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Persecution as stigma-driven trauma: Social determinants, stigma, and violence in asylum seekers in the United States

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  • McQuaid, Jennifer H.
  • Mandavia, Amar
  • Cassidy, Galen
  • Silva, Michelle Alejandra
  • Esmail, Kaiz
  • Aragula, Shreya
  • Gamez, Gigi
  • McKenzie, Katherine

Abstract

Existing literature documents high rates of experienced violence in asylum seekers. Despite this high prevalence, experiences of traumatic stress are neither necessary nor sufficient grounds for claiming asylum, without documented experiences of persecution. The aim of the current study is to better understand the role of co-occurring pre-migratory social determinants, stigma, and trauma on the experiences of persecution among asylum seekers in the United States.

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  • McQuaid, Jennifer H. & Mandavia, Amar & Cassidy, Galen & Silva, Michelle Alejandra & Esmail, Kaiz & Aragula, Shreya & Gamez, Gigi & McKenzie, Katherine, 2024. "Persecution as stigma-driven trauma: Social determinants, stigma, and violence in asylum seekers in the United States," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 350(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:350:y:2024:i:c:s0277953624002053
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116761
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