COVID-19, Moral Injury and the Bhagvad Gita.
J Relig Health
; 60(2): 654-662, 2021 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1103500
ABSTRACT
During life challenging times like the present COVID-19 pandemic, the health care worker (HCW) is faced with a number of questions of an existential nature. There is a sense of guilt, anguish, helplessness, uncertainty and powerlessness when one is fighting something on such a powerful scale with limited resources and no definite end in sight. There are circumstances when these feelings can overwhelm a person leading to demoralization and potentially a moral injury. Spiritual practices and advice may help to deal with moral paradoxes and ethical dilemmas when other secular supports are undermined or inaccessible. The Holy Indian Epic, the Bhagvad Gita has described the moral distress of the warrior Arjuna, during the battle of Kurukshetra and the advice given to him by the Lord Krishna the gist of which can be encapsulated in the form of the four Ds- Detachment, Duty, Doer-ship and Dhyana or meditation. In this article, the authors explore how these concepts may be useful aids to the HCW faced with moral and psychological distress.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Stress, Psychological
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Health Personnel
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Hinduism
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COVID-19
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Morals
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Topics:
Long Covid
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Traditional medicine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Relig Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S10943-021-01210-z
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