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“Opening a Door to a New Life”: The Role of Forgiveness in Healing From Moral Injury
For military veterans struggling with moral injury, forgiveness can become both an animating concern and a potential path to healing. In this perspective piece, we draw on our clinical work and research findings to examine why forgiveness matters to veterans who feel guilt and shame about their acti...
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2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6203131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30405451 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00498 |
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author | Purcell, Natalie Griffin, Brandon J. Burkman, Kristine Maguen, Shira |
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description | For military veterans struggling with moral injury, forgiveness can become both an animating concern and a potential path to healing. In this perspective piece, we draw on our clinical work and research findings to examine why forgiveness matters to veterans who feel guilt and shame about their actions in war, what type of forgiveness is attainable and meaningful, and what role clinicians can play in facilitating forgiveness. We conclude by reflecting on the potential, as well as the limits and tensions, of forgiveness work in the context of military moral injury. |
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spelling | pubmed-62031312018-11-07 “Opening a Door to a New Life”: The Role of Forgiveness in Healing From Moral Injury Purcell, Natalie Griffin, Brandon J. Burkman, Kristine Maguen, Shira Front Psychiatry Psychiatry For military veterans struggling with moral injury, forgiveness can become both an animating concern and a potential path to healing. In this perspective piece, we draw on our clinical work and research findings to examine why forgiveness matters to veterans who feel guilt and shame about their actions in war, what type of forgiveness is attainable and meaningful, and what role clinicians can play in facilitating forgiveness. We conclude by reflecting on the potential, as well as the limits and tensions, of forgiveness work in the context of military moral injury. Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6203131/ /pubmed/30405451 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00498 Text en Copyright © 2018 Purcell, Griffin, Burkman and Maguen. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychiatry Purcell, Natalie Griffin, Brandon J. Burkman, Kristine Maguen, Shira “Opening a Door to a New Life”: The Role of Forgiveness in Healing From Moral Injury |
title | “Opening a Door to a New Life”: The Role of Forgiveness in Healing From Moral Injury |
title_full | “Opening a Door to a New Life”: The Role of Forgiveness in Healing From Moral Injury |
title_fullStr | “Opening a Door to a New Life”: The Role of Forgiveness in Healing From Moral Injury |
title_full_unstemmed | “Opening a Door to a New Life”: The Role of Forgiveness in Healing From Moral Injury |
title_short | “Opening a Door to a New Life”: The Role of Forgiveness in Healing From Moral Injury |
title_sort | “opening a door to a new life”: the role of forgiveness in healing from moral injury |
topic | Psychiatry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6203131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30405451 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00498 |
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