Saúde mental em trabalhadores

Abstract

This study aim to describe the prevalences of minor psychiatric disorders found in occupational health studies made in Brazil using the Self Reporting Questionnaire as diagnostic criteria. The literature from 1990 was searched in the LILACS and MEDLINE (1990-2004) resulting in 22 articles for this paper. The article shows the prevalences and the risk factors for minor psychiatric disorders among the several occupations reported in the studies. The variability in the cut-off point used to define the morbidity and methodological aspects from the epidemiologic studies are discussed. The conclusion is that the availability of the screening questionnaire have been facilitating the raise in the number of epidemiological studies focused in mental health among workers in Brazil, but still remain concerns about metrological aspects.