CSEL undertakes empirical research and aims always to publish it in the highest
quality, peer-reviewed scientific journals. This means that each published paper is
reviewed by knowledgeable and experienced people in the field, who can make informed
judgements about the quality of the work.
This list is ordered by (reverse) publication date so that you can find the paper
you need.
Please use the suggested citation or another recognised protocol for
citing published work if you refer to any of these papers.
A review of adolescents' autobiographical memory as pertinent to the assessment of protection claims.
Suggested Citation:
Given-Wilson, Z., Hodes, M. & Herlihy, J.
A review of adolescent autobiographical memory and the implications for assessment of
unaccompanied minors’ refugee determinations. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatryhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1359104517748697
This study demonstrates the impact of how a claimant presents his or her story on the
assessment of credibility.
Suggested Citation:
Rogers, H., Fox, S. & Herlihy, J. (2015). The importance of looking credible:
the impact of the behavioural sequelae of post-traumatic stress disorder on the
credibility of asylum seekers. Psychology, Crime & Law 21(2) 139-155
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2014.951643
This paper demonstrates that overgeneral
memory is present for asylum seekers and refugees with Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder
and Depression.
Suggested Citation:
Graham, B., Herlihy, J. & Brewin, Chris R. (2014). Overgeneral memory in asylum seekers and refugees.
Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 45 375-380
This review paper is written for a legal audience, and summarises the contribution that
psychological literature is making to the asylum decision making procedure,
looking at the psychology of the claimant and also the decision maker.
Suggested Citation:
Herlihy, J. & Turner, S. (2013). What do we know so far about emotion and
refugee law? Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 64(1) 47–62
This paper reviews the literature
on autobiographical memory, linking it to the asylum process.
Suggested Citation:
Herlihy, J., Jobson, L. and Turner, S. (2012). Just Tell Us What Happened to You:
Autobiographical Memory and Seeking Asylum. Applied Cognitive Psychology 26 661–676
This paper describes a study of
how legal representatives make decisions about their asylum seeking clients' mental health.
Suggested Citation:
Wilson-Shaw, L., Pistrang, N. & Herlihy, J. (2012).
Non-clinicians’ judgments about asylum seekers’ mental health: How do legal
representatives of asylum seekers decide when to request medico-legal reports?
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 3
This paper presents the qualitative findings of our study of people's experiences of
Home Office interviews.
Suggested Citation:
Bögner, D., Brewin,C. & Herlihy, J. (2010). Refugees'
Experiences of Home Office Interviews: A Qualitative Study on the Disclosure of
Sensitive Personal Information. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 36(3) 519-535
This is a qualitative study showing that assumptions made about human behaviour
by asylum judges in the UK are not always in line with scientific knowledge.
Suggested Citation:
Herlihy, J., Gleeson, K. and Turner, S. (2010). What Assumptions about Human
Behaviour Underlie Asylum Judgments? International Journal of
Refugee Law 22(3) 351-366
This is a study of the psychological
barriers to disclosing sexual violence in a legal interview.
Suggested Citation:
Bogner, D., Herlihy, J. and Brewin, C. (2007). The impact of sexual violence
on disclosure during Home Office interviews. British Journal of Psychiatry 191 75-81
This paper showed experimentally that people are more likely to give
inconsistent answers when asked about the peripheral details of traumatic
experiences (compared to central details and non-traumatic experiences).
It also showed that for people with more symptoms of PTSD, the likelihood
of inconsistencies goes up as the delay between interviews gets longer.
Suggested Citation:
Herlihy, J., Scragg P, and Turner S. (2002). Discrepancies in
autobiographical memories-implications for the assessment
of asylum seekers: repeated interviews study.
British Medical Journal 324 324-7