“This is silent murder” – Are we medicalizing human distress caused by the reality of life as an asylum seeker in the UK?

Clark, Emily, Hanson, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4751-8248, Parretti, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-269X and Steel, Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1528-140X (2023) “This is silent murder” – Are we medicalizing human distress caused by the reality of life as an asylum seeker in the UK? Perspectives in Public Health. ISSN 1757-9139 (In Press)

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Abstract

The number of displaced people, including asylum seekers and refugees, in the UK continues to rise. We highlight findings from two participatory exercises on the topic of mental health of displaced people. The voices of displaced people clearly demonstrate that the asylum process in the UK is damaging to the health and wellbeing of displaced people. It also suggests a need to develop interventions which are evidence based and may move beyond a purely westernised medical model to include tackling the wider social determinants of health.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2023 01:25
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 03:39
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/93174
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