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
2019
A 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