Refugee and asylum seeker resources
Literature: Journal Articles from the RACGP John Murtagh Library
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Australian references | International perspectives
Australian references
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Allotey P, Manderson L, Baho S, Demian, L.Reproductive health for resettling refugee and migrant women? Health Issues no.78 Autumn 2004: 12-17 |
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Armstrong F.Compassion and cultural sensitivity Aust Nursing J, 2003 Aug; 11(2):28-30 |
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Australia Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.National inquiry into children in immigration detention: health and nutrition Sydney, NSW: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2002, (Background paper no.4), Online only |
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Australia Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.National inquiry into children in immigration detention: mental health and development Sydney, NSW: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2002, (Background paper no.3), Online only |
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Australia Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.National inquiry into children in immigration detention: prevention, treatment and accommodation of disabilities Sydney, NSW: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2002, (Background paper no.5), Online only |
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Benson J.Helping refugees integrate into our community. Reflections from general practice. Aust Fam Physician. 2004 Jan-Feb;33(1-2):23-4. |
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Brisbane Inner South Division of General Practice.The refugee consumer voice: how to ensure it makes a difference Melbourne, Vic: National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health, La Trobe University, for the Brisbane Inner South Division of General Practice, 2001, 19p, Online |
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Cooke R, Murray S, Carapetis J, Rice J, Mulholland N, Skull S.Demographics and utilisation of health services by paediatric refugees from East Africa: implications for service planning and provision. Aust Health Rev. 2004;27(2):40-5. |
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Correa-Velez I, Gifford SM, Bice SJ.Australian health policy on access to medical care for refugees and asylum seekers. Aust New Zealand Health Policy. 2005 Oct 9;2:23. |
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Costa D.Health care for women refugees. A personal reflection. Aust Fam Physician. 1999 Nov;28(11):1100-1. |
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Davidson N, Skull S, Burgner D, Kelly P, Raman S, Silove D, Steel Z, Vora R, Smith M.An issue of access: delivering equitable health care for newly arrived refugee children in Australia. J Paediatr Child Health. 2004 Sep-Oct;40(9-10):569-75. |
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Davidson N, Skull S, Chaney G, Frydenberg A, Jones C, Isaacs D, Kelly P, Lampropoulos B, Raman S, Silove D, Buttery J, Smith M, Steel Z, Burgner D.Comprehensive health assessment for newly arrived refugee children in Australia. J Paediatr Child Health. 2004 Sep-Oct;40(9-10):562-8. |
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Harris M, Zwar N.Refugee health. Aust Fam Physician. 2005 Oct;34(10):825-9. |
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Harris MF, Telfer BL.The health needs of asylum seekers living in the community. Med J Aust. 2001 Dec 3-17;175(11-12):589-92. |
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Kenny MA, Silove DM, Steel Z.Legal and ethical implications of medically enforced feeding of detained asylum seekers on hunger strike. Med J Aust. 2004 Mar 1;180(5):237-40 |
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King K, Vodicka P.Screening for conditions of public health importance in people arriving in Australia by boat without authority. Med J Aust. 2001 Dec 3-17;175(11-12):600-2. |
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Kisely S, Stevens M, Hart B, Douglas C.Health issues of asylum seekers and refugees Aust NZ J Public Health. 2002 Feb;26(1):8-10. |
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Koutroulis G.Detained asylum seekers, health care, and questions of human(e)ness. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2003;27(4):381-4. |
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Lamb CF; Smith M.Problems refugees face when accessing health services NSW Pub Health Bull 2002 Jul ; 13 (7) :161-3 |
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Loff B, Snell B, Creati M, Mohan M."Inside" Australia's Woomera detention centre. Lancet. 2002 Feb 23;359(9307):683. |
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Loff B.Detention of asylum seekers in Australia. Lancet. 2002 Mar 2;359(9308):792-3. |
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Mares S, Jureidini J.Psychiatric assessment of children and families in immigration detention--clinical, administrative and ethical issues. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2004 Dec;28(6):520-6. |
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McGorry, P.Asylum seeking and mandatory detention. The psychological consequences. Aust Fam Physician. 2002 Mar;31(3):275-8. |
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McKelvey RS, Sang DL, Baldassar L, Davies L, Roberts L, Cutler N.The prevalence of psychiatric disorders among Vietnamese children and adolescents. Med J Aust. 2002 Oct 21;177(8):413-7. |
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Minas IH, Sawyer SM.The mental health of immigrant and refugee children and adolescents Med J Aust 2002 Oct; 177(8): 404-405 |
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Mooney G.Public health, political morality and compassion Aust NZ J Pub Health 2002; 26(3):201-202 |
