Abstract
ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the association between occupation and depressive/anxiety symptoms, and education levels, among professionals from a Brazilian General Hospital in need of mental health treatment. Design and settingThis is a cross-sectional study, involving professionals from a teaching hospital in São Paulo. MethodsSocio-demographic data were collected as well as two standardized scales for depression and anxiety symptoms. ResultsData from 506 employees seeking mental health assistance have been described: mean age was 34.6 years, 46.2% of them worked in the administrative sector, 35.0% were nursing assistants, 7.5% were nursing technicians, 6.7% were nurses, and 4.5% reported other occupations. According to the International Classification of Diseases-10th edition (ICD-10) criteria, the rates of diagnosis of depressive disorders and anxiety disorders were 60.9% and 37%, respectively. Nursing technicians and nursing assistants reported higher somatic cluster Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores (P=0.012) than other professionals of technical staff, but they were less inclined to receive a psychiatric diagnosis. ConclusionsOur study demonstrated prevalence rates higher than similar studies in university hospitals, fact that associated with difficulties of the studied population as seeing themselves as sick, and the social discrimination suffered by people with mental disorders can make this problem even worse.
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