COURTESY OF WILLIAM P. NASH
HEALING
Marines in Iraq. Nash has developed a Moral Injury Events Scale,
a self-evaluation for troops that
asks them to respond to statements such as “I saw things that
were morally wrong,” or “I am
troubled by having acted in ways
that violated my own morals or
values,” or “I feel betrayed by
leaders I once trusted.”
But from there, drawing out
the painful, detailed explanations
can be difficult.
“When they come in for treatment, the first thing out of their
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