Over the past decades, a growing interest has emerged toward understanding the impact that the exposure to human suffering produces in mental health professionals, leading to the identification of three constructs: vicarious traumatization (VT), compassion fatigue (CF), and secondary trauma (ST). However, little is known about how these conditions affect psychologists. A systematic review and a meta-analysis were conducted to examine the evidence about the effects of occupational exposure to trauma and suffering in studies that included psychologists among their samples. Fifty-two studies were included comprising 10,233 participants. Overall, the results showed that most professionals did not experience relevant distress due to their work, yet some of them developed clinically significant symptoms (i.e., PTSD). However, solid conclusions could not be drawn due to the numerous methodological difficulties found in this research field (i.e., group heterogeneity, lack of comparison groups, and conceptual overlap). Thus, it is necessary to further investigate this topic with scientific rigor to understand these stressors and develop evidence-based interventions.

在过去的几十年中，人们越来越有兴趣了解暴露于人类痛苦对心理健康专业人员产生的影响，从而确定了三种结构：替代性创伤（VT）、同情疲劳（CF）和继发性创伤。英石）。然而，人们对这些情况如何影响心理学家知之甚少。进行了系统评价和荟萃分析，以检查有关在样本中包括心理学家的研究中职业暴露于创伤和痛苦的影响的证据。共纳入 52 项研究，共有 10,233 名参与者。总体而言，结果表明，大多数专业人员并未因工作而经历相关的痛苦，但其中一些人出现了临床上显着的症状（即 PTSD）。然而，由于该研究领域存在许多方法学上的困难（即群体异质性、缺乏比较组和概念重叠），因此无法得出可靠的结论。因此，有必要以科学严谨的态度进一步研究该主题，以了解这些压力源并制定基于证据的干预措施。