The prevalence and long-term effects of PTSD and moral injury in Swedish military veterans

The study results highlight the type(s) of stressful experience and the health- and deployment-related factors that should be monitored post-deployment, which may serve as risk factors in developing indications of moral injury. The higher prevalence of indication of PTSD and MI in the past month, despite receiving various forms of support upon returning from deployment, highlights the need for MI-specific treatment.