Moral Injury, Australian Veterans and the Role of Chaplains: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

Military personnel deployed to war zones or assigned to other morally challenging military duties are likely to be exposed to potentially morally injurious events (PMIE) that may inflict a moral injury (MI). This qualitative study formed ‘Phase 1’ of a larger study into PMIEs experienced by Australi...

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Authors: Hodgson, Timothy J. (Author) ; Carey, Lindsay B. (Author) ; Koenig, Harold G. 1951- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2021
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2021, Volume: 60, Issue: 5, Pages: 3061-3089
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Potentially Morally Injurious Event
B Pastoral Narrative Disclosure
B Religion
B Australian military veterans
B Chaplains
B Moral Injury
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