Altaf Saadi
Biographic Data
| ID | 914549 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Altaf Saadi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Altaf |
| FAMILY NAME | Saadi |
| SIGNATURE | SAADI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7522-6942 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Lasting Association between Interrupted Medical Care During US Immigration Detention and Mental Health Outcomes
Detained immigrants with chronic health conditions face heightened exposure to health-harming conditions, including interrupted medical care for chronic conditions, with potentially long-lasting health consequences, including for mental health. Drawing on a unique longitudinal referral sample of 192 individuals with chronic conditions released from U.S. immigration detention between 2020 and 2021 and followed through 2023, we find that 42% experi…
Determinants of Latine Patients’ Trust in an Immigrant-Inclusive Health Care Institution: A Mixed-Methods Study
Introduction: Past research has overlooked both the institutional factors of medical mistrust and immigrants’ perspectives. We aimed to understand factors influencing Latine immigrant patients’ medical mistrust, focusing on their perspectives of immigrant-inclusive institutional policies. Methods: We conducted a sequential explanatory mixed-method study at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Los Angeles, CA, involving surveys ( N = 170)…
Mechanisms Linking Bonding and Bridging Social Capital and Self-Rated Health Among U.S. Refugees: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Recent Exclusionary Immigration Policy Experiences are Associated with Worse Asian and Latino Immigrant Health
This study examined Asian and Latino immigrants' recent exclusionary experiences with immigration policy, such as knowing someone deported, being racially profiled, or being denied health insurance, and their relationship with health care access and health status. The 2018-2020 Research on Immigrant Health and State Policy survey asked adult Asian and Latino immigrants (N = 2,010, Asian n = 1,004, Latino n = 1,006) if they had experienced any of …
Access to Care and Self-Rated Health Status: Comparison of Rural and Urban Immigrants in the US
Existing immigrant health literature has highlighted disparities among US immigrants but focused primarily on urban immigrants. To assess utilization patterns and differences in access to care, healthcare utilization, and health status between rural and urban immigrants. We conduct a cross-sectional secondary analysis using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data from 2019-2023. Multivariable Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression model…
Mental Health Stigma and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Primary Healthcare Physicians in Oman
Mental health stigma remains a widespread problem among primary healthcare physicians in Oman, influencing their behavior and preferences. Interventions to reduce stigma and address barriers to mental health care, such as enhanced confidentiality safeguards and treatment skepticism, are critical to improving physician well-being and healthcare delivery. This study can inform policy and training programs aimed at improving physician well-being and…
I’m Sorry, I Can’t Hire You because of That”: Examining the Role of Employment and Exclusion on Health and Well-Being among U.S. Asylum Seekers
Latent Class Analysis of Household and Community Adversity Among Pre-Adolescent Youth in the United States
The purpose of this study was to: 1) examine the co-occurrence of household and community adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among preadolescent youth using latent class analysis (LCA), and 2) examine the association of ACE latent clusters to clinical-range scores on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Data came from the baseline and year 1 survey of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study with 10,915 youth recruited from schoo…
The health-related experiences of detained immigrants with and without mental illness
There is pressing need for policy actions and protections to mitigate health harms experienced in immigration detention
Determinants to Tele-Mental Health Services Utilization Among California Adults: Do Immigration-Related Variables Matter
To investigate the relationship of predisposing, enabling, need, and immigration-related factors to tele-mental health services utilization among California adults, we conducted a secondary analysis of two waves of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) collected between 2015 and 2018 (N = 78,345). A series of logistic regression models were conducted to examine correlates and predictors to tele-mental health services use. Approximately 1.…
Applied Learning in Advanced Asylum Medicine: Piloting Experiential Learning in Forensic Medical Evaluations
Understanding the function of social capital among Mexican and Chinese immigrants in Southern California: A qualitative study
Social capital is a vital resource for immigrants who experience weakening of ties with people in their home countries as part of the migration journey. • To access and navigate healthcare, immigrants relied on bridging and bonding social capital due to weak linking social capital. • Bridging and bonding social capital were deemed critical to overcoming language barriers that limit access to linking capital. • Bonding ties sometimes incurred addi…
Guiding Principles for Writing About Immigrants and Immigrant Health
Cumulative Experiences of Immigration Enforcement Policy and the Physical and Mental Health Outcomes of Asian and Latinx Immigrants in the United States
