ArticleNpj mental health research2025
Moral injury is independently associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in high-stress, service-oriented occupations.
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- Moral injury severity profiles and their pathways to negative emotions in medical staff: the differential mediating role of emotion regulation.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Moral Injury as Tragedy: The Tragic Arc as a Narrative Heuristic for Clinical Practice.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Personality Perspective on Moral Injury Among Chinese Healthcare Workers: A Network Analysis.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Qualitative evaluation of a pilot mental health program for public safety personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- The therapeutic role of self-transcendence in moral injury recovery:Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Depth-oriented group psychotherapy for moral injury with military veterans: relational psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theory, mechanisms of action, and clinical implications.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Moral injury prevention and intervention.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Review
- The role of measurement in moral injury care: latent profiles on the moral injury and distress scale.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study explores the link between moral injury and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among US military veterans, healthcare workers, and first responders (N = 1232). Specifically, it investigates the risk associated with moral injury that is not attributable to common mental health issues. Among the participants, 12.1% reported experiencing suicidal ideation in the past two weeks, and 7.4% had attempted suicide in their lifetime. Individuals who screened positive for probable moral injury (6.0% of the sample) had significantly higher odds of current suicidal ideation (AOR = 3.38, 95% CI = 1.65, 6.96) and lifetime attempt (AOR = 6.20, 95% CI = 2.87, 13.40), even after accounting for demographic, occupational, and mental health factors. The findings highlight the need to address moral injury alongside other mental health issues in comprehensive suicide prevention programs for high-stress, service-oriented professions.
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