An Exploration of the Viability and Usefulness of the Construct of Moral Injury in War Veterans

By K. Drescher, D. Foy, C. Kelly, Anna F. Leshner, Kerri E. Schutz, B. Litz. 2011

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education, Sociology and Political Science

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The Role of Moral Emotions in Military Trauma: Implications for the Study and Treatment of Moral Injury (2014, background): “In line with this interpretation, Adler, Britt, Castro, McGurk, and Bliese (2011) found that the number of combat events was positively correlated with both anger and social alienation at 4 months postdeployment, even after controlling for PTSD symptoms. In interviews with a sample of Iraq and Afgha”
Moral Injury: An Integrative Review. (2019, background): “Veterans who had been exposed to PMIEs sometimes reported experiencing R/S distress (Drescher et al., 2011; Vargas et al., 2013), such as cynicism about R/S beliefs and criticism of R/S authorities who justify war (Purcell et al.”
Moral injury among Child Protection Professionals: Implications for the ethical treatment and retention of workers (2017, background): “…to physical safety (Currier, Holland, &Malott, 2015), that contribute to guilt, shame, rage, depression (Dombo et al., 2013; Kopacz, Simons, & Chitaphong, 2015; Litz et al., 2009; Shay, 1994) and loss of trust in one's own or others' capacity to behave in an ethical manner (Drescher et al., 2011).”
Practice Is Protective: Mindfulness Training Promotes Cognitive Resilience in High-Stress Cohorts (2017, background): “…particularly deleterious effects when experienced bymilitary servicemembers, civilian first responders, and others whose jobs require situational awareness, surveying environmental input to detect low-probability events or rapidly changing circumstances (Endsley 1995; Stanton et al. 2001).”
“Harm as Harm” (2016, background): “Litz and colleagues (2009) also suggested that moral injury, although predictive of PTSD, may be associated with a wider range of negative consequences, including changes in ethical attitudes and behaviors, guilt, shame, alienation, reduced trust in others, aggression, and self-harm (Drescher et al.”
Religious Considerations and Self-Forgiveness in Treating Complex Trauma and Moral Injury in Present and Former Soldiers (2012, background): “Combat soldiers face many moral and ethical challenges (Drescher et al., 2011; Litz et al., 2009).”
A Review of Research on Moral Injury in Combat Veterans (2016, background): “Other aspects of moral injury not described by Litz and colleagues, such as spiritual/existential problems and loss of faith (Drescher et al., 2011; Farnsworth et al., 2014), should also be examined.”