Over the last four years, research psychologists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have been developing a new training to proactively address moral injury in service members.
Moral injury is the psychological distress that can occur when one’s moral beliefs and personal values are violated. This distress can happen when someone acts in a way that runs counter to their own beliefs and values, witnesses these actions, or is the target of these actions. For example, moral injury can occur from witnessing death in combat. Research shows that moral injury has the potential to negatively impact the mental health and readiness of service members.
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