MORAL INJURY: WRESTLING WITH DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTUAL DRIFT

As the study of moral injury has increased over the past three decades, the construct itself has been applied to an expanding number of contexts. This article briefly reviews how the measurement of exposure to potential morally injurious events and the associated aftereffects has developed and explores how the construct of moral injury may differ from adjacent, related constructs, including posttraumatic stress disorder. Establishing some degree of consensus on these factors will be critical as research on moral injury continues to investigate treatment options and address its root causes.