Immigration enforcement policies in the United States and other nations have long been enacted and implemented as intentional tools of racial control. There is mounting evidence that immigration raids, arrests, and deportations in the United States are associated with poor immigrant health outcomes, but this research has primarily focused on associations between health and single, specific enforcement actions or experiences that may not capture t…
Looking Back: Decarcerating Immigration Prisons as a Tool for Improved Health
etween 2008 and 2018, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended more than two million noncitizens in the United States. 1 On any given day, ICE imprisons tens of thousands of such individuals in more than 200 jails or privately operated facilities under prisonlike conditions
Beyond “Chilling Effects”: Latinx and Asian Immigrants’ Experiences With Enforcement and Barriers to Health Care
OBJECTIVES: Immigration enforcement policies are associated with immigrants' barriers to health care. Current evidence suggests that enforcement creates a "chilling effect" in which immigrants avoid care due to fear of encountering enforcement. Yet, there has been little examination of the impact of immigrants' direct encounters with enforcement on health care access. We examined some of the first population-level data on Asian and Latinx immigra…
Integration of Waiting Room “Know Your Rights” Education into Medical Care of Immigrant Patients in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Case Study
Background: Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are implementing innovative interventions to address heightened anxieties of immigrant patients amid changing immigration policies. Purpose: To describe the integration of “Know Your Rights” legal rights education in clinic waiting rooms of an FQHC in Los Angeles, California. Methods: This is a qualitative study using key informant interviews, direct field observations, and document review. R…
The Presence and Profile of Neurological Conditions and Associated Psychiatric Comorbidities in U.S. Resettled Refugees: A Retrospective Single Center Study
Racial and Ethnic Disparities Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury Across the Continuum of Care: A Narrative Review and Directions for Future Research
BACKGROUND: There is a growing body of evidence on racial and ethnic disparities within traumatic brain injury (TBI) care. The aim of this paper was to conduct a narrative review of the literature, demonstrating how racial and ethnic disparities manifest across the full spectrum of the TBI experience in civilian populations: injury, acute care and diagnosis, post-TBI recovery and adjustment, and long-term outcomes. METHODS: We searched five elect…
Release from US immigration detention may improve physical and psychological stress and health: Results from a two-wave panel study in California
Imprisonment in the U.S. criminal legal system is associated with adverse health outcomes, but we know far less about the health consequences of immigration detention. Also understudied is whether and how the health of formerly incarcerated people, including individuals detained by immigration authorities, may change following release from imprisonment. This study is the first to assess changes to psychological and physical stress and general hea…
Cumulative Risk of Immigration Prison Conditions on Health Outcomes Among Detained Immigrants in California
OBJECTIVES: The USA maintains the world's largest immigration detention system. This study examines the mechanisms by which detention serves as a catalyst for worsening health. METHODS: Using data from detained immigrants in California (n = 493) from 2013 to 2014, we assessed the prevalence of exposure to conditions of confinement hypothesized to negatively influence health; the extent to which conditions of confinement are associated with psycho…
Risk of Poor Outcomes with Covid-19 Among U.S. Detained Immigrants: A Cross-Sectional Study
Conditions in immigrant detention centers facilitate the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19. However, there is no publicly-available data on detainees’ health characteristics, making it difficult to estimate the prevalence of risk among detained people. We use cross-sectional survey data from the only survey of detained immigrants, conducted in California in 2013–2014, to assess the prevalence and health-related correlates of health cond…
Firearm laws and the network of firearm movement among US states
Restrictive state-level firearm policies are associated with less movement of firearms to other states, but with more movement of firearms from outside states. The effectiveness of state-level firearm-restricting laws is complicated by a network of interstate firearm movement
The impact of gun violence restraining order laws in the U.S. and firearm suicide among older adults: A longitudinal state-level analysis, 2012–2016
Stricter firearm legislation, as well as GVRO laws, are protective against firearm-relate suicides among older adults
Building Immigration-Informed, Cross-Sector Coalitions: Findings from the Los Angeles County Health Equity for Immigrants Summit
In December 2017, the Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs and Board of Supervisors, alongside local health care and legal providers, convened the Health Equity for Immigrants and Families Summit to advance a vision for immigrant health. We describe the four critical concepts identified by stakeholders to address the varied needs of immigrants in an increasingly anti-immigrant political environment: (1) Recognizing immigration status as…
Cumulative Experiences of Immigration Enforcement Policy and the Physical and Mental Health Outcomes of Asian and Latinx Immigrants in the United States
