Medical evidence in asylum applications: Medical versus legal approaches.

The purpose of this narrative review is to elucidate the ways the clinicians working on forensic medical evaluations can engage with asylum proceedings. We compare the legal and medical perspectives on different aspects of forensic medical evidence, asylum evaluations, and asylum applications. As asylum seekers must demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution in order to receive asylee status, legal and medical professionals often need to collaborate in asylum cases.