In their article about countertransference and vicarious trauma in work with sexual offenders, Barros and colleagues highlight the importance of awareness of risk for vicarious trauma in forensic psychiatrists and psychologists. This commentary supports the need for more research related to the risk of vicarious trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in forensic experts. Also, forensic mental health professionals need to be aware of the level of risk to which they are exposed in their work evaluating and treating sexual offenders. As more knowledge has developed about PTSD and the diagnostic criteria have evolved between the fourth and fifth editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, there is also more awareness of the effects of traumatic exposure on different professional groups and laypeople. For example, judicial authorities in Canada have recently become aware of the traumatic impacts of evidentiary material on jurors, including testimony, print, and video material. Workplace exposure to trauma in inpatient psychiatric centers has received limited research focus. Actual or threatened death or sexual violation in these settings can result in compassion fatigue and burnout. Exposure to video material in the workplace, particularly in forensic settings, can result in PTSD.

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法医精神卫生专业人员的替代创伤和PTSD。

Barros及其同事在有关与性罪犯一起工作中的反移徙和替代性创伤的文章中强调了法医和心理医生对替代性创伤风险的认识的重要性。该评论支持法医专家需要进行更多有关替代性创伤和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）风险的研究。同样，法医精神卫生专业人员需要在评估和治疗性犯罪者的工作中意识到他们所面临的风险水平。随着关于创伤后应激障碍的知识越来越多，并且诊断标准在《精神障碍诊断和统计手册》的第四版和第五版之间也不断发展，因此人们也越来越意识到创伤暴露对不同专业群体和外行人的影响。例如，加拿大司法机构最近意识到证据材料对陪审员的创伤影响，包括证词，印刷品和录像材料。住院精神病中心在工作场所遭受创伤的研究重点有限。在这些情况下实际或威胁死亡或性侵犯会导致同情疲劳和倦怠。在工作场所中，尤其是在法医环境中，暴露于视频材料会导致PTSD。