The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Moral Injury: Implications and Future Directions

Purpose of Review Exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) and the development of moral injury have yet to be conceptualized as they relate to social determinants of health (SDoH). Recent Findings. In this paper, the extant literature on moral injury and SDoH is reviewed. Specific in...

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Published in:Current treatment options in psychiatry 2022, Vol.9 (3), p.202-214
Main Authors: Borges, Lauren M., Desai, Alisha, Barnes, Sean M., Johnson, Jacob P. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug use
Ethnicity
Gender
Health care
Leadership
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health
Military personnel
Moral injury
Neurology
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychiatry
Section Editor
Sex crimes
Sexual orientation
Social Determinants of Health (R Holliday
Social Determinants of Health (R Holliday, Section Editor)
Social exclusion
Suicidal behavior
Topical Collection on Social Determinants of Health
Trauma
Violations
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Summary:Purpose of Review Exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) and the development of moral injury have yet to be conceptualized as they relate to social determinants of health (SDoH). Recent Findings. In this paper, the extant literature on moral injury and SDoH is reviewed. Specific individual-level SDoH, including gender, sex, sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity, are explored relative to PMIEs and moral injury. The relationship among environmental SDoH, including childhood environment, justice involvement, and homelessness, is described. Summary Assessment and treatment implications are discussed, and future research directions highlighting the need for additional work addressing health inequities in moral injury are presented.
ISSN:2196-3061
2196-3061
DOI:10.1007/s40501-022-00272-4