Dr Farnaz Kamranzad and Dr Antoine Septier at Anfield
Suzi is joined by Vicky Thornton, who is the Head of Nursing at the University of Liverpool, to talk about moral distress and moral injury – two related concepts whereby a person feels unable to act in a way that aligns with their morals due to circumstances beyond their control – and the pressure or strain this can place on a person, as well as providing advice as to how to manage such feelings.
Some recommended reading for people who want to know more:
Moral Injury in Times of COVID-19 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42843-020-00011-4
Occupational Medicine editorial about covid and moral injury https://academic.oup.com/occmed/article/70/5/317/5814939
BMC Medical Ethics article about covid and conflicting ethics advice https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12910-020-00491-5
Special issue on moral injury in the Journal of Traumatic Stress https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jts.22405
An article about covid and mental health impacts https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/inm.12726