title: Working conditions and common mental disorders in physicians in Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Common mental disorders (CMD) are a marker of work-related psychiatric morbidity. Previous studies have shown a high prevalence in Brazilian health care settings.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the prevalence of CMD and their associated factors in a group of physicians working at a public health unit in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  CMD were evaluated using the self-reporting questionnaire-20 (SQR-20), developed by the World Health Organization and validated for Brazil. The questionnaire consists of 20 questions: four about physical symptoms and 16 about emotional symptoms. Prevalence was calculated as a percentage of physicians with CMD. Poisson univariate and multivariate regression models were applied to assess associated factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis was based on 227 physicians who answered the SRQ-20 (97% response rate). The prevalence of CMD was 24%. Dissatisfaction and commitment to work remained positively associated with CMD. Having more than one job and significant social support from peers and superiors remained negatively associated with CMD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence of CMD is in a similar range to that reported in other countries and in Brazil generally. Aspects related to work were the only ones that were independently associated with CMD. Work-related aspects and the motivation of physicians are important and need to be taken into account to ensure that physicians remain healthy.
authors: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30130-100, Brazil.
authors: A Á
authors: AÁ
authors: Assunção
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Machado
authors: H A C
authors: HA
authors: Prais
authors: T M
authors: TM
authors: de Araújo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000592:standards*