In today’s episode I talk to Head of Research at Combat stress, Dr Dominic Murphy. I think it would be a pragmatic choice to start discussing the mental implications of Covid 19 on healthcare workers that have not only witnessed events but may have been involved in some huge decisions that challenge our moral code. In this episode we talk about: - Dominic’s work as a clinical psychologist and PTSD with war veterans - The extent of PTSD and predisposing factors - What a moral injury is? - The Relationship between moral injury and PTSD - Why look at moral injury - why dont some people respond well to gold standard treatments for ptsd - What are we doing in the uk to explore moral injury - Is moral injury relevant during the current covid-19 crisis? - Preventative measures with food, alcohol and exercise - The prevalence of PTSD before the pandemic and what needs to change in both the culture of medicine and access to care About Dominic: Dominic gained his first degree, an MA in psychology from Glasgow University in 2003. He then joined King’s College London as part of the team that established the King's Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) and setup an ongoing UK military study following the 2003 Iraq War. Dominic earned his doctorate at KCL exploring vaccinations and medically unexplained symptoms in military personnel in 2010. Dominic then trained as a Clinical Psychologist and completed his clinical doctorate at Royal Holloway University in 2013. In 2013, Dominic joined Combat Stress (a national veterans mental health charity in the UK) where he established and now leads a research department specialising in veteran’s mental health. The Combat Stress research department is co-located within the KCMHR where Dominic continues to be a member. Dominic is part of the Forces in Mind Trust mental health steering group, editor for a number of journals and member of several international military mental health research consortiums. In 2019, he was elected the President of the UK Psychological Trauma Society (UKPTS) and onto the executive board of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS). Dominic has specialised clinically and academically within the field of PTSD and military mental health and is widely published with over 100 articles to date. Follow Me here: Website: www.thedoctorskitchen.com PODCAST: https://thedoctorskitchen.com/podcasts Order my NEW Cookbook "Eat to Beat Illness" : https://amzn.to/2NTeRt8 Order my FIRST Cookbook "The Doctor's Kitchen" : http://amzn.to/2hvTCTG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctors_kitchen/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHTLhQbYlFnPBv-iLgFsQQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoctorskitchen/?ref=br_rs Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctors_kitchen?lang=en