Refugees' experiences of home office interviews: A qualitative study on the disclosure of sensitive personal information

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 519-535

  Bögner, Diana ^a   Brewin, Chris ^b   Herlihy, Jane ^c  

^a NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Clinical Psychologist at the Trauma Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asylum Interviews; Refugees; Self Disclosure; Trauma; UK Home Office

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; IMMIGRATION; INFORMATION; INJURY; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFUGEE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 76649112433     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830903368329     Document Type: Article

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