Psychiatrists’ attitudes and knowledge towards treating asylum seeker and refugee subjects in the UK
Less than half of psychiatrists in this survey believed they possessed adequate knowledge to treat ASR subjects, and some found working with such individuals distressing. Our results suggest that these issues could be mitigated by improving knowledge related to treating ASR subjects.
Authors
- James B. Kirkbride (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3401-0824)
- Mishka Pillay
- Hugh Grant- Peterkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1756-2865)
- Alua Yeskendir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5020-2298)
- Yasir Hameed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9449-9460)
- Dominique Tham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7694-6175)
Institutions
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- East London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (US)
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Royal College of Psychiatrists (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10812
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00