Anti-migrant sentiments, allostatic load and the welfare of the Australian psychiatric workforce

Sarangan KetheesanFaculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Metro North Mental Health Service, Queensland Health, Zoltan SarnyaiMargaret Roderick Centre for Mental Health Research, James Cook University

Australasian Psychiatry

Published online on July 16, 2026

Abstract

Australasian Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
We propose thatanti-migrant sentiments(AMS) are a stressor to which psychiatrists and psychiatric trainees in Australia are particularly susceptible, given the significant proportion of specialist international medical graduates that comprises the ...