‘This is silent murder’ – are we medicalising human distress caused by the reality of life as an asylum seeker in the UK?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

‘This is silent murder’ – are we medicalising human distress caused by the reality of life as an asylum seeker in the UK?

Published:2024-05 Issue:3 Volume:144 Page:138-140
ISSN:1757-9139
Container-title:Perspectives in Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Perspect Public Health

Author:

Clark EG¹^ORCID,Hanson S^ORCID,Parretti HM,Steel N²

Affiliation:

1. University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK

2. University of East Anglia (UEA), UK

Abstract

The number of displaced people, including asylum seekers and refugees, in the UK continues to rise. This article highlights findings from two participatory community listening exercises on the topic of health of displaced people.

Funder

NIHR Clinical Research Network EoE

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/17579139231203146

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