Moral Injury: An Integrative Review
University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco VA Health Care System · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Individuals who are exposed to traumatic events that violate their moral values may experience severe distress and functional impairments known as "moral injuries." Over the last decade, moral injury has captured the attention of mental health care providers, spiritual and faith communities, media outlets, and the general public. Research about moral injury, especially among military personnel and veterans, has also proliferated. For this article, we reviewed scientific research about moral injury. We identified 116 relevant epidemiological and clinical studies. Epidemiological studies described a wide range of biological, psychological/behavioral, social, and religious/spiritual sequelae associated with…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 74.42
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 120
Authors
9- BJBrandon J. GriffinCorresponding
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco VA Health Care System
- NPNatalie Purcell
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco VA Health Care System
- KBKristine Burkman
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco VA Health Care System
- BTBrett T. Litz
Boston University, VA Boston Healthcare System, University of Massachusetts Boston
- CJCraig J. Bryan
University of Utah
Topics & keywords
- Moral injury
- Psychology
- Moral disengagement
- Distress
- Public health
- Poison control
- Injury prevention
- Psychiatry
- Good health and well-being