Background: Crisis workers provide services to individuals who are in acute distress. There is no research examining personal and occupational exposure to suicide in these workers. Aims: We aimed to examine the prevalence of personal, occupational, and colleague suicide exposure among crisis workers, the mental health outcomes associated with suicide exposures, and perceived professional preparedness for client suicide. Method: Crisis workers (n = 115) completed an online survey assessing suicide exposure, depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Results: Over a third of participants (33.9%, n = 37) reported that they had lost at least one client to suicide, with an average of 2.30 clients (SD = 4.47) lost to suicide. Over three quarters (77.1%, n = 81) of study participants reported they had experienced at least one personal loss to suicide. Those who perceived their relationship to the personal suicide as close or very close had significantly greater PTSD symptoms (M = 3.29, SD = 2.23) than those who perceived their relationship as not at all close, not close, or somewhat close (M = 1.38, SD = 1.69), t(20) = -2.10, p = .049. Limitations: Snowball sampling is the study's main limitation. Conclusion: The current study demonstrates that a substantial percentage of crisis workers are exposed to suicide and additional research is needed to determine how exposures impact practice and personal symptoms in this population.

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危机工作者的自杀暴露。

背景：危机工作者为处于严重困境中的个人提供服务。没有研究检查这些工人的个人和职业自杀风险。目的：我们旨在调查危机工作者中个人、职业和同事自杀暴露的普遍性、与自杀暴露相关的心理健康结果，以及对客户自杀的感知专业准备。方法：危机工作者 (n = 115) 完成了一项评估自杀暴露、抑郁、焦虑和创伤后应激障碍的在线调查。结果：超过三分之一的参与者（33.9%，n = 37）报告说他们至少有一个客户死于自杀，平均有 2.30 个客户（SD = 4.47）死于自杀。超过四分之三（77.1%，n = 81) 的研究参与者报告说，他们至少经历过一次个人自杀损失。那些认为他们与个人自杀的关系密切或非常密切的人的 PTSD 症状 (M = 3.29, SD = 2.23) 明显高于那些认为他们的关系完全不密切、不密切或有点密切的人 (M = 1.38) , SD = 1.69), t(20) = -2.10, p = .049。局限：雪球抽样是该研究的主要局限。结论：目前的研究表明，相当大比例的危机工作人员有自杀的风险，需要进一步的研究来确定暴露如何影响这一人群的实践和个人症状。23) 比那些认为他们的关系根本不亲密、不亲密或有些亲密的人 (M = 1.38, SD = 1.69), t(20) = -2.10, p = .049。局限：雪球抽样是该研究的主要局限。结论：目前的研究表明，相当大比例的危机工作人员有自杀的风险，需要进一步的研究来确定暴露如何影响这一人群的实践和个人症状。23) 比那些认为他们的关系根本不亲密、不亲密或有些亲密的人 (M = 1.38, SD = 1.69), t(20) = -2.10, p = .049。局限：雪球抽样是该研究的主要局限。结论：目前的研究表明，相当大比例的危机工作人员有自杀的风险，需要进一步的研究来确定暴露如何影响这一人群的实践和个人症状。