Immigration enforcement policies in the United States and other nations have long been enacted and implemented as intentional tools of racial control. There is mounting evidence that immigration raids, arrests, and deportations in the United States are associated with poor immigrant health outcomes, but this research has primarily focused on associations between health and single, specific enforcement actions or experiences that may not capture t…
Looking Back: Decarcerating Immigration Prisons as a Tool for Improved Health
etween 2008 and 2018, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended more than two million noncitizens in the United States. 1 On any given day, ICE imprisons tens of thousands of such individuals in more than 200 jails or privately operated facilities under prisonlike conditions
Perspectives on Preventive Health Care and Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening Among Iraqi Women Refugees
Bosnian, Iraqi, and Somali Refugee Women Speak: A Comparative Qualitative Study of Refugee Health Beliefs on Preventive Health and Breast Cancer Screening
Building Immigration-Informed, Cross-Sector Coalitions: Findings from the Los Angeles County Health Equity for Immigrants Summit
In December 2017, the Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs and Board of Supervisors, alongside local health care and legal providers, convened the Health Equity for Immigrants and Families Summit to advance a vision for immigrant health. We describe the four critical concepts identified by stakeholders to address the varied needs of immigrants in an increasingly anti-immigrant political environment: (1) Recognizing immigration status as…
Should Immigration Status Information Be Included in a Patient's Health Record
The documentation of immigration status in patient records poses a challenge to clinicians. On one hand, recording this social determinant of health can facilitate continuity of care and improved communication among clinicians. On the other, it might expose patients or their family members to immediate and unforeseen risks, such as being stigmatized and discriminated against by nonimmigrant-friendly clinicians or being exposed to immigration enfo…
The impact of gun violence restraining order laws in the U.S. and firearm suicide among older adults: A longitudinal state-level analysis, 2012–2016
Stricter firearm legislation, as well as GVRO laws, are protective against firearm-relate suicides among older adults
Release from US immigration detention may improve physical and psychological stress and health: Results from a two-wave panel study in California
Imprisonment in the U.S. criminal legal system is associated with adverse health outcomes, but we know far less about the health consequences of immigration detention. Also understudied is whether and how the health of formerly incarcerated people, including individuals detained by immigration authorities, may change following release from imprisonment. This study is the first to assess changes to psychological and physical stress and general hea…
Cumulative Risk of Immigration Prison Conditions on Health Outcomes Among Detained Immigrants in California
OBJECTIVES: The USA maintains the world's largest immigration detention system. This study examines the mechanisms by which detention serves as a catalyst for worsening health. METHODS: Using data from detained immigrants in California (n = 493) from 2013 to 2014, we assessed the prevalence of exposure to conditions of confinement hypothesized to negatively influence health; the extent to which conditions of confinement are associated with psycho…
Risk of Poor Outcomes with Covid-19 Among U.S. Detained Immigrants: A Cross-Sectional Study
Conditions in immigrant detention centers facilitate the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19. However, there is no publicly-available data on detainees’ health characteristics, making it difficult to estimate the prevalence of risk among detained people. We use cross-sectional survey data from the only survey of detained immigrants, conducted in California in 2013–2014, to assess the prevalence and health-related correlates of health cond…
Firearm laws and the network of firearm movement among US states
Restrictive state-level firearm policies are associated with less movement of firearms to other states, but with more movement of firearms from outside states. The effectiveness of state-level firearm-restricting laws is complicated by a network of interstate firearm movement
Integration of Waiting Room “Know Your Rights” Education into Medical Care of Immigrant Patients in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Case Study
Background: Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are implementing innovative interventions to address heightened anxieties of immigrant patients amid changing immigration policies. Purpose: To describe the integration of “Know Your Rights” legal rights education in clinic waiting rooms of an FQHC in Los Angeles, California. Methods: This is a qualitative study using key informant interviews, direct field observations, and document review. R…
The Presence and Profile of Neurological Conditions and Associated Psychiatric Comorbidities in U.S. Resettled Refugees: A Retrospective Single Center Study
Racial and Ethnic Disparities Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury Across the Continuum of Care: A Narrative Review and Directions for Future Research
BACKGROUND: There is a growing body of evidence on racial and ethnic disparities within traumatic brain injury (TBI) care. The aim of this paper was to conduct a narrative review of the literature, demonstrating how racial and ethnic disparities manifest across the full spectrum of the TBI experience in civilian populations: injury, acute care and diagnosis, post-TBI recovery and adjustment, and long-term outcomes. METHODS: We searched five elect…
