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Abstract：
There is a growing body of international research investigating the impact of patient suicide on mental health professionals. The experience of losing a patient to suicide can have a significant and, in some cases, long-lasting (negative) impact on mental health professionals. However, the nature and extent of the impact on prison staff or forensic mental health professionals in particular is less clear. This narrative review summarises both quantitative and qualitative studies and key findings in this area, focusing on the above professions. A literature search was conducted using PsychInfo and Google Scholar, covering the period from 2000 onwards. The vast majority of findings relate to mental health professionals in general. We were unable to identify any published reports on the responses of forensic psychiatric staff. The majority of identified studies in the prison context are qualitative. Studies from German-speaking countries are particularly scarce in both the prison and mental health contexts. We conclude that there is a profound lack of knowledge about the impact of client/patient suicide on the subgroups of (German) prison and forensic psychiatric staff. Clearly, more research is needed on both the nature and extent of the impact, as well as on the specific organisational and supportive factors that help to mitigate the negative effects of suicide.
摘要：
越来越多的国际研究调查患者自杀对心理健康专业人员的影响。失去病人自杀的经历会有很大的意义,在某些情况下,对心理健康专业人员的长期（负面）影响。然而,对监狱工作人员或法医心理健康专业人员的影响的性质和程度并不清楚。这篇叙述性综述总结了定量和定性研究以及该领域的主要发现，专注于上述职业。使用PsychInfo和GoogleScholar进行了文献检索，从2000年开始。绝大多数研究结果与精神卫生专业人员有关。我们无法确定任何已发表的有关法医精神病工作人员回应的报告。监狱背景下的大多数确定的研究都是定性的。来自德语国家的研究在监狱和心理健康方面都特别稀缺。我们得出的结论是，对于客户/患者自杀对（德国）监狱和法医精神病工作人员亚组的影响，人们非常缺乏了解。显然,需要对影响的性质和程度进行更多的研究，以及有助于减轻自杀负面影响的具体组织和支持因素。
