Citation

Carey LB, Hodgson TJ. Front. Psychiatry 2018; 9: e619.

Affiliation

Department of Religious Studies, School of Historical and Philosophical Enquiry, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Frontiers Media)

DOI

10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00619

PMID

30568605

PMCID

PMC6290645

Abstract

Moral injury is a complex trauma related syndrome involving a correlation of biological, psychological, social, and spiritual symptoms that can have substantial impact upon health and well-being. This paper argues for a holistic bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to moral injury, by including chaplaincy in the screening and treatment of moral injury among actively serving military members and retired veterans. As part of the moral injury treatment process, and in alignment with the World Health Organization's Spiritual Intervention Codings, a new technique is proposed, "Pastoral Narrative Disclosure" (PND), as a guide for chaplains and others trained in spiritual care to assist those suffering from moral injury.

Language: en

Keywords

chaplains; holistic care; moral injury; public health; rehabilitation; religion; spiritual care