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Mental disorders in university teachers: study in a service of medical investigation
Transtornos mentais em professores universitários: estudo em um serviço de perícia médica
Trastornos mentales en docentes universitarios: un estudio en experiencia servicio médico
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Abstract Objective: To verify the types of mental disorders that affects more teachers treated in a service of medical
investigation. Method: Retrospective study of documental nature, with quantitative approach, developed
in a Higher Education Institution of João Pessoa city – PB. It was composed of 254 re... view more
Objective: To verify the types of mental disorders that affects more teachers treated in a service of medical
investigation. Method: Retrospective study of documental nature, with quantitative approach, developed
in a Higher Education Institution of João Pessoa city – PB. It was composed of 254 records of teachers treated
in a service of medical investigation of the institution selected for the study, in the period from January to
1999 to March 2011. Data obtained were analyzed through frequency and percentage. Results: Almost all
the sample was composed of female teachers, aged between 40 and 49 years old, and depression was
responsible for 52% absenteeism of teachers, followed by schizophrenia (12%), bipolar disorder (10%), acute
reaction to stress (8%), anxiety (7%), delusional disorder (4%), and others (8%). Conclusion: The mental
disorder that affects more the searched teacher category is depression. Therefore, further investigations
are needed to analyze the gravity of this problematic pathology in academic area.... view less
Keywords
university teacher; psychophysical stress; workload; psychological consequences; depression; absenteeism; occupational disease; Brazil; South America
Classification
Psychological Disorders, Mental Health Treatment and Prevention
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 4538-4548
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i2.4538-4548
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed