ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2013
Socio-medical challenges of asylum seekers prior and after coming to the US.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Reported Methods, Distributions, and Frequencies of Torture Globally: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Medical-Legal Partnerships Serving Immigrant Communities in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Pooled it
- Multi-Institutional Clinical Forensic Dermatology Training for Dermatology Residents.JAMA dermatology · 2025Article
- Characteristics and Guardianship Status of Children Undergoing Forensic Medical and Psychological Evaluation for Asylum in Miami.Health and human rights · 2024Article
- The Presence and Profile of Neurological Conditions and Associated Psychiatric Comorbidities in U.S. Resettled Refugees: A Retrospective Single Center Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Article
- Telemedicine Use in Refugee Primary Care: Implications for Care Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
- Resiliency with Forced Migrants: A Qualitative Study of Providers and Forced Migrants through a Resilience Perspective.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Refugees' Opinions about Healthcare Services: A Case of Turkey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Patterns and evidence of human rights violations among US asylum seekers.International journal of legal medicine · 2021Article
- Emergency Department and Primary Care Use by Refugees Compared to Non-refugee Controls.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Article
- Mental Health of Refugees and Torture Survivors: A Critical Review of Prevalence, Predictors, and Integrated Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- The effect of the medico-legal evaluation on asylum seekers in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy: a pilot study.International journal of legal medicine · 2019Article
- "An absolutely necessary piece": A qualitative study of legal perspectives on medical affidavits in the asylum process.Journal of forensic and legal medicine · 2016Article
- Graduate public health training in healthcare of refugee asylum seekers and clinical human rights: evaluation of an innovative curriculum.International journal of public health · 2016Article
- Management of septic shock and severe infections in migrants and returning travelers requiring critical care.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2016Review
- Caring for Patients Seeking Asylum: Early Data From the Safety Net System in New York City.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMPArticle
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Abstract
unlabelledRefugee asylum seekers face complex social and medical challenges. We evaluated 30 consecutive asylees in New York for socio-demographic and health backgrounds, characteristics of torture, presentations and medico legal path.
resultsMajority was male, young, educated from sub-Saharan Africa. In home countries, all had employment; 58 % had fair or good access to healthcare; 36 % used traditional medicine; and 14 % had insurance. In the US, social support and accommodations were provided by countrymen; overwhelmingly they were unemployed; none had insurance; and 57 % never had any contact with healthcare system. Sixty nine percent had PTSD and 69 % depression. Almost all had scars with significant sequelae. Eighty eight percent were granted asylum. Ironically, asylees had better access to social and health services in home countries than the US. We recommend better recognition of, and addressing asylees' social and health needs through a multidisciplinary approach drawing on other countries' experience, and expanding existent programs for refugees to cover asylees.
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