“Moral Injury is not a diagnosis, but an explanation for many veterans’ emotional responses to their experiences of war.”
http://www.wbur.org/series/moral-injury Quoting from this website and reference links…
“Veterans who have been a part of something that betrays their sense of right and wrong often find themselves grappling with what researchers are only now beginning to understand – something that PTSD doesn’t quite capture. They call it “moral injury.” It’s not a diagnosis, but an explanation for many veterans’ emotional responses to their experiences of war.”
Our series on moral injury is a collaboration between WBUR and American Public Media’s Public Insight Network. The series launches June 24.
How To Treat A Veteran’s ‘Moral Injury’
By Bob Oakes June 28, 2013
For Soldiers At War, A Rewiring Of Their Sense Of Right And Wrong
By Samara Freemark and Meg Martin, Public Insight Network June 27, 2013
SANDOWN, N.H. — Giselle Sterling, 31, served in Afghanistan. Her father, Nelson, served during the Vietnam War. The two are just now beginning to compare their experiences of war.A Crisis Of Compassion In The Chaos Of War
By Samara Freemark, Public Insight Network June 26, 2013
BOSTON — During his second deployment to Iraq, ‘Tom’ found he had trouble holding on to his moral compass. And then reality hit — in the form of a local Iraqi’s dog.‘Moral Injury’: Gaining Traction, But Still Controversial
By Martha Bebinger June 25, 2013
Defining The Deep Pain PTSD Doesn’t Capture
By Martha Bebinger June 24, 2013
BOSTON — The concept of moral injury — a betrayal of your sense of right and wrong — has helped Marine Corps Capt. Tyler Boudreau understand years of pain that therapy and medications for PTSD didn’t address.‘Moral Injury’: When Soldiers Betray Their Sense Of Right And Wrong
By Martha Bebinger, Samara Freemark and Jeff Severns Guntzel | Illustration and layout by Andy Warner June 21, 2013
Veterans who have been a part of something that betrays their sense of right and wrong often find themselves grappling with what researchers are only now beginning to understand. “Moral injury” is not a diagnosis, but an explanation for many veterans’ emotional responses to their experiences of war.
