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. 2018 Dec 5;9:619. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00619

Table 2.

Moral injury—Bio-psycho-social-spiritual symptoms(a).

Biological/
physical injury
Psychological/
emotional injury
Social/
familial injury
Spiritual injury
  • Insomnia

  • “Startle-reflex”

  • Alcohol abuse

  • Drug addiction

  • Loss of memory

  • Self-sabotage /

  • Self-harm

  • Suicide

  • Anger & Betrayal

  • Shame, Guilt, Sorrow

  • Loss of trust in self

  • Loss of trust in others

  • Fear and Anxiety

  • Re-experiencing the moral conflict/Flashbacks

  • Nightmares

  • Gambling addition

  • Sexual/Porn Addiction

  • Self-deprecation

  • Loss of self-worth

  • Depression

  • Suicidal ideation

  • Spousal/Partner Disconnection

  • Child-Parent Disconnection

  • Family Disconnection

  • Collegial Disconnection

  • Occupational dysfunction

  • Professional Disconnection

  • Legal and disciplinary issues

  • Community/Cultural Disconnection

  • Social Alienation

  • Anger & Betrayal

  • Shame, Guilt, Sorrow

  • Loss of trust in self

  • Loss of trust in others

  • Loss of faith/ belief

  • Moral pain /dissonance

  • Questioning morality

  • Self-condemnation

  • Spiritual/existential crisis

  • Loss of purpose in life

  • Fatalism

  • Loss of caring

  • Ontological loss of meaning.

  • Feeling “haunted”

Source:

(a)

Hodgson and Carey (17).