TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - A review of PTSD and shame in military veterans JO - Journal of human behavior in the social environment A1 - Gaudet, C.M. A1 - Sowers, K.M. A1 - Nugent, W.R. A1 - Boriskin, J.A. SP - 56 EP - 68 VL - 26 IS - 1 N2 - Traumatic military experiences can create ethical dilemmas that result in moral injury. Moral injury is strongly correlated with interpersonal problems, social anxiety, isolation, depression, and suicide. Shame, considered the primary component of moral injury, amplifies the impact of trauma across every category. Shame relates to the trauma experience and is fortified by poor homecomings and the years following veterans' return from battle. Self-criticism acts as a barrier to care and existing assessment and treatment procedures may require modification in order to be fully effective for treating moral injury. © 2015 Taylor & Francis.

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LA - en SN - 1091-1359 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2015.1059168 ID - ref1 ER -