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Murray SB, Skull SA.Re-visioning refugee health: the Victorian Immigrant Health Programme Health Serv Manage Res. 2003 Aug;16(3):141-6. |
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Murray SB, Skull SA.Hurdles to health: immigrant and refugee health care in Australia. Aust Health Rev. 2005 Feb;29(1):25-9. |
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Nerad S, Janczur A.Primary health care with immigrant and refugee populations: issues and challenges. Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange 2000;6(3-4):222-229. |
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Newman L.Medical professionals and the politics of detention Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange 2000;6(3-4):222-229. |
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Shields L, Stathis S, Mohay H, van Haeringen A, Williams H, Wood D, Bennett E.The health of children in immigration detention: how does Australia compare? Aust N Z J Public Health. 2004 Dec;28(6):513-9. |
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Silove D, Steel Z, Mollica R.Detention of asylum seekers: assault on health, human rights, and social development. Lancet. 2001 May 5;357(9266):1436-7. |
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Smith M.Refugee health in NSW. NSW Pub Health Bull 2000 Jun;11 (6):05-6. |
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Smith MM.Asylum seekers in Australia. Med J Aust. 2001 Dec 3-17;175(11-12):587-9. |
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Steel Z, Momartin S, Bateman C, Hafshejani A, Silove DM, Everson N, Roy K, Dudley M, Newman L, Blick B, Mares S.Psychiatric status of asylum seeker families held for a protracted period in a remote detention centre in Australia. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2004 Dec;28(6):527-36. |
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Swaminathan A, Gosbell IB, Zwar NA, Douglas MW.Tungiasis in recently arrived African refugees. Med J Aust. 2005 Jul 4;183(1):51 |
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van der Oest C, Chenhall R, Hood D, Kelly P.Talking about TB: multicultural diversity and tuberculosis services in Waikato, New Zealand. N Z Med J. 2005 Jun 3;118(1216):U1496. |
International perspectives
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Ackerman LK. Health problems of refugees. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1997 Sep-Oct;10(5):337-48. |
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Agani F. msJAMA: mental health challenges in postwar Kosova. JAMA. 2001 Mar 7;285(9):1217. |
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Allan R, Burnham G. Medicine for refugees. Lancet. 2003 Dec;362 Suppl:s34-5 |
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Burnett A, Peel M. Health needs of asylum seekers and refugees. BMJ. 2001 Mar 3;322(7285):544-7. |
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Burnett A, Peel M. Asylum seekers and refugees in Britain. The health of survivors of torture and organised violence. BMJ. 2001 Mar 10;322(7286):606-9. |
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Fazel M, Stein A. Mental health of refugee children: comparative study. BMJ. 2003 Jul 19;327(7407):134. |
| -- | Fowler N. Providing primary health care to immigrants and refugees: the North Hamilton experience. CMAJ. 1998 Aug 25;159(4):388-91. [No abstract available]. |
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Gavagan T, Brodyaga L. Medical Care for Immigrants and Refugees. Am Fam Physician 1998 Mar 1;57(5):1061-8 |
| -- | Kang DS, Kahler LR, Tesar CM. Medicine and Society: Cultural Aspects of Caring for Refugees. Am Fam Physician 1998 Mar 15;57(6):1245-6, 1249-50, 1253-4, passim. [No abstract available]. |
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Keller AS, Rosenfeld B, Trinh-Shevrin C et al Mental health of detained asylum seekers. Lancet. 2003 Nov 22;362(9397):1721-3. |
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Krause SK, Otieno M, Lee C. Reproductive health for refugees. Lancet. 2002 Dec;360 Suppl:s15-6. |
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Lange JT, Lange CL, Cabaltica RB. Primary care treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Am Fam Physician. 2000 Sep 1;62(5):1035-40, 1046. |
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Mollica RF. msJAMA: assessment of trauma in primary care. JAMA. 2001 Mar 7;285(9):1213. |
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Moreno A, Piwowarczyk L, Grodin MA. msJAMA: human rights violations and refugee health. JAMA. 2001 Mar 7;285(9):1215. [Log in required to access abstract]. |
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Piwowarczyk L, Moreno A, Grodin M. Health care of torture survivors. JAMA. 2000 Aug 2;284(5):539-41. |
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Skidmore M.Medical assistance and refugee safety in contemporary conflicts. Lancet. 2003 Jul 5;362(9377):75. |
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Sondergaard HP, Theorell T. A longitudinal study of hormonal reactions accompanying life events in recently resettled refugees. Psychother Psychosom. 2003 Jan-Feb;72(1):49-58. |
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Stauffer WM, Kamat D, Walker PF.Screening of international immigrants, refugees, and adoptees. Prim Care. 2002 Dec;29(4):879-905. [Review] |
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Thomas S, Byford S.Research with unaccompanied children seeking asylum. BMJ. 2003 Dec 13;327(7428):1400-2. |
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Walker PF. Refugee and Immigrant Health Care. Med Clin North Am. 1999 Jul;83(4):1103-1120. |
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Ward J, Vann B. Gender-based violence in refugee settings. Lancet. 2002 Dec;360 Suppl:s13-4. |
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Weine S. msJAMA: from war zone to contact zone: culture and refugee mental health services. JAMA. 2001 Mar 7;285(9):1214. |
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