Moral Injury Study Among Healthcare Professionals in Psychiatric Facilities in the PACA Region

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Conditions studied: Moral Injury

In brief

Healthcare professionals working in psychiatric settings face demanding working conditions characterized by high rates of burnout and specific constraints, such as the deprivation of patients' liberty. \*Moral Injury\* (MI), a relatively recent concept, extends beyond burnout by focusing on the distress arising from ethical conflicts and the dissonance between professional values and the realities of clinical practice. Although the concept has begun to emerge from a theoretical perspective, particularly in the United States, it remains largely unknown in France and has yet to be investigated in psychiatric settings at the international level. The hypothesis is that MI plays a central role in healthcare professionals' psychological distress and contributes to the major recruitment and retention crisis affecting public psychiatric institutions. This crisis is reflected, for example, in a 40% vacancy rate for hospital physician positions in public facilities, with particularly acute shortages in child and adolescent psychiatry. The demographic crisis in child and adolescent psychiatry is unprecedented, marked by a 30% decline in the workforce over the past decade and projections suggesting a further 50% reduction within the next ten years. At the same time, mental health disorders among adolescents-particularly suicide attempts among girls-have increased substantially since the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to explore the organizational, individual, and systemic factors associated with Moral Injury in order to better understand and prevent this form of professional suffering.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT07631741
Run by
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
People needed
2688
Starts
2026-07-01
Expected to finish
2027-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2026-07-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

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Where it is running

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