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
Asylee perspectives on psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress
Cassidy G, McQuaid J, Heatherington L, Su C. Asylee perspectives on psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2023, 36: 373-384. PMID: 36882382, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderNarrative exposure therapyInterpersonal therapyCA-CBTSymptoms of posttraumatic stress disorderPTSD interventionsTreating trauma-related symptomsExposure to traumatic experiencesExposure-based treatmentsEye movement desensitizationCognitive behavioral therapyTrauma-related symptomsPerceived barriers to treatmentPrevalence of mental health concernsMedium effect sizeMental health concernsBarriers to treatmentMovement desensitizationExposure therapyPosttraumatic distressBehavioral therapyStress disorderPosttraumatic stressTreatment engagementMeta-analyses of randomized controlled trials