Moral medical decision-making: Colliding sacred values in response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Neil Shortland Presley McGarry Juan Merizalde

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2020)

In responding to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), health-care workers have been exposed to a range of traumatic experiences, including the management of ventilators; provision of treatment; and issues with access to and the use of personal protective equipment. In this commentary, we use recent research on military decision-making to outline the damaging psychological effects of experiences that violate deeply held values. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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