Shattered social identity and moral injuries: Work-related conditions in health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abstract

The present article assesses the effects of shattered social identity and moral injuries experienced by health care professionals (HCPs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Professional expertise and emotional-cognitive demands as key aspects of HCPs’ social identity are introduced, and the effects of moral injuries—in terms of violation of medical-ethical and social-ethical norms—on the mental health of HCPs are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)