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ReviewJournal of religion and health2017

Moral Injury and Definitional Clarity: Betrayal, Spirituality and the Role of Chaplains.

Timothy J Hodgson, Lindsay B Carey

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Review in Journal of religion and health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  11. Defining Moral Injury: A Natural Scaffold.Journal of religion and health · 2026
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  15. Psychological, personal, and professional development needs of military mental health clinicians: Identifying implications for wellbeing and best practice utilizing the Delphi method.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Timothy J HodgsonDepartment of Religious Studies, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia. Tim.Hodgson@uqconnect.edu.au.
Lindsay B CareyPalliative Care Unit, Department of Public Health, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia. Lindsay.Carey@latrobe.edu.au.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article explores the developing definition of moral injury within the current key literature. Building on the previous literature regarding 'Moral Injury, Spiritual Care and the role of Chaplains' (Carey et al. in JORH 55(4):1218-1245, 2016b. doi: 10.1007/s10943-016-0231-x ), this article notes the complexity that has developed due to definitional variations regarding moral injury-particularly with respect to the concepts of 'betrayal' and 'spirituality'. Given the increasing recognition of moral injury and noting the relevance and importance of utilizing a bio-psycho-social-spiritual model, this article argues that betrayal and spirituality should be core components for understanding, defining and addressing moral injury. It also supports the role of chaplains being involved in the holistic care and rehabilitation of those affected by moral injury.

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SpiritualityClergyHumansPastoral CareProfessional RoleStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticBetrayalChaplainsMoral injuryRehabilitationSpirituality

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PMID28526912

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