What Law Enforcement Can Learn From Health Care About Moral Injury.
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DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.160
Abstract: A career as a public servant carries risk of moral injury. Law enforcement and health care personnel must subordinate some personal values in service to the public. Transgression and betrayal are primary mechanisms of moral… read more here.
Keywords: injury; health care; moral injury; law enforcement ... See more keywords
The relationship between moral injury appraisals, trauma exposure, and mental health in refugees
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DOI: 10.1002/da.22787
Abstract: Refugees are often exposed to multiple traumatic experiences, leading to elevated rates of psychological disorders. There is emerging evidence that appraisals of traumatic events as violating deeply held moral beliefs and frameworks (i.e., moral injury)… read more here.
Keywords: injury appraisals; relationship moral; injury; moral injury ... See more keywords
Sources of moral injury among war veterans: A qualitative evaluation.
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DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22660
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Service members deployed to war are at risk for moral injury, but the potential sources of moral injury are poorly understood. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the types of events… read more here.
Keywords: morally injurious; war veterans; sources moral; injury ... See more keywords
Moral Injury and Definitional Clarity: Betrayal, Spirituality and the Role of Chaplains
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0407-z
Abstract: This article explores the developing definition of moral injury within the current key literature. Building on the previous literature regarding ‘Moral Injury, Spiritual Care and the role of Chaplains’ (Carey et al. in JORH 55(4):1218–1245,… read more here.
Keywords: role chaplains; injury; moral injury; betrayal spirituality ... See more keywords
Moral Injury, Australian Veterans and the Role of Chaplains: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01417-0
Abstract: Military personnel deployed to war zones or assigned to other morally challenging military duties are likely to be exposed to potentially morally injurious events (PMIE) that may inflict a moral injury (MI). This qualitative study… read more here.
Keywords: role chaplains; qualitative study; injury; moral injury ... See more keywords
Patterns of Potential Moral Injury in Post-9/11 Combat Veterans and COVID-19 Healthcare Workers
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07487-4
Abstract: Moral injury has primarily been studied in combat veterans but might also affect healthcare workers (HCWs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To compare patterns of potential moral injury (PMI) between post-9/11 military combat veterans and… read more here.
Keywords: combat veterans; healthcare workers; potential moral; injury ... See more keywords
An evolutionary theory of moral injury with insight from Turkana warriors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.07.003
Abstract: Abstract Clinicians in Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) societies are rethinking whether Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is caused solely by exposure to life-threatening experiences, or also by moral injury—witnessing or participating in acts… read more here.
Keywords: combat; moral beliefs; turkana warriors; evolutionary theory ... See more keywords
Moral injury and psychosocial functioning in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DOI: 10.1037/ser0000718
Abstract: Studies of moral injury among nonmilitary samples are scarce despite repeated calls to examine the prevalence and outcomes of moral injury among civilian frontline workers. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence… read more here.
Keywords: care workers; injury; health care; moral injury ... See more keywords
Examining the outcomes and acceptability of a peer-led spiritual intervention for moral injury in a veteran service organization.
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DOI: 10.1037/ser0000762
Abstract: The purpose of this proof-of-concept study was to examine the outcomes and acceptability of a spiritual intervention for moral injury led by veteran peers in a Veteran Service Organization (VSO), called "Heroes to Heroes." From… read more here.
Keywords: outcomes acceptability; moral injury; spiritual intervention; intervention ... See more keywords
Moral injury among first responders: Experience, effects, and advice in their own words.
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DOI: 10.1037/ser0000838
Abstract: Moral injury is a serious concern among first responders. Not only does moral injury occur with notable frequency among first response groups such as police, fire safety, and emergency medical personnel, but it also poses… read more here.
Keywords: advice; first responders; injury; injury among ... See more keywords
Psychometric properties of the Czech moral injury symptom scale
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-97530-1
Abstract: Moral injury is defined as a deep sense of transgression, including feelings of shame, grief, meaninglessness, and remorse from having violated core moral beliefs. This study aimed to adapt the Moral Injury Symptom Scale-Healthcare Professionals… read more here.
Keywords: symptom scale; psychometric properties; injury; moral injury ... See more keywords