Understanding the function of social capital among Mexican and Chinese immigrants in Southern California: A qualitative study
Social capital is a vital resource for immigrants who experience weakening of ties with people in their home countries as part of the migration journey. • To access and navigate healthcare, immigrants relied on bridging and bonding social capital due to weak linking social capital. • Bridging and bonding social capital were deemed critical to overcoming language barriers that limit access to linking capital. • Bonding ties sometimes incurred addi…
Guiding Principles for Writing About Immigrants and Immigrant Health
Cumulative Experiences of Immigration Enforcement Policy and the Physical and Mental Health Outcomes of Asian and Latinx Immigrants in the United States
Immigration enforcement policies in the United States and other nations have long been enacted and implemented as intentional tools of racial control. There is mounting evidence that immigration raids, arrests, and deportations in the United States are associated with poor immigrant health outcomes, but this research has primarily focused on associations between health and single, specific enforcement actions or experiences that may not capture t…
Looking Back: Decarcerating Immigration Prisons as a Tool for Improved Health
etween 2008 and 2018, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended more than two million noncitizens in the United States. 1 On any given day, ICE imprisons tens of thousands of such individuals in more than 200 jails or privately operated facilities under prisonlike conditions
Beyond “Chilling Effects”: Latinx and Asian Immigrants’ Experiences With Enforcement and Barriers to Health Care
OBJECTIVES: Immigration enforcement policies are associated with immigrants' barriers to health care. Current evidence suggests that enforcement creates a "chilling effect" in which immigrants avoid care due to fear of encountering enforcement. Yet, there has been little examination of the impact of immigrants' direct encounters with enforcement on health care access. We examined some of the first population-level data on Asian and Latinx immigra…
Determinants to Tele-Mental Health Services Utilization Among California Adults: Do Immigration-Related Variables Matter
To investigate the relationship of predisposing, enabling, need, and immigration-related factors to tele-mental health services utilization among California adults, we conducted a secondary analysis of two waves of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) collected between 2015 and 2018 (N = 78,345). A series of logistic regression models were conducted to examine correlates and predictors to tele-mental health services use. Approximately 1.…
Applied Learning in Advanced Asylum Medicine: Piloting Experiential Learning in Forensic Medical Evaluations
Mental Health Stigma and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Primary Healthcare Physicians in Oman
Mental health stigma remains a widespread problem among primary healthcare physicians in Oman, influencing their behavior and preferences. Interventions to reduce stigma and address barriers to mental health care, such as enhanced confidentiality safeguards and treatment skepticism, are critical to improving physician well-being and healthcare delivery. This study can inform policy and training programs aimed at improving physician well-being and…
I’m Sorry, I Can’t Hire You because of That”: Examining the Role of Employment and Exclusion on Health and Well-Being among U.S. Asylum Seekers
Latent Class Analysis of Household and Community Adversity Among Pre-Adolescent Youth in the United States
The purpose of this study was to: 1) examine the co-occurrence of household and community adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among preadolescent youth using latent class analysis (LCA), and 2) examine the association of ACE latent clusters to clinical-range scores on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Data came from the baseline and year 1 survey of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study with 10,915 youth recruited from schoo…
The health-related experiences of detained immigrants with and without mental illness
There is pressing need for policy actions and protections to mitigate health harms experienced in immigration detention
The Lasting Association between Interrupted Medical Care During US Immigration Detention and Mental Health Outcomes
Detained immigrants with chronic health conditions face heightened exposure to health-harming conditions, including interrupted medical care for chronic conditions, with potentially long-lasting health consequences, including for mental health. Drawing on a unique longitudinal referral sample of 192 individuals with chronic conditions released from U.S. immigration detention between 2020 and 2021 and followed through 2023, we find that 42% experi…
Determinants of Latine Patients’ Trust in an Immigrant-Inclusive Health Care Institution: A Mixed-Methods Study
Introduction: Past research has overlooked both the institutional factors of medical mistrust and immigrants’ perspectives. We aimed to understand factors influencing Latine immigrant patients’ medical mistrust, focusing on their perspectives of immigrant-inclusive institutional policies. Methods: We conducted a sequential explanatory mixed-method study at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Los Angeles, CA, involving surveys ( N = 170)…
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