Forensic And Legal Medicine 2021, 82: 102221. PMID: 34325082, DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForensic medical evaluationsHumanitarian reliefImmigrant childrenLegal aid organizationsRights of childrenUnaccompanied childrenAid organizationsCommon reported typeChild abuse pediatriciansBorder protectionUS CustomsFamily unitMedical evaluationForensic trainingNumber of childrenForensic evaluationTraining standardsAsylumCurrent trainingHealth professionalsRightsNationwide surveyScreening toolScopeChildrenTelling the Story: Capacity-Building in the Asylum Network
McQuaid J. Telling the Story: Capacity-Building in the Asylum Network. HPHR Journal 2021 DOI: 10.54111/0001/bb17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsylum seekersFear of future persecutionInternational law definitionStatus of RefugeesUnited Nations ProtocolUnited StatesLaw definitionHumanitarian protectionLegal obligationsUN ProtocolRefugee ActForeign nationalsAsylumPolitical opinionsPersecutionCountry of originCapacity-buildingRefugeesNational protocolProtectionImmigration crisisSeekersSouthern borderNationalObligations
2020
Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers
McKenzie K. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers. 2020, 303-310. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47668-7_19.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
In island containment: a qualitative exploration of social support systems among asylum seekers in a mental health care programme on Lesvos Island, Greece
Episkopou M, Venables E, Whitehouse K, Eleftherakos C, Zamatto F, de Bartolome Gisbert F, Severy N, Barry D, Van den Bergh R. In island containment: a qualitative exploration of social support systems among asylum seekers in a mental health care programme on Lesvos Island, Greece. Conflict And Health 2019, 13: 34. PMID: 31367228, PMCID: PMC6647115, DOI: 10.1186/s13031-019-0218-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDemocratic Republic of CongoAsylum seekersSocial supportSupport networksMental health care programmesMental health servicesPeer support networksCountry of originMental health problemsHealth care programmesSense of communityIn-depth interviewsRepublic of CongoSocial support systemsFree-listing interviewsMoria campBackgroundSocial supportMen of African originCare programmesDemocratic RepublicEmotional supportRestrictive policiesCommunity linksQualitative studyAsylumA gay Nigerian man’s journey to asylum in the USA
Nguyen M, Handoko R, Asabor E, McKenzie KC. A gay Nigerian man’s journey to asylum in the USA. BMJ Case Reports 2019, 12: e227637. PMID: 30954958, PMCID: PMC6453367, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227637.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAsylum seekersDetention centersHuman rights obligationsQueer asylum seekersParticular social groupMental health evaluationRights obligationsAsylum evaluationsAsylum processFormal oversightAsylumExperiences of lesbianHome countryMan’s journeySeekersGayDetentionObligationsSocial groupsPersecution
2018
Asylum Seekers in a Time of Record Forced Global Displacement: the Role of Physicians
McKenzie KC, Bauer J, Reynolds PP. Asylum Seekers in a Time of Record Forced Global Displacement: the Role of Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 34: 137-143. PMID: 29907914, PMCID: PMC6318190, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4524-5.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAsylum seekersForensic evaluationHuman rights expertsHuman rights abusesAsylum casesLegal frameworkLegal rightsRights abusesAsylum medicineRights expertsImmigration officialsForensic examinationSeekersAsylumRole of physiciansGlobal displacementLawyersAttorneysRightsPersecutionOfficialsRefugeesProtectionVulnerable populationsAbuse
2014
Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers
McKenzie K. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers. 2014, 235-241. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0271-2_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical forensic examinationAsylum seekersForensic examinationParticular social groupThousands of victimsImmigration courtLegal statusCourt testimonyUnited StatesPast torturePolitical opinionsSeekersPast sufferingTortureTorture survivorsAsylumMental health cliniciansAbuseEmotional traumaCountriesCourtSocial groupsTestimonyPersecutionHarassment
2001
“Simply to Be Let In”: Inclusion as a Basis For Recovery
Davidson L, Stayner D, Nickou C, Styron T, Rowe M, Chinman M. “Simply to Be Let In”: Inclusion as a Basis For Recovery. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2001, 24: 375-388. PMID: 11406988, DOI: 10.1037/h0095067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStories of participantsElements of friendshipAspects of inclusionBroader conceptual frameworkDisability paradigmResult of deinstitutionalizationConceptual frameworkSocialization programFuture researchPeopleArticleAsylumPolicyDeinstitutionalizationFriendshipMental illnessInclusionReciprocityAuthorsPleaStoryHopefulnessAdoptionIssuesImplications
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