Deployment-Related Moral Injury Contributes to Post-Discharge Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: A Six-Year Longitudinal Study Among Israeli Combat Veterans

Deployment-related PMIE experiences, especially PMIE-Self experiences, and MI outcomes, were found to be valid predictors of higher severity of depression and anxiety symptoms following discharge. Routine screening and targeted interventions should be available to combatants upon their discharge from the military, a transition identified as vulnerable to the consequences of moral injury.