Acceptability and Barriers to Chronic Pain Treatment in Refugee Torture Survivors
Although refugee torture survivors are open to chronic pain treatment, this qualitative study suggests that systemic barriers hinder use. Addressing these barriers is essential for improving health care access in this vulnerable population.
Authors
- Tanzilya Oren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4625-399X)
- Adam Tucker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5845-3710)
- Gunisha Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9069-6918)
- Andrew Milewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2149-2262)
- Inmaculada de Melo‐Martín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8656-8497)
- Sargun Virk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7214-2567)
- Samantha Tham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6603-0399)
- L. Berger
- Claudia Hatef
Institutions
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (US)
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.29775
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health