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
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