An exploration of the viability and usefulness of the construct of moral injury in war veterans.

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Kent D. Drescher · VA Palo Alto Health Care System

David W. Foy · Pepperdine University

Caroline Kelly · Pepperdine University

Anna Leshner · Pepperdine University

Kerrie Schutz · Pepperdine University

Brett T. Litz · VA Boston Healthcare System

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It is widely recognized that, along with physical and psychological injuries, war profoundly affects veterans spiritually and morally. However, research about the link between combat and changes in...

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Torture, Ethics, and Law Education and Military Integration

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Published in: Traumatology An International Journal

Volume 17, Issue 1, pp. 8-13

DOI: 10.1177/1534765610395615

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An exploration of the viability and usefulness of the construct of moral injury in war veterans.

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