title: Mental health and work: meanings and limits of theoretical models.
abstract: This text is a revision of the most important theoretical approaches that fundament the studies about Mental Health and Work, pointing to the basic concepts, categories of analyses and respective limits. The objective is to underline some conceptions about the theme, in the attempt to contribute with a way to face the problems, questions and difficulties imposed by the construction of this object of study. Thus, the text is based on the critical review of theoretical paradigms that predominate in studies about Mental Health and Work. Finally, it indicates some important theoretical questions about the relation between mental health and work.
authors.affiliation: Bahia Federal University School of Nursing, Brasil. dumet@ufba.br
authors.forename: Josicelia Dumêt
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Cristina M M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Maria Carolina C M
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gusmão
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Angélica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guimarães
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016272:Occupational Health