Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations
Pamela Wible MD
JUNE 20, 2025
Moral injury is a normal human response to an abnormal traumatic event—a deep soul wound shattering one’s identity and morality. Dr. Shay’s original definition was based upon his patients’ war narratives and Homer’s Iliad (762 B.C.) If we fear the truth and waver on the assessment, patients will die from our indecisiveness.
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