Moral Injury, Religiosity, and Suicide Risk in U.S. Veterans and Active Duty Military with PTSD Symptoms

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Abstract

There is growing evidence that moral injury (MI) is related to greater suicide risk among Veterans and Active Duty Military (V/ADM). This study examines the relationship between MI and suicide risk and the moderating effect of religiosity on this relationship in V/ADM with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.

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Title: Military Medicine

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Print): 0026-4075

ISSN (Electronic): 1930-613X

Publication date Created: June 15 2018

Publication date (Electronic): June 15 2018

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[1 ]VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

[2 ]University of California – Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

[3 ]Duke University Medical Center, 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC

[4 ]Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia

[5 ]South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, San Antonio, TX

[6 ]Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies, School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia

[7 ]Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

[8 ]Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC

[9 ]King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

[10 ]Ningxia Medical University, 692 Shengli St, Xingqing Qu, Yinchuan Shi, Ningxia Huizuzizhiqu, China

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DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usy148

PubMed ID: 29912418

SO-VID: d054f37d-88b7-4699-8d8c-3929cd660cb8

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