Author:

• Berenice Scaletzky Knuth - Knuth, Berenice Scaletzky - Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento - <bscaletz@terra.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Ricardo Azevedo da Silva - da Silva, R.A. - Pelotas, RS - Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento - <ricardo.as@uol.com.br>
• Jean Pierre Oses - Oses, Jean Pierre - Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento - <jean.pierre.oses@gmail.com>
• Vinicius Augusto Radtke - Radtke, Vinicius Augusto - Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento - <viniradtke@yahoo.com.br>
• Rafaela Abreu Cocco - Cocco, Rafaela Abreu - Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento - <rafacocco@yahoo.com.br >
• Karen Jansen - Jansen, Karen - Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento - <karen.jansen@pq.cnpq.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde Mental

Abstract:

Objective: To determine the prevalence of the common mental disorders (CMD) and Depression among Community Health Agents (CHA) and employees of the Centers for Psychosocial Care (CAPS).
Method: Cross-sectional descriptive study involving as the population target, the community health workers and Psychosocial Care Centers workers, linked to the Municipal Health Secretariat of Pelotas, RS, Brazil. The presence of common mental disorders was considered when SRQ > 7 and the occurrence of depression when BDI >12.
Results: In total, 257 professionals participated in the study. Among mental health professionals (n=119), the prevalence of CMDs was 25.2% and depression was 23.5%. While the prevalence of CMDs was 48.6% and depression was 29.0% among CHA (n=138). The ratio of CMDs between the two groups of professionals was statistically different (p

Keywords:

Health care professionalsmental disordersdepressioncommunity health agentPsychosocial Care Center

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