treatment to implications of disclosures of moral UK AF veterans injury are managed in a clinical following moral context. injury. Outcome 5: This project will provide in-depth Examine information regarding both UK AF veteran and veterans and clinicians views of the clinician formal psychological support offered perceptions of for veterans who have experienced (need for) moral injury related mental health formal and problems and whether any informal supplements are perceived to be support needed to veteran mental health following treatment in cases of moral injury injury. exposure. This study will also examine clinician and veteran views regarding informal support following moral injury, whether informal support is available, and how it may impact psychological adjustment. Outcome 6: Publication of the results in Widespread high impact scientific dissemination journals. Results also to be of the study disseminated at national and findings international, high-profile conferences to maximise engagement of the academic and clinical community with the findings. A summary of the findings aimed at mental health workers will be available online, with the findings also distributed to relevant adult services (e.g. Combat Stress, Help for Heroes, NHS). The purpose of the summary will be to improve mental health workers understanding of moral injury and its potential presentation in UK AF veterans, generate discussion on strategies to improve mental health treatments following exposure to potentially morally injurious experiences in this sample, as well as the training/support needs of clinicians providing treatment.
treatment to UK AF veterans following moral injury. implications of disclosures of moral injury are managed in a clinical context. Outcome 5: Examine veteran and clinician perceptions of (need for) formal and informal support following injury. This project will provide in-depth information regarding both UK AF veterans and clinicians views of the formal psychological support offered for veterans who have experienced moral injury related mental health problems and whether any supplements are perceived to be needed to veteran mental health treatment in cases of moral injury exposure. This study will also examine clinician and veteran views regarding informal support following moral injury, whether informal support is available, and how it may impact psychological adjustment. Outcome 6: Widespread dissemination of the study findings Publication of the results in high impact scientific journals. Results also to be disseminated at national and international, high-profile conferences to maximise engagement of the academic and clinical community with the findings. A summary of the findings aimed at mental health workers will be available online, with the findings also distributed to relevant adult services (e.g. Combat Stress, Help for Heroes, NHS). The purpose of the summary will be to improve mental health workers understanding of moral injury and its potential presentation in UK AF veterans, generate discussion on strategies to improve mental health treatments following exposure to potentially morally injurious experiences in this sample, as well as the training/support needs of clinicians providing treatment.
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