Associations between memory loss and trauma in US asylum seekers: A retrospective review of medico-legal affidavits.
<h4>Background</h4>The U.S. immigration system mandates that persons seeking asylum prove their persecution claim is credible and their fear of returning home is well-founded. However, this population represents a highly trauma-exposed group, with neuropsychiatric symptoms consequent to...
Main Authors: | Altaf Saadi, Kathryn Hampton, Maria Vassimon de Assis, Ranit Mishori, Hajar Habbach, Rohini J Haar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247033 |
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