ArticleJournal of religion and health2023
Moral Injury is a Risk Factor for Substance Use and Suicidality Among US Military Veterans with and without Traumatic Brain Injury.
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- Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-Related Clinical Burden and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity Among Special Operations Forces (SOF): Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Inferences.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Article
- Moral Injury in Student Military Veterans and Academic Success: A Pilot Study in the USA.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Moral injury and substance use among Veterans: Opportunities and challenges in rural areas.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Exposures and Moral Injury in First Responders.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- Enhancing patient-provider relationships with a whole person oriented healing pathway model.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- 'He's never been the same': Children's perception of moral injury in parents post military deployment.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Article
- Moral injury among women military veterans and demand for cigarettes: A behavioral economic investigation using a hypothetical purchase task.Preventive medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
A national survey of United States veterans was conducted, yielding 252 veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and 1235 veterans without TBI. Participants were asked questions about moral injury, suicidality, substance use, and other sociodemographic variables. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to examine the previously described relationships. Increasing severity of moral injury was associated with higher scores on the substance use tool (b = 0.02, p = 0.04), although the magnitude of effect was not different from those without TBI (Z = - 0.57, p = 0.72). Increasing severity of moral injury was positively associated with suicidal behavior scores (b = 0.10, p < 0.01). The strength of this relationship was stronger in veterans with TBI than those without TBI (Z = 1.78, p = 0.04). Rehabilitation programs that treat veterans for TBI may need to consider the evaluation of moral injury given its association with adverse events in this population.
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