Defining and assessing the syndrome of moral injury: Initial findings of the moral injury outcome scale consortium

  • Litz, B. T., Plouffe, R. A., Nazarov, A., Murphy, D., Phelps, A., Coady, A., Houle, S. A., Dell, L., Frankfurt, S., Zerach, G., & Levi-Belz, Y. (2022). Defining and assessing the syndrome of moral injury: Initial findings of the moral injury outcome scale consortium. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 923928. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.923928

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.923928

Authors

Litz, Brett T.
Plouffe, Rachel A.
Nazarov, Anthony
Murphy, Dominic
Phelps, Andrea
Coady, Alanna
Houle, Stephanie A.
Dell, Lisa
Frankfurt, Sheila
Zerach, Gadi
Levi-Belz, Yossi
The Moral Injury Outcome Scale Consortium
Ashbaugh, Andrea
Yeterian, Julie
Berke, Danielle
Carney, Jessica
Cummings, Mackenzie
Chartoff, Ruth
Ellickson-Larew, Stephanie
Grunthal, Breanna
N. Vannini, Maya Bina
Weathers, Frank
Rusowicz-Orazem, Luke
Smith, Patrick
Hosseiny, Fardous
King, Lisa
Richardson, J. Don
David Forbes, Alexandra McIntyre-Smith
Jones, Kim
Lawrence-Wood, Ellie
Madden, Kelsey
Murray, Kim

Publication Type

Article

Focus Terms

Veterans
Mental health

Branch of Service

Multiple branches
International Military

Military Affiliation

Veteran

Subject Affiliation

Veteran
Military non-medical service providers
Military medical service providers

Population

Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
Aged (65 yrs & older)

Methodology

Qualitative Study

Journal

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Keywords

moral injury
measure
scale validation

Sponsors

MIOS consortium activities were supported in part by VA Cooperative Studies Program, Office of Research and Development, US Department of Veterans Affairs; Department of Veterans' Affairs Australia, Phoenix Australia - Center for Posttraumatic Mental Health; and the Canadian Center of Excellence on PTSD and Related Mental Health Conditions.

Publisher/Sponsoring Organization

Frontiers

Author Affiliation

Psychiatry Department, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University, BTL
Psychiatry
Department, The MacDonald Franklin Operational Stress Injury Research Centre, University of Western Ontario, RAP
Psychiatry
Department, The MacDonald Franklin Operational Stress Injury Research Centre, University of Western Ontario, AN
King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Kings College London, DM
Psychology Department, Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, University of Melbourne, AP
Psychology Department, Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, University of Melbourne, LD
VA Boston Healthcare System, AC
Psychology Department, University of Ottawa, SAH
Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, SF
Psychology Department, Ariel University, GZ
Behavioral Sciences Department, Ruppin
Academic Center, YLB

URL

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.923928

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