The cut : Psychoanalysis with a third-generation holocaust survivor

This paper underscores the dual responsibility in psychoanalytic practice: addressing individual and societal traumas. Using Benjamin, a third-generation Holocaust survivor, as a case study, it advocates integrating societal traumas into psychoanalysis, moving beyond individual denial. Benjamin's journey, involving psychoanalysis and community support, highlights the importance of active engagement with trauma for post-memorial healing.

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Echoes of ancestral trauma : Russo-Ukrainian War salience and psychological distress among subsequent generations in Holocaust survivor families

Objective: The Russo-Ukrainian War intensified when Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022. The current study examined whether children (second generation; G2) and grandchildren (third generation; G3) of Holocaust survivors are more preoccupied with the war relative to comparisons. Moreover, whether there was more exacerbation in psychological distress in Holocaust survivor families relative to comparisons since the escalation of the war.

 

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Beyond Memory : The Transmission of Trauma, Identity, and Resilience in Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors

The present study aims to investigate how third-generation Holocaust survivors (3G) articulate and experience intergenerational trauma. By conducting narrative interviews with five third-generation survivors, six main themes emerged: (1) Early Awareness and Understanding, (2) Transmission of Trauma, (3) Family Communication Patterns, (4) Identity Formation and Jewish Connection, (5) Responsibility to Preserve Memory, and (6) Contemporary Relevance.

 

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A Successful Case of Measuring Horse Welfare during Equine-Assisted Interactions with Military Veterans with PTSD

Although it is known that equine-assisted interventions (EAI) have beneficial effects on human participants, the effects on horses have not been extensively studied. This study investigated the effects of EAI with military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), on the heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), and behaviour of the involved horses. In total six different horses were deployed multiple times during a 12-week program of EAI for veterans with PTSD. The HR and HRV were measured during baseline conditions, free activities and directed activities.

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Combat Veterans’ Experiences of Moral Injury, Cannabis Use Disorder and the Process of Meaning-Making : A Mixed Methods Study

Combat veterans are highly inclined to develop substance use disorders, including Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD), with emerging evidence suggesting that combat related Potentially Morally Injurious Events (PMIEs) may increase proneness to CUD. To explore the moderating role of time since release from military duty, mixed methodology was applied. In a quantitative study, 322 Israeli cannabis-using male combat veterans filled out validated self-report questionnaires assessing PMIEs, CUD and time since release from military duty.

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Engaging in moral learning : veterans’ perspectives on how the moral dimensions of moral injury are addressed in one-on-one meetings with Dutch military chaplains

Introduction: There is an increasing attention for the role of military chaplains (MCs) in supporting veterans with moral injury. However, research into how veterans experience the support of MCs remains scarce. Moreover, no studies to date have explored this question in a Dutch contex, while this is relevant as it can offer insight into what forms of care are helpful in predominantly secular societies.

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Killing in Combat as a Potentially Morally Injurious Event : The Diverging Psychological Impact of Killing on Peacekeepers and Combat-Oriented Troops

The impact of killing in combat (KIC) on veterans’ long-term psychological health is multifaceted and influenced by deployment contexts. This study compared two samples of Norwegian veterans from combat-oriented (Afghanistan 2001–2011, N = 4,053) and peacekeeping (Lebanon 1978–1998, N = 10,605) missions to examine how personal threats, witnessing death/injury, and KIC uniquely predicted long-term mental health, alcohol use, and quality of life (QoL). In the combat-oriented sample, personal threats and witnessing death/injury predicted negative outcomes, while KIC did not.

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Spirituality and PTSD Outcomes Among Service Members and Military Veterans

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent and debilitating condition among military service members and veterans, often co-occurring with moral injury (MI) and spiritual distress (SD). While conventional PTSD treatments include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure-based therapies, and pharmacological interventions, growing evidence suggests that spirituality may play a vital role in improving PTSD outcomes.

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‘Drones for good’ : innovation, meaning and remoteness in the Dutch police drone team

This paper presents an ethnographic study of drone policing, demonstrating how the implementation of drones transforms not only everyday practices and tasks but also officers’ experiences and moral values in their work. While drones are often examined within military contexts, their application in domestic law enforcement is growing. Military studies focus on the concept of remoteness, discussing how operators manage distance-intimacy relations, with reduced physical risk but increased moral-psychological harm for operators due to detailed real-time imagery.

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Moral trauma, moral distress, moral injury, and moral injury disorder : definitions and assessments

We propose new definitions for moral injury and moral distress, encompassing many prior definitions, but broadening moral injury to more general classes of victims, in addition to perpetrators and witnesses, and broadening moral distress to include settings not involving institutional constraints. We relate these notions of moral distress and moral injury to each other, and locate them on a “moral trauma spectrum” that includes considerations of both persistence and severity.

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