PROFILE OF NOTIFIED CASES OF WORK-RELATED MENTAL DISORDERS IN NURSES IN BRAZIL

Objective: to analyze cases of work-related mental disorders in nurses in Brazil, from 2018 to 2022. Method: ecological, retrospective study, carried out by collecting data on cases of nurses notified with work-related mental disorder in the Information System for Notification of Diseases of the Ministry of Health. Results: 270 cases were reported in nurses in the five years evaluated. Of these, 91.1% (n=246) were female, 59.6% (n=161) aged 30-49 years, 40% (n=108) had worked for years. The most reported diagnosis was neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (46.3%; n=125). 48.15% (n=130) progressed to temporary disability. There was a significant association between work-related mental disorders and the use of alcohol, psychoactive substances and psychotropic drugs. Conclusion: There was an increase in the number of notifications of Work-Related Mental Disorders between the analyzed years.