Moral injury (MI) in the veteran population is an emerging theory in mental health distress. Moral injury is described as a psychologically traumatic and morally injurious event experienced in war and combat (Litz et al., 2009; Maguen & Litz, 2019). Tension remains in the literature about MI’s definition, as well as its differences from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a comorbidity. Moreover, there is a dearth of published literature on gender-specific differences in MI.

In my research, I continue to ask the following questions:

1. What are the characteristics of MI in veterans? 

2. What are the challenges specific to addressing MI in female veterans?