PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Victoria Williamson
AU  - D Murphy
AU  - S A M Stevelink
AU  - E Jones
AU  - S Wessely
AU  - N Greenberg
TI  - Confidentiality and psychological treatment of moral injury: the elephant in the room
AID  - 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001534
DP  - 2021 Dec 01
TA  - BMJ Military Health
PG  - 451--453
VI  - 167
IP  - 6
4099  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/167/6/451.short
4100  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/167/6/451.full
SO  - BMJ Mil Health2021 Dec 01; 167
AB  - Morally injurious incidents may present ethical or legal quandaries, yet how military or civilian clinicians should manage such disclosures is poorly understood. Individuals who experience moral injury may be reluctant to seek help due to concerns about the legal ramifications of disclosure. Guidance on breaching patient confidentiality differs by regulatory body but also by profession, geography and context. As moral injury continues to become recognised in clinical practice, in the military and elsewhere, clarity is needed regarding best practice in managing moral injury cases and the dilemmas they present.