The politics of exhaustion and its impact on mental health among people seeking asylum in the UK: A service provider perspective

IF 4.1 Q1 PSYCHIATRY
Tianne Haggar , Hanna Kienzler (Professor)
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People fleeing war and violence often face complex asylum procedures in host countries which have been described as ‘exhausting by design’. This study explored service providers' perspectives on how the UK asylum process gives rise to exhaustion, and the ways in which exhaustion affects the mental health of people seeking asylum. Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals providing social, legal, medical or mental health services to people seeking asylum in the UK. Results demonstrate that the UK asylum process seemingly exhausts those seeking asylum through the intersection of policies and practices that create conditions of hostility, discrimination and deprivation. The resultant exhaustion contributes to, and is exacerbated by, poor mental health, creating a vicious cycle of psychological harm. Based on these findings, we argue that the ‘politics of exhaustion’ embedded within the UK asylum process is a form of structural violence that harms mental health and wellbeing by fundamentally undermining the resilience of people seeking asylum to cope with continued adversity in the UK.
精疲力竭的政治及其对英国寻求庇护者心理健康的影响:一个服务提供者的视角
逃离战争和暴力的人们往往在东道国面临复杂的庇护程序,这被描述为“故意累人”。本研究探讨了服务提供者对英国庇护程序如何导致疲惫的观点,以及疲惫如何影响寻求庇护者的心理健康。与向在联合王国寻求庇护的人提供社会、法律、医疗或心理健康服务的个人进行了18次半结构化访谈。结果表明,英国的庇护程序似乎使那些寻求庇护的人筋疲力尽,因为政策和实践的交集创造了敌意、歧视和剥夺的条件。由此产生的疲劳造成精神健康状况不佳,并因其恶化,形成心理伤害的恶性循环。基于这些发现,我们认为英国庇护程序中嵌入的“疲惫政治”是一种结构性暴力形式,它从根本上破坏了寻求庇护者应对英国持续逆境的韧性,从而损害了心理健康和福祉。
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SSM. Mental health
SSM. Mental health Social Psychology, Health
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