Moral harassment at work and its complexity: reviewing the scientific productions

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the productions of literature on bullying in the past five years in Brazil. Method: integrative review articles in the national database Lilacs and Virtual Health Library were selected twelve articles in the areas of business, law, nursing, physiotherapy and psychology. Results: The bullying is complex, poorly researched; there is an absence of a Brazilian law and predominance of studies from psychology. Research has shown that the damage to workers' health aspects ranging from psychic, emotional and physical to social and economic. Conclusion: Workplace bullying can be present in any situation, one problem that must also be investigated by multidisciplinary teams. The health care worker should know the concept, characteristics and consequences of workplace violence, providing expert assistance, based on labor rights and health.