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Title: Defining Conceptual Boundaries of Moral Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Population: A Systematic Review
Authors: Zasiekina, Larysa
Kokun, Oleg
Hlova, Iryna
Bojko, Martha
Affiliation: Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Ukraine
University of Cambridge, UK
Hryhorii Kostiuk Institute of Psychology, Ukraine
American Councils Title VIII Research Scholar to Ukraine & Poland (2021-2023), USA
Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
Bibliographic description (Ukraine): Zasiekina, L., Kokun, O., Hlova, I., & Bojko, M. Defining Conceptual Boundaries of Moral Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Population: A Systematic Review. East European Journal of Psycholinguistics, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.29038/eejpl.2023.10.1.zas
Issue Date: 28-Jun-2023
Date of entry: 4-Jan-2024
Publisher: Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University
Country (code): UA
Place of the edition/event: Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29038/eejpl.2023.10.1.zas
Keywords: moral injury
post-traumatic stress disorder
military personnel
conceptual boundaries
Page range: 299–314
Abstract: Moral injury is one of the main emotional distress in military personnel. Findings suggest that in wartime there are an endless number of potentially morally injurious events, which determine maladaptive cognitions, moral emotions of guilt and shame, and inefficient behaviour. Notwithstanding the strong association between moral injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recognized in the number of studies, there is still a gap of accurate data aligned with identifying the differences between moral injury and PTSD in terms of treatment and healing. This study aims to establish conceptual boundaries of moral injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and systematically review the empirical literature on them in military personnel. Specifically, we explored and summarized co-occurrence of moral injury and PTSD in military personnel and evaluated the association between moral injury and PTSD, as well with other emotional distress. An intensive bibliography search screening, extraction and report focusing in moral injury and PTSD was conducted following the PRISMA recommendations. The results indicate that the key aspects of comparison of moral injury and PTSD include definition and symptomology, measurement, neural underpinning, and treatment. Considering the consequences of poor social well-being, emotional sufferings and inefficient behavioral patterns, interventions focusing on moral injury separately from PTSD-focused evidence-based protocols are much needed.
URI: https://evnuir.vnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/23463
Copyright owner: © East European Journal of Psycholinguistics, 2023
Content type: Article
Appears in Collections:East European Journal of Psycholinguistics, 2023, Volume 10, Number 1

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