The role of moral emotions in military trauma: Implications for the study and treatment of moral injury

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 249-262

  Farnsworth, Jacob K ^a   Drescher, Kent D ^b,c   Nieuwsma, Jason A ^d,e   Walser, Robyn B ^b,f   Currier, Joseph M ^g  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b National Center for PTSD   (United States)

^c The Pathway Home   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions; Military veterans; Morality; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Social functionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925455509     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: 19391552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/gpr0000018     Document Type: Article

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