A Preliminary Scoping Review of Trauma Recovery Pathways among Refugees in the United States
When people move across borders to seek asylum because of violence, conflicts, persecution, or human rights violations, they experience a complex mix of psychological and traumatic downfalls. Often, refugees and asylum seekers’ trauma is compounded by the behaviours of individuals, communities, and...
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| description | When people move across borders to seek asylum because of violence, conflicts, persecution, or human rights violations, they experience a complex mix of psychological and traumatic downfalls. Often, refugees and asylum seekers’ trauma is compounded by the behaviours of individuals, communities, and the systemic climate of host countries. The United States is host to refugees and asylees from several countries. Evidence shows that several asylum seekers are held up in deplorable conditions in immigration detention centres where they are battling acute trauma. Therefore, consequent to this, coupled with the varying trauma that refugees face, this preliminary scoping review explores the scope and context of available peer-reviewed scholarship on trauma recovery pathways among refugees in the United States to identify gaps for further research. Following the PRISMA-compliant scoping review guidelines, we identified and curated data on the scope and context of peer-reviewed literature on trauma recovery approaches among refugees in the United States. This study identified the following as trauma recovery pathways among refugees: (1) macro-level structural intervention—preventing re-traumatization; (2) culturally sensitive therapeutic intervention; and (3) diagnosis and therapy. This study concludes that little research on the recovery pathways among refugees exists in the United States, hence the need for scholarship in this area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f03f403cb1754bac9836ebc332375cd42023-11-24T18:27:44ZengMDPI AGTrauma Care2673-866X2022-11-012457958810.3390/traumacare2040048A Preliminary Scoping Review of Trauma Recovery Pathways among Refugees in the United StatesCrispin Rakibu Mbamba0Jennifer Litela Asare1Clinton Gyimah2School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY 12222, USADepartment of Sociology and Social Work, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, GhanaDepartment of Sociology and Social Work, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, GhanaWhen people move across borders to seek asylum because of violence, conflicts, persecution, or human rights violations, they experience a complex mix of psychological and traumatic downfalls. Often, refugees and asylum seekers’ trauma is compounded by the behaviours of individuals, communities, and the systemic climate of host countries. The United States is host to refugees and asylees from several countries. Evidence shows that several asylum seekers are held up in deplorable conditions in immigration detention centres where they are battling acute trauma. Therefore, consequent to this, coupled with the varying trauma that refugees face, this preliminary scoping review explores the scope and context of available peer-reviewed scholarship on trauma recovery pathways among refugees in the United States to identify gaps for further research. Following the PRISMA-compliant scoping review guidelines, we identified and curated data on the scope and context of peer-reviewed literature on trauma recovery approaches among refugees in the United States. This study identified the following as trauma recovery pathways among refugees: (1) macro-level structural intervention—preventing re-traumatization; (2) culturally sensitive therapeutic intervention; and (3) diagnosis and therapy. This study concludes that little research on the recovery pathways among refugees exists in the United States, hence the need for scholarship in this area.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-866X/2/4/48trauma recoverytrauma recovery pathwaysrefugeestraumaUnited States |
| spellingShingle | Crispin Rakibu Mbamba Jennifer Litela Asare Clinton Gyimah A Preliminary Scoping Review of Trauma Recovery Pathways among Refugees in the United States Trauma Care trauma recovery trauma recovery pathways refugees trauma United States |
| title | A Preliminary Scoping Review of Trauma Recovery Pathways among Refugees in the United States |
| title_full | A Preliminary Scoping Review of Trauma Recovery Pathways among Refugees in the United States |
| title_fullStr | A Preliminary Scoping Review of Trauma Recovery Pathways among Refugees in the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Preliminary Scoping Review of Trauma Recovery Pathways among Refugees in the United States |
| title_short | A Preliminary Scoping Review of Trauma Recovery Pathways among Refugees in the United States |
| title_sort | preliminary scoping review of trauma recovery pathways among refugees in the united states |
| topic | trauma recovery trauma recovery pathways refugees trauma United States |
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