Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 3062 PA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 30;19(9):5481. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095481.
Previous research has revealed that mental health professionals (MHPs) often experience significant short- and long-term impacts in the aftermath of client suicide. Individual differences are significant, yet what factors explain these differences remain unclear. The current study aimed to investigate to what extent MHPs' attitudes toward (client) suicide could predict the short- and long-term impacts of client suicide. A total of 213 MHPs, aged between 18 and 75, reported on a client suicide and their attitudes toward (client) suicide using self-report questionnaires. The results indicate that MHPs who believe it is one's "rightful choice" to die by suicide report less and MHPs who believe "suicide can and should be prevented" report more impact of client suicide. Predictability and preventability of client suicide proved strongly, positively correlated; yet, neither predicted the impact of client suicide. Taken together, these findings highlight the importance of MHPs' attitudes toward (client) suicide with respect to clients and MHPs (self-)care.
先前的研究表明，心理健康专业人员（MHPs）在客户自杀后经常会经历重大的短期和长期影响。个体差异很明显，但哪些因素可以解释这些差异尚不清楚。本研究旨在探讨心理健康专业人员对（客户）自杀的态度在多大程度上可以预测客户自杀的短期和长期影响。共有 213 名年龄在 18 至 75 岁之间的心理健康专业人员使用自我报告问卷报告了客户自杀事件及其对（客户）自杀的态度。结果表明，认为自杀是一个人“有权利选择”的心理健康专业人员报告的影响较小，而认为“自杀可以而且应该被预防”的心理健康专业人员报告的影响较大。客户自杀的可预测性和可预防性之间存在强烈的正相关关系；然而，两者都没有预测客户自杀的影响。综上所述，这些发现强调了心理健康专业人员对（客户）自杀的态度对于客户和心理健康专业人员（自我）护理的重要性。
