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“We want our freedom back, that’s our only need”: a qualitative study of health and social needs among asylum seekers and undocumented migrants crossing the borders from Belarus to Lithuania

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe influx of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers into Lithuania, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, presents unique public health challenges. This study employs the Social Determinants of Health framework to explore the healthcare
Rabie Adel El Arab, Rabie Adel El Arab, Rabie Adel El Arab, Rabie Adel El Arab, Rita Urbanavice, Rita Urbanavice, Agne Jakavonyte-Akstiniene, Agne Jakavonyte-Akstiniene, Marija Skvarcevskaja, Marija Skvarcevskaja, Donatas Austys, Erica Briones-Vozmediano, Erica Briones-Vozmediano, Esther Rubinat-Arnaldo, Esther Rubinat-Arnaldo, Natalja Istomina, Natalja Istomina   +16 more
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Bioengineered Exosome‐Loaded Immunomodulatory Bioadhesive Spray Reverses Liver Fibrosis and Metabolic Dysfunction That Triggers Beneficial Gut‐Liver Crosstalk in Chronic Fatty Liver Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Umbilical cord stem cell‐derived exosomes encapsulated in an immunomodulatory bioadhesive hydrogel spray enable localized therapy, sustained vesicle delivery, macrophage polarization, suppress systemic inflammation, and mitigate glucose and insulin homeostasis impairments in MAFLD.
Triya Saha, Ayushi Mairal, Shreya Mehrotra, Shiv K. Sarin, Ashok Kumar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-harm in the Australian asylum seeker population: A national records-based study

SSM: Population Health, 2019
Background: Systematic research into self-harm in the Australian asylum seeker population is scarce, largely due to the lack of accessible data. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and characteristics of self-harm across the Australian ...
Kyli Hedrick, Gregory Armstrong, Guy Coffey, Rohan Borschmann   +3 more
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Impact of initial health assessment and crisis counselling for newly arrived Asylum seekers

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction Evaluate the impact of the initial health assessment service for asylum seekers provided by the Asylum Practice Service. Objectives Examine the inputs of Asylum practice service to asylum seekers.
P. Uwamaliya
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Barriers to access to outpatient mental health care for refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland: the therapist’s view

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background More than 120,000 refugees and asylum seekers are currently living in Switzerland. The prevalence of mental disorders among this population is significantly higher than that in the general population.
N. Kiselev, N. Morina, Matthis Schick, B. Watzke, U. Schnyder, M. Pfaltz   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

The voices not heard: thematic analysis of asylum seekers’ explanatory models of mental illness as elicited by the Cultural Formulation Interview

BJPsych Open
Background Asylum seekers have difficulty gaining access to mental healthcare. Lack of understanding of asylum seekers’ mental illness explanatory models appears to be an important barrier.
Lukas Claus, Mario Braakman, Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Laura Van de Vliet, Bernard Sabbe, Seline van den Ameele   +5 more
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Complex trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD in African refugees

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2019
Background: The introduction of the diagnosis of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) by ICD-11 is a turning point in the field of traumatic stress studies.
A. Barbieri, F. Visco-Comandini, D. Alunni Fegatelli, C. Schepisi, V. Russo, F. Calò, A. Dessì, G. Cannella, A Stellacci   +8 more
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Beyond the ‘refugee crisis’: How the UK news media represent asylum seekers across national boundaries

, 2020
Migration is one of the most pressing, divisive issues in global politics today, and media play a crucial role in how communities understand and respond.
Glenda Cooper, Lindsey E. Blumell, Mel Bunce   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source