Civilian moral injury: associations with trauma type and high-frequency heart rate variability in two trauma-exposed community-based samples.

Emma C Lathan-Powell Abigail D PowersAnna KottakisAlfonsina Guelfo Greg J Siegle Jessica A Turner Matthew D TurnerVijwala YakkantiJahnvi Jain Yara Mekawi Andrew P Teer Joseph M Currier Negar Fani

Published in: Psychological medicine (2022)

Moral injury was uniquely associated with sexual violence and lower hfHRV in civilians. Data highlight moral injury as a pathway through which autonomic dysregulation may emerge and its salience for trauma treatment selection.

Keyphrases

heart rate variability
high frequency
heart rate
transcranial magnetic stimulation
trauma patients
mental health
decision making
functional connectivity
big data
machine learning