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0260/2017 - Work-related Mental Health Surveillance in Brazil: Characteristics, difficulties and challenges.
Vigilância em Saúde Mental e Trabalho no Brasil: Características, dificuldades e desafios.

Author:

• Tânia de Maria de Araújo - Araujo, TM - <araujo.tania@uefs.br>

Co-author(s):

• Tarciso de Figueiredo Palma - Palma, TF - <tfpalma@gmail.com>
• Natália do Carmo Araújo - Araújo, NC - <nataliauefs@outlook.com>


Abstract:

This paper approaches the challenges and difficulties in Work-related Mental Health Surveillance (WMH) in Brazil, based on a bibliography production mapping. From the compilation of identified academic production, it seeks to foster reflections about the current landscape in which the actions of surveillance currently are and its main obstacles and possibilities of progress. A survey of national publications was carried out at Scielo, Lilacs and PUBMED databases2002 until 2017. After the systematization, it was found groups on the following themes: Epidemiology of WMH in Brazil; Policies for WMH and VISAT; Work Environment for Mental Health; and, Actions and Interventions in the VISAT and WMH. The actions of surveillance are, still, in incipient stages, however, there is an effort to strength the RENAST, materialized in the creation of protocols and promotion of national meetings which aim a reflection and a new surveillance model construction for the worker health. It was registered a search for new conception models of mental illness, the redefinition of the focus, of the intervention approaches highlighting the active role of the workers, essential players on coping the challenges in this field.

Keywords:

Occupational Health, Mental Health, Health Surveillance, Surveillance of the Workers Health.

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Araujo, TM, Palma, TF, Araújo, NC. Work-related Mental Health Surveillance in Brazil: Characteristics, difficulties and challenges.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2017/Jul). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/workrelated-mental-health-surveillance-in-brazil-characteristics-difficulties-and-challenges/16312?id=16312&id=16312



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