Mental health workers: relationship between professional practice and the physical and psychological well-being

This article investigates the impact of the psychiatric reform approaches on mental health workers' physical and psychological well-being. The participants were 201 mental health workers who were working in psychiatric hospitals and substitutive services in Goiânia. It was analyzed the correlat...

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Published in:Psicologia, ciência e profissão Vol. 25; no. 4; p. 614
Main Authors: Rabelo, Ionara Vieira Moura, Torres, Ana Raquel Rosas
Format: Journal Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brasilia Conselho Federal de Psicologia 01-01-2005
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Summary:This article investigates the impact of the psychiatric reform approaches on mental health workers' physical and psychological well-being. The participants were 201 mental health workers who were working in psychiatric hospitals and substitutive services in Goiânia. It was analyzed the correlation between the adhesion to the mental health theoretical model (biological versus psychosocial), workers' satisfaction with their professional activities, local of work (substitutive services versus psychiatric hospitals), time of work, working hours per day and the psychological and physical well-being. It was found that workers that were highly identified with the biological paradigm and were highly satisfied with their professional activities have presented the highest levels of well-being. These results are discussed emphasizing the importance of this kind of analyses for the consolidation of the psychiatric reform in Brazil. Este estudo investiga o impacto da reforma psiquiátrica no bem-estar físico e psicológico dos trabalhadores de saúde mental. Participaram 201 trabalhadores em saúde mental de hospitais psiquiátricos e serviços substitutivos de Goiânia. Foram analisadas as correlações entre adesão ao modelo teórico de atenção em saúde mental (biológico versus psicossocial), satisfação com atividades desempenhadas, local de trabalho, tempo de serviço e carga horária trabalhada com o bem-estar físico e psicológico dos trabalhadores. Constatou-se que os trabalhadores que mais aderem ao paradigma biológico e estão mais satisfeitos com as atividades desempenhadas são os que apresentam os níveis mais altos de bem-estar físico e psicológico. Esses resultados são discutidos enfatizando-se a importância desse tipo de análise para a consolidação da reforma psiquiátrica no Brasil.
ISSN:1414-9893
1982-3703
DOI:10.1590/S1414-98932005000400010