Warnings against romanticising moral injury.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35045903.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1192/bjp.2021.114 and PMC identifier 7613736.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Interest in the concept of moral injury among researchers, clinicians and policy makers can have undesirable consequences that are rarely considered. It can lead to misunderstanding of post-traumatic stress disorder, risks of primary and secondary gains for affected individuals and tertiary gains for third parties. This editorial calls for critical assessment of this sensitive matter.
Medical subject headings
- Military Personnel
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic