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Impact of September 11 on Refugees and Those Seeking Asylum

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ID2394643
AuthorsLinda A Piwowarczyk (Boston University), Linda Piwowarczyk (0000-0002-0791-9605, Boston University, corresponding author), Terence M Keane (0000-0002-0482-3149, Boston University)
Year2007
Volume44
Issue4
Pages566-580
Publication date2007-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461507083897
PMID18089639
OpenAlexW2068702657
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited21

September 11, 2001 profoundly affected the American public. We share the views of a cohort of refugees and those seeking asylum from the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights. Of the 63 individuals from 18 countries interviewed, many had concerns about their personal safety following September 11, as well as fears related to deportation, arrest, detention, imprisonment, discrimination, physical violence and the destruction of property, and war. Asylum seekers were more likely than refugees to have concerns about their safety before their departure and during flight, as well as fear deportation and arrest after September 11. In the wake of September 11, most common coping strategies utilized included prayer (77.8%), speaking with friends from their own social group (47.6%), family (44.4%), and belief in fate (42.9

Criminology · Deportation · Immigration · Imprisonment · Political science · Prison · Psychiatry · Refugee · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law

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Citations per year0,27
Citation span2011 - 2018 (8)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4

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