Moral Injury is a Risk Factor for Substance Use and Suicidality Among US Military Veterans with and without Traumatic Brain Injury

Yates, D. (2023).<b><i> </i></b>Line in the Sand: A Life-Changing Journey Through a Body and a Mind After Trauma

“…Yates' epiphany of "light" into his personal darkness might be considered soteriological, for there is mounting evidence of moral injurious experiences leading to suicidal behaviour (Jamieson et al, 2023;Khan, Griffin & Maguen, 2023;McDaniel et al, 2023). Fortunately, the bearer of light for Yates was an insightful psychiatrist servicing ward 17 of the Austin Health's Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital for war veterans (Melbourne, Australia).…”

Work Stress and Psychoactive Substance Use among Correctional Officers in the USA

“…Correctional officers across the nation deal with chronic high stress, long tumultuous shifts, and a constant requirement for high-level anxiety based on the nature of the job. Due to these specific factors, it has been proven that correctional staff suffer higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder compared to military veterans and suicide rates that are two times as high as all other professions combined [1,2]. Despite the limited availability of the data, these have been identified as longstanding problems; for example, research from the 1990s have indicated that suicidal risk among correctional officers was 39% greater than that of the rest of the working age population [3].…”