Canadian armed forces Veterans' perspectives on the effects of exposure to children in armed conflict during military service: Protocol for a qualitative study

Abstract: Background: The mental health of military personnel has garnered increased attention over the last few decades; however, the impacts of perpetuating, observing, or …

Increasing understanding of the barriers to military-sexual-trauma-related reporting and treatment seeking in Canada

Abstract: Military sexual trauma (MST) can cause many mental health problems, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. Yet many people who experienced MST do …

The role of compassion in moral injury among military Veterans: Implications for treatment

Abstract: Objectives: The study investigated the relationship between psychological distress, alcohol use, the three fears of compassion (i.e., to self, from others, and to …

Moral conflict in a (post)war story: Narrative as enactment of and reflection on moral injury

Abstract: This article examines the discursive construction of moral conflict in a military veteran's (post)war story. By closely examining the linguistic details of a single …

Morally injurious events and depression: Examining the role of rumination among combat-deployed military Veterans in the community

Abstract: While depression remains a common psychological disorder among combat military veterans, there is a need to investigate factors that relate to the development and …

Measuring moral injury and treatment response in justice-involved Veterans: development and validation of a new moral injury scale

Abstract: With the explosion of Veteran Treatment Courts throughout the United States in the past decade has come more research into the effects of combat on justice-involved …

Meaning in life following service among post-9/11 military Veterans: a latent growth mixture model analysis

Abstract: Meaning in life refers to the "sense made of, and significance felt regarding, the nature of one's being and existence." Meaningful living promotes well-being, …

Moral injury: understanding Swedish veterans who are assessed but not diagnosed with PTSD

This article is based on an interview study of 24 Swedish veterans who experienced deteriorating mental health and increased suffering without meeting the criteria for a PTSD …

Empathy versus tyranny: Witnessing moral conflict through Adlerian lenses

Abstract: Tyranny and wars can be seen as something of a self-propagating system in which wars are fought to overcome tyranny, leaving behind unresolved social forces and power …

Moral distress and moral injury in military healthcare clinicians: A scoping review

Abstract: Background Healthcare clinicians are often at risk of psychological distress due to the nature of their occupation. Military healthcare providers are at risk for …

Pastoral narrative disclosure: the development and evaluation of an Australian chaplaincy intervention strategy for addressing moral injury

Abstract: This paper describes the development and initial chaplaincy user evaluation of 'Pastoral Narrative Disclosure' (PND) as a rehabilitation strategy developed for chaplains …

Perceptions of military experience among veterans reporting lifetime warzone moral injury

Abstract: Exposures to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) and possible moral injury are risk factors for a range of difficulties impacting individual functioning. …