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uma and Suicide: The Impact of Direct 12th Triple i | Virtual Conference | 25th–27th May 2021
and Secondary Exposure
Nina Krohne and Meta Lavrič
Nina Krohne is a researcher at University of Primorska, Andrej Marusic Institute,
Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, where she participates in the implementa-
tion of current international and national research and intervention projects in
the field of suicidal behaviour and mental health. During the pandemic, she was
involved in several research projects, aimed at assessing mental health of various
target groups and cooperated in providing psychological support for students in
distress and mindfulness courses to general population. She is a PhD candidate
and as part of her doctoral dissertation, she studies suicidal behaviour among
women with experience of intimate-partner violence. She is a teaching assistant
at the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Informational Technology.
Meta Lavrič is a young researcher at the Slovene Centre for Suicide Research,
where she participates in the implementation of current international and na-
tional research and intervention projects in the field of mental health and suici-
dality. She is also a teaching assistant at the University of Primorska (Faculty of
Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies) and at the Uni-
versity of Maribor (Faculty of Arts). In her PhD research she focuses mainly on
the gatekeepers – their mental health, professional quality of life and a sense of
competence in working with suicidal individuals. She is also interested in the use
of cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness techniques in mental health interven-
tions for gatekeepers.
Abstract. Various traumatic events have a role in predicting suicidal behavi-
our. In this presentation we will focus on direct and secondary exposure to
traumatic stress, with an emphasis on trauma in interpersonal relationships
and trauma related to violent events. More specifically, we will discuss the
implications of direct traumatic exposure in intimate-partner violence and
of secondary traumatic exposure in gatekeepers working with people who
experienced trauma. Exposure to traumatic events can result in long lasting
psychological consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder, de-
pression and anxiety. These psychological outcomes are related to increased
risk of suicidal behaviour. The role of mental health problems as a consequen-
ce of traumatic experiences in predicting suicide will be discussed in this pre-
sentation. We will also discuss the role of trauma in suicidal risk through the
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and Secondary Exposure
Nina Krohne and Meta Lavrič
Nina Krohne is a researcher at University of Primorska, Andrej Marusic Institute,
Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, where she participates in the implementa-
tion of current international and national research and intervention projects in
the field of suicidal behaviour and mental health. During the pandemic, she was
involved in several research projects, aimed at assessing mental health of various
target groups and cooperated in providing psychological support for students in
distress and mindfulness courses to general population. She is a PhD candidate
and as part of her doctoral dissertation, she studies suicidal behaviour among
women with experience of intimate-partner violence. She is a teaching assistant
at the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Informational Technology.
Meta Lavrič is a young researcher at the Slovene Centre for Suicide Research,
where she participates in the implementation of current international and na-
tional research and intervention projects in the field of mental health and suici-
dality. She is also a teaching assistant at the University of Primorska (Faculty of
Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies) and at the Uni-
versity of Maribor (Faculty of Arts). In her PhD research she focuses mainly on
the gatekeepers – their mental health, professional quality of life and a sense of
competence in working with suicidal individuals. She is also interested in the use
of cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness techniques in mental health interven-
tions for gatekeepers.
Abstract. Various traumatic events have a role in predicting suicidal behavi-
our. In this presentation we will focus on direct and secondary exposure to
traumatic stress, with an emphasis on trauma in interpersonal relationships
and trauma related to violent events. More specifically, we will discuss the
implications of direct traumatic exposure in intimate-partner violence and
of secondary traumatic exposure in gatekeepers working with people who
experienced trauma. Exposure to traumatic events can result in long lasting
psychological consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder, de-
pression and anxiety. These psychological outcomes are related to increased
risk of suicidal behaviour. The role of mental health problems as a consequen-
ce of traumatic experiences in predicting suicide will be discussed in this pre-
sentation. We will also discuss the role of trauma in suicidal risk through the
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