Moral Injury Among Nigerian Soldiers Following Combat: Case Reports and a Review of the Literature.

Moral injury is a phenomenon in which unpleasant psychological consequences such as guilt and shame follow exposure to activities that transgress one's deeply held moral beliefs and expectations. Combat engagement places service members at a heightened risk on account of exposure to potentially morally injurious experiences (PMIEs). It remains a more recent construct in comparison with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) despite several studies.