TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Forensic psychiatry evaluation in a U. S. immigration detention center in southwest Texas
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Ibrahim, Yasin
A1  - Singer, Elizabeth
A1  - Baronia, Regina
A1  - McMahon, Terry
A1  - Nelson, Jessica
A1  - Katz, Craig
SP  - 113
EP  - 116
VL  - 66
IS  - 
N2  - Immigration and asylum-seeking are issues that have recently. warranted increased attention and significance. In the aftermath of terrorist attacks, people are more wary of asylum seekers who are usually held in detention centers after fleeing persecution and not for criminal or immigration charges. Asylum seekers may raise suspicions due to inconsistent statements and can be held in detention for the duration of the process and/or denied asylum. Inconsistencies may be influenced by psychiatric symptoms, cognitive abilities, the type of past trauma experienced, the questioning style of the interviewer, and are usually unrelated to dishonesty or malingering making psychiatric consult important in many of these evaluations.<br><br>Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Ltd.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2019.06.017
ID  - ref1
ER  -