In the eye of the reaper: Drone pilots, remote war, and resistance in the United States

Abstract: For over two decades, the United States has conducted remote war in the form of intelligence gathering and lethal strikes from remotely piloted aircraft, colloquially …

Past, present, and future of cognitive behavioral-based psychotherapies for moral injury

Abstract: Purpose of Review: In the last 15 years, there has been a burgeoning interest in moral injury, particularly among veterans and in high-risk occupational contexts. …

Exploring the role of moral injury and meaning pursuit in the relationship between combat experience and well-being among active-duty military members in the United States

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact and mechanisms of combat exposure on military personnel’s psychological adaptation. Using data from the Military …

The roles of social support and self-forgiveness in the relationship between moral injury and posttraumatic growth in combat Veterans

Abstract: The literature regarding moral injury (MI) is constantly evolving as researchers learn more about how it develops, how to define it, and how it impacts combat veterans. …

Moral injury and its consequences among combat Veterans: Preliminary findings on the role of moral judgment

Abstract: Exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) among combat veterans has been acknowledged as a significant stressful combat event that may lead to various …

Response styles to positive affect during a positive psychology intervention for Veterans with PTSD and moral injury: Preliminary results from a moral elevation intervention pilot trial

Abstract: Objective: Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or moral injury are at risk of maladaptive response styles to positive emotions, such as emotional numbing. …

Outside the realm of combat: The relationship of cumulative trauma with perceived military betrayal and military-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms

Abstract: The relationship between lifetime trauma history and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity has been established, though the relationship between lifetime trauma …

‘He’s never been the same’: Children’s perception of moral injury in parents post military deployment

Abstract: Introduction: As the prevalence of potentially morally injurious events appears to be increasing in modern deployment settings, it is vital for health care providers and …

Moral injury among women military Veterans and demand for cigarettes: A behavioral economic investigation using a hypothetical purchase task

Abstract: Objectives: Unlike the United States general population, veteran women - as opposed to veteran men - have greater smoking prevalence; yet, little is known regarding …

From active duty to activism: How moral injury and combat trauma drive political activism and societal reintegration among Israeli Veterans

Abstract: Introduction: Moral injury (MI) is a severe form of combat trauma that shatters soldiers' moral bearings as the result of killing in war. Among the myriad ways that moral …

Moral injury and suicidal ideation among female national guard members: Indirect effects of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness

Abstract: Numerous reports have linked moral injury (i.e., experience or perpetration of a morally unjust event) with suicidal ideation and outcomes; however, little is known …

Restore and rebuild (R&R): A protocol for a phase 2, randomised control trial to compare R&R as a treatment for moral injury-related mental health difficulties in UK military Veterans to treatment as usual

Abstract: Background: Exposure to potentially morally injurious events is increasingly recognised as a concern across a range of occupational groups, including UK military …