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The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Political Asylum Processing

Susan M. Meffert, Karen Musalo, Dale E. McNiel and Renée L. Binder
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2010, 38 (4) 479-489;
Susan M. Meffert
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vol. 38 no. 4 479-489
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21156906

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1093-6793
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  • Published online December 14, 2010.

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  1. Susan M. Meffert, MD, MPH,
  2. Karen Musalo, JD,
  3. Dale E. McNiel, PhD and
  4. Renée L. Binder, MD
  1. Dr. Meffert is a Fellow and Dr. Binder is Professor and Interim Chair, Program in Psychiatry and the Law, and Dr. McNiel is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, and Ms. Musalo is Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Hastings College of Law, University of California, San Francisco, CA
  1. Address correspondence to: Susan M. Meffert, MD, MPH, 401 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143. E-mail: smeffert{at}lppi.ucsf.edu

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Susan M. Meffert, Karen Musalo, Dale E. McNiel, Renée L. Binder
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    • Refugees and Asylum Seekers Under United States Immigration Law
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    • Culture and Malingering in General Forensic Psychiatry
    • Culture and Malingering in the Evaluation of Political Asylum Applicants
    • Countertransference With Political Asylum Applicants
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