What works? Lessons from a pretrial qualitative study to inform a multi‐component intervention for refugees and asylum seekers: Learning Through Play and EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22908
Abstract: Abstract Almost half of the trials failed to recruit their targeted sample size of which 89% could be preventable. Successful implementation of mental health trials in a context of forcibly displaced individuals can be even… read more here.
Keywords: pretrial qualitative; qualitative study; refugees asylum; mental health ... See more keywords
Prevalence of sleep disturbance and its relationships with mental health and psychosocial issues in refugees and asylum seekers attending psychological services in Australia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2019.06.002
Abstract: BACKGROUND Worldwide, 68.5 million individuals are refugees, asylum seekers, or internally displaced. Although many studies have examined mental health concerns in this population, few studies have assessed sleep or examined the relationship between sleep and… read more here.
Keywords: refugees asylum; health; asylum seekers; sleep disturbance ... See more keywords
Refugees and antimicrobial resistance: A systematic review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.12.001
Abstract: BACKGROUND There is a large increase in the numbers of refugees and asylum seekers worldwide and a lack of data on the carriage of antimicrobial resistance in refugee/asylum seeking groups. METHODS This article aims to… read more here.
Keywords: refugees asylum; resistance systematic; refugees antimicrobial; antimicrobial resistance ... See more keywords
The treatment of PTSD in refugees and asylum seekers using imagery rescripting within an NHS setting
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DOI: 10.1017/s1352465822000650
Abstract: Abstract Background: Refugees and asylum seekers present with high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), whilst little research has been conducted to assess the effectiveness or acceptability of psychological interventions for this group. Imagery rescripting… read more here.
Keywords: asylum seekers; imagery rescripting; refugees asylum; ptsd ... See more keywords
Efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions in asylum seekers and refugees: systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1017/s2045796019000027
Abstract: Abstract Aims In the past few years, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number of forcibly displaced migrants worldwide, of which a substantial proportion is refugees and asylum seekers. Refugees and asylum seekers… read more here.
Keywords: meta analysis; psychosocial interventions; refugees asylum; asylum seekers ... See more keywords
Long-term effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in Western Europe: 12-month outcomes of a randomised controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1017/s2045796022000269
Abstract: Abstract Aims As refugees and asylum seekers are at high risk of developing mental disorders, we assessed the effectiveness of Self-Help Plus (SH + ), a psychological intervention developed by the World Health Organization, in… read more here.
Keywords: asylum seekers; seekers resettled; resettled western; refugees asylum ... See more keywords
Navigating unfreedoms & re-imagining ethical counter-conducts: Caring about refugees & asylum seekers
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DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2016.1225558
Abstract: Abstract This article uses Foucault’s concept of the care of the self to interrogate the accounts of ethical agency provided by professionals involved in the settlement of refugees, in a global and national context marked… read more here.
Keywords: refugees asylum; imagining ethical; navigating unfreedoms; ethical counter ... See more keywords
Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers: The Truth about Britain
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DOI: 10.1080/09503153.2021.1914569
Abstract: Adversity amplifies existing conditions. The Covid crisis has shown this for the better in how our national health service has mobilised to deliver the vaccine programme – and for the worse in exac... read more here.
Keywords: young refugees; refugees asylum; asylum seekers; truth britain ... See more keywords
Guidance for clinicians when working with refugees and asylum seekers
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DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2022.2131377
Abstract: Abstract The contribution and role of psychologists, psychiatrists or mental health practitioners in working alongside forced migrants may take many forms. The guidance on which this paper is based, came about when several members of… read more here.
Keywords: working refugees; asylum seekers; guidance clinicians; refugees asylum ... See more keywords
Exploring Congolese refugees and asylum seekers’ survival strategies in South Africa: Implication for social work practice
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DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2018.1556142
Abstract: ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to explore Congolese refugees and asylum seekers’ survival strategies in South Africa, the focus of this paper will be on the role of the social worker. The paper… read more here.
Keywords: south africa; refugees asylum; congolese refugees; seekers survival ... See more keywords
Factors that contributed to Congolese refugees and asylum seekers migrating out of Congo: The role of forgiveness
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DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2019.1565850
Abstract: ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the role of forgiveness on mental wellbeing interventions among Congolese refugees and asylum seekers. The study employed a qualitative research method and a descriptive case study… read more here.
Keywords: mental wellbeing; refugees asylum; congolese refugees; forgiveness ... See more keywords