Associations between moral injury, PTSD clusters, and depression among Israeli veterans: a network approach.

ABSTRACT: Background: Moral Injury (MI) is one of the adverse consequences of combat. Following exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs)--events perceived as violations of deep moral beliefs by oneself or trusted individuals--a significant minority of veterans could develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Objective: The current study represents the first attempt to apply a network analysis model to examine an exploratory empirical conceptualization of a network of PMIEs during military service, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters, depression, and combat exposure among Israel Defence Forces veterans. Method: A volunteer sample of 191 Israeli combat veterans were recruited during 2017, and completed validated self-report ques

SUBMITTER: Levi-Belz Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7155211 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature