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Suicide-Related Knowledge and Attitudes among a Sample of Mental Health Professionals

Inadequate knowledge of the potential signs and risk factors of suicide negatively affects the ability of healthcare professionals to recognize patients at risk of suicide. The principal aim of the present study is to assess the attitudes and knowledge about suicide in a large sample of mental healt...

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Autores principales: Erbuto, Denise, Berardelli, Isabella, Sarubbi, Salvatore, Rogante, Elena, Sparagna, Alice, Nigrelli, Gaia, Lester, David, Innamorati, Marco, Pompili, Maurizio
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8394836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444059
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168296
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author Erbuto, Denise
Berardelli, Isabella
Sarubbi, Salvatore
Rogante, Elena
Sparagna, Alice
Nigrelli, Gaia
Lester, David
Innamorati, Marco
Pompili, Maurizio
author_facet Erbuto, Denise
Berardelli, Isabella
Sarubbi, Salvatore
Rogante, Elena
Sparagna, Alice
Nigrelli, Gaia
Lester, David
Innamorati, Marco
Pompili, Maurizio
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description Inadequate knowledge of the potential signs and risk factors of suicide negatively affects the ability of healthcare professionals to recognize patients at risk of suicide. The principal aim of the present study is to assess the attitudes and knowledge about suicide in a large sample of mental health professionals. We examined the relationship between Suicide Knowledge and Skills Questionnaire items and the experience of a patient dying by suicide. We also examined whether various healthcare professionals respond differently to the items of the Impact of a Patient’s Suicide on Professional and Personal Lives Scale. Results demonstrated that healthcare professionals who had experienced a patient suicide reported greater skills than professionals who had not experienced a patient suicide. However, 44% of professionals who had experienced a patient suicide felt that they did not have adequate training on this particular issue. Among those who had experienced a patient suicide, there was an increased tendency to hospitalize patients with suicide risk and an increased use of collegial consultation. Concerning personal emotions, healthcare professionals reported troubled relationships with family members and friends and the loss of self-esteem. In conclusion, better knowledge and attitudes about suicide are necessary for suicide-prevention strategies.
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spelling pubmed-83948362021-08-28 Suicide-Related Knowledge and Attitudes among a Sample of Mental Health Professionals Erbuto, Denise Berardelli, Isabella Sarubbi, Salvatore Rogante, Elena Sparagna, Alice Nigrelli, Gaia Lester, David Innamorati, Marco Pompili, Maurizio Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Inadequate knowledge of the potential signs and risk factors of suicide negatively affects the ability of healthcare professionals to recognize patients at risk of suicide. The principal aim of the present study is to assess the attitudes and knowledge about suicide in a large sample of mental health professionals. We examined the relationship between Suicide Knowledge and Skills Questionnaire items and the experience of a patient dying by suicide. We also examined whether various healthcare professionals respond differently to the items of the Impact of a Patient’s Suicide on Professional and Personal Lives Scale. Results demonstrated that healthcare professionals who had experienced a patient suicide reported greater skills than professionals who had not experienced a patient suicide. However, 44% of professionals who had experienced a patient suicide felt that they did not have adequate training on this particular issue. Among those who had experienced a patient suicide, there was an increased tendency to hospitalize patients with suicide risk and an increased use of collegial consultation. Concerning personal emotions, healthcare professionals reported troubled relationships with family members and friends and the loss of self-esteem. In conclusion, better knowledge and attitudes about suicide are necessary for suicide-prevention strategies. MDPI 2021-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8394836/ /pubmed/34444059 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168296 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Lester, David
Innamorati, Marco
Pompili, Maurizio
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8394836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444059
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168296
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