Can Psychedelics Be Used to Heal Moral Injuries?
Moral injury is the social, behavioral, psychological and spiritual distress that occurs in response to witnessing a behavior or acting in a way that doesn’t align with an individual’s moral beliefs and values. Researchers assert that moral injuries are not psychiatric diagnoses but may manifest as self-handicapping and avoidant behaviors, thoughts of systemic failures and personal regret, sadness, disgust, anger, shame and guilt. These injuries have been linked to considerable impairment in occupational, health and relational functioning and are considered to be less normative and more syndromal moral pain. PTSD and moral injuries often co-exist, but researchers note that while…
