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
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