Abstract

CRUZ ROBAZZI, Maria Lucia do Carmo et al. Overwork and mental health problems in health workers. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2010, vol.26, n.1, pp.52-64. ISSN 0864-0319.

This study aimed to identify in Latin American scientific literature which health workers are most affected by mental health problems resulting from overwork and describe the characteristics of those disorders. A survey was conducted in journals indexed in SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online, for the period from 1998 to 2008. Seventeen articles addressed the theme, and nurses and the nursing staff were the most discussed professionals, followed by physicians, psychologists, dentists and health care technicians. The most identified mental health problems were occupational stress and Burnout Syndrome. It was concluded that overwork considerably favors mental health problems in health care workers.

Keywords : Stress, Psychological; Burnout, Professional; Health Personnel; Occupational Health.

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