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
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 toolScopeChildren
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 groupsPersecutionLoud, Gray, and Arbitrary — The Compounding Trauma of Detention for Asylum Seekers
McKenzie KC. Loud, Gray, and Arbitrary — The Compounding Trauma of Detention for Asylum Seekers. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 807-809. PMID: 30811908, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1816400.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2017
Assisting asylum seekers in a time of global forced displacement: Five clinical cases
McKenzie KC, Thomas A. Assisting asylum seekers in a time of global forced displacement: Five clinical cases. Journal Of Forensic And Legal Medicine 2017, 49: 37-41. PMID: 28501717, DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2017.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2016
A Modern Ars Moriendi
McKenzie KC. A Modern Ars Moriendi. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 2107-2109. PMID: 27248618, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1601820.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters