Where do moral injuries come from? A relational conception of moral practice and experience

Abstract: The predominant account of the etiology of moral injuries among Veterans and military personnel in the clinical psychological and psychiatric literature construes …

Understanding moral injury

Abstract: Over the course of life and more specifically throughout military service, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members may experience events of significance. These events and how …

Prevalence of moral injury in nationally representative samples of combat Veterans, healthcare workers, and first responders

Abstract: Background: Moral injury affects a variety of populations who make ethically complex decisions involving their own and others’ well-being, including combat veterans, …

Moral injury risk and protective factors in women Veterans

Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe risk and protective factors for moral injury (MI) in women veterans. The factors identified in this article are based on …

Gender differences in reported potentially morally injurious events among post-9/11 US combat Veterans, using two measures

Abstract: Objective: Military experiences that violate one’s sense of right and wrong (i.e., potentially morally injurious events [PMIEs]) may result in moral injury, …

Beliefs about confidentiality and attitudes toward disclosure of moral injuries among military personnel

Abstract: Military personnel often face situations that challenge their moral beliefs, which, in some instances, leads to moral injury - profound psychological, social, and …

Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters, exposure to potentially morally injurious events, and aggression among army Veterans

Abstract: Objective: Very few studies have examined the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters and aggression since the change in PTSD diagnosis …

The contribution of exposure to potentially morally injurious events to trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms among discharged Veterans – a five-year study

Abstract: Purpose: Combatants and veterans are at risk of developing post traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). The long-term responses to traumatic events are variable and can be …

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. …

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 …

The impact of moral injury on trajectories of depression: A five-year longitudinal study among recently discharged Israeli Veterans

Abstract: Background: Perpetrating or witnessing acts that violate one's moral code are frequent among military personnel and active combatants. These events, termed potentially …

Longitudinal associations between exposure to potentially morally injurious events and suicidal ideation among recently discharged Veterans – The mediating roles of depression and loneliness

Abstract: Background: Exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) during military service is associated with heightened suicidal ideation (SI). However, no …