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Moral injury and the American veteran : finding meaning in trauma, guilt, and shame /

"This book explores how Moral Injury, the collective manifestation of shame and guilt resulting from betrayal and transgression, experienced by veterans returning from war deeply affects one's ability to recover from PTSD and find meaningfulness in the world"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: La Fleur, Richard E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2025]
Subjects:
Veterans > Mental health > United States.
Combat > Psychological aspects.
Moral injuries > United States.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Treatment > United States.
Phenomenological psychology.
Anciens combattants > Santé mentale > États-Unis.
Psychologie phénoménologique.
Description
Summary:"This book explores how Moral Injury, the collective manifestation of shame and guilt resulting from betrayal and transgression, experienced by veterans returning from war deeply affects one's ability to recover from PTSD and find meaningfulness in the world"--
Physical Description:v, 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781666901870
1666901873