Contextual dimensions of moral injury: An interdisciplinary review

Abstract: The concept of moral injury, referring to the psychological impact of having one’s moral expectations and beliefs violated, is gaining a firm place in research on …

Spiritual Dimensions of Moral Injury: Contributions of Mental Health Chaplains in the Canadian Armed Forces

This paper explores moral injury in the context of spirituality and how addressing spiritual wounds can help personnel cope with moral injury.

The Invisible Wounded Warriors in a Nation at Peace: An interview study on the lives of Swedish veterans of foreign conflicts and their experiences with PTSD, moral injuries, and military identities

Although there has not been war in Swedish territory for many years, this does not mean that the country has no veterans who have experienced the challenges of war zone deployments …

Chronic Pain, PTSD and Moral Injury in Military Veterans: Suffering and the Compromised Self

Abstract: Veterans with chronic pain may face complex additional challenges, notably the potentially high rate of comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder. Linked to this is the …

Walking Forwards with Moral Injury: Narratives from Ex-serving Australian Defence Force Members

The purpose of this study was to understand Australian veteran's experiences of moral injury. 11 participants took part in, in-depth face to face interviews. Analysis of the …

Moral injury and substance use disorders among US combat veterans: results from the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

Abstract: Exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) is associated with increased risk for substance use disorders (SUDs), although population-based studies remain …

Moral injury and the potential utility of art therapy in treatment

Abstract: Moral injury is defined as profound psychological distress that is experienced after an event(s) that violates one’s deeply held moral or ethical code. Morally …

Understanding Moral Injury From a Character Domain Perspective

Abstract: Within the past decade, the emerging field of moral injury has focused mostly on the clinical dimension of a traumatic event (Griffin et al., Journal of Traumatic …

Transgenerational exposure to combat: Military family, moral dilemmas, reclaiming self

This study sought to understand the impact that parental combat trauma has on children who serve in the armed forces. Using Semi structured interviews the study identified one …

Examining the associations among moral injury, difficulties with emotion regulation, and symptoms of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and stress among Canadian military members and Veterans: A preliminary study

Abstract: Introduction: Moral injury (MI) refers to the psychological distress associated with perceived betrayals or perceived transgressions of one’s moral values. It has been …

The Impact of Moral Injury on the Wellbeing of UK Military Veterans

Abstract: Background: Experiences of potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) have been found to negatively impact the mental health of US personnel/veterans, yet little is …

Delivering treatment to morally injured UK military personnel and Veterans: The clinician experience

Abstract: This study explored the experiences of clinicians in providing treatment in cases of military-related moral injury (MI). Qualitative interviews were carried out with 15 …