Because We Care - Risk for Moral Injury During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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URL:
https://deploymentpsych.org/blog/guest-perspective-because-we-care-risk-moral-injury-during-covid-19-pandemic
Author:
William P. Nash, MD
Source:
Center for Deployment Psychology
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Moral Injury/Moral Distress Secondary Traumatic Stress
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Overview

Frontline human service workers are braving the physical dangers of repeated exposure to COVID-19, the emotional dangers of empathically sharing suffering, and the moral dangers of possibly being unable to save every life. Read this article for more on moral distress and moral injury in health care.

  Keywords: COVID-19, professional, stress
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