Citation

Molendijk T. Br. J. Psychiatry 2022; 220(1): 1-3.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

10.1192/bjp.2021.114

PMID

35045903

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.

Language: en

Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder; ethics; military psychiatry; Moral injury; philosophy