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ArticleJournal of religion and health2022

Moral Injury, Chaplaincy and Mental Health Provider Approaches to Treatment: A Scoping Review.

Kimberley A Jones, Isabella Freijah, Lindsay Carey, R Nicholas Carleton, Peter Devenish-Meares, Lisa Dell, Sara Rodrigues, Kelsey Madden, Lucinda Johnson, Fardous Hosseiny and 1 more

Erratum issuedOpen access · hybridAbstract readScoping Review
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In one paragraph

Article in Journal of religion and health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Kimberley A JonesPhoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia.
Isabella FreijahPhoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia.
Lindsay CareyDepartment of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
R Nicholas CarletonDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Canada.
Peter Devenish-MearesGraduate School of Business, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Lisa DellPhoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia.
Sara RodriguesCanadian Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Related Mental Health Conditions, Ottawa, Canada.
Kelsey MaddenPhoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia.
Lucinda JohnsonPhoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia.
Fardous Hosseiny *Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Andrea J Phelps *Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia. ajphelps@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9235-8012
The University of Melbourne · AULa Trobe University · AUOntario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health · CAQueensland University of Technology · AUUniversity of Regina · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this research was to describe the evidence examining the approaches taken by mental health providers (MHPs) and chaplains to address symptoms related to moral injury (MI) or exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs). This research also considers the implications for a holistic approach to address symptoms related to MI that combines mental health and chaplaincy work. A scoping review of literature was conducted using Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, Central Register of Controlled Trials, Proquest, Philosphers Index, CINAHL, SocINDEX, Academic Search Complete, Web of Science and Scopus databases using search terms related to MI and chaplaincy approaches or psychological approaches to MI. The search identified 35 eligible studies: 26 quantitative studies and nine qualitative studies. Most quantitative studies (n = 33) were conducted in military samples. The studies examined interventions delivered by chaplains (n = 5), MHPs (n = 23) and combined approaches (n = 7). Most studies used symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depression as primary outcomes. Various approaches to addressing MI have been reported in the literature, including MHP, chaplaincy and combined approaches, however, there is currently limited evidence to support the effectiveness of any approach. There is a need for high quality empirical studies assessing the effectiveness of interventions designed to address MI-related symptoms. Outcome measures should include the breadth of psychosocial and spiritual impacts of MI if we are to establish the benefits of MHP and chaplaincy approaches and the potential incremental value of combining both approaches into a holistic model of care.

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Military PersonnelStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticClergyHumansMental HealthMoralsChaplaincyMental health practitionerMoral injuryPsychologicalReviewSpiritualTreatment

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PMID35290554
PMCPMC8922078
OpenAlexW4221072005

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