Christopher Nolan turns Homer’s legendary warrior into a case study of moral injury, a condition that often appears in war veterans who struggle to forgive themselves.
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Careers and caring don’t always align.
Reclaiming the true meaning of calling can rebuild trust and renew systems from the inside out.
Funding cuts don’t just disrupt operations, they erode the mental and moral resilience of humanitarian workers.
In a study of 57 Australian teachers, many shared emotionally-charged accounts of being put in impossible situations at work.
Given the proven link between people who commit animal abuse and human abuse, therapists who hear about violence to animals should be allowed to report it.
Aid workers consistently face a host of moral challenges and often have to make difficult choices. Organizations need to be aware of the mental impact on their staff and provide support.
An expert in military decision-making explains the real-life consequences of war and the long-term psychological toll that endures.
Health organisations must play their part in preventing burnout and moral injury in workers. Most factors leading to it – such as lack of resources and staff – are outside the control of individuals.
The resignation of the director-general of health and two of his deputies highlights the risk of burnout during the pandemic. What can employers do to help overwhelmed workers?
Exhausted and demoralized nurses are leaving the profession at alarming rates as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.
A scholar of the Rwandan genocide argues that while a genocide and a pandemic are very different, the experiences of Rwanda’s survivors may provide lessons on how to heal from pandemic trauma.
By 2030, the WHO projects a worldwide workforce shortfall of about 18 million health-care workers, with potentially deadly consequences for patients, economies and our communities.
Nurses on both sides of the border report that they aren’t getting the support they need to feel safe on the job and maintain their own health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moral injury happens when someone is faced with a choice that violates deep moral beliefs. Health-care workers treating COVID-19 might be forced to choose between ‘wrong’ and ‘wronger.’
Doctors are being forced to make difficult choices regarding who gets ventilators in this pandemic. An expert argues why this has parallels with choices soldiers have to make during wartime.
A recent review found moral injury was experienced by a wide range of people in different professions, including journalists, police, teachers and soldiers.
The inability to reconcile wartime actions with a personal moral code can create lasting psychological consequences for veterans.
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Director, Center for Terrorism and Security Studies; Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor, Nursing, University of Windsor
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Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Western University
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Doctorante en psychologie (Ph.D/D.ps), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor and Homewood Research Chair in Mental Health and Trauma, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Windsor
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Researcher, King's College London
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Assistant professor of clinical psychology, University of Windsor
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Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Professor, Nursing, University of Windsor