title: Prevalence of minor psychiatric disorders in socio-educational agents in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence and factors associated with minor psychiatric disorders (MPD) in socio-educational agents.
  
  
  METHODS
  It is a cross-sectional study with 381 socio-educational agents the Centers for Socio-Educational Services in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The Brazilian versions of the Scale of Demand-control-social support at work and the Self Reporting Questionnaire-20 have been applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed a prevalence of suspicion MPD of 50.1%. They showed to be related to suspicion of MPD : being female (55.7%), having age up to 44 years old (58.5%), no physical activity (57.4%), do not have time for leisure (75%), make use of medication (61.4%), require medical attention (56.9%) and psychological counseling (72.7%), not being satisfied with the workplace (61.7%) and need for time off from work (65.6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study provides important data about the mental health of agents, showing the need for the involvement of managers and of the health service of worker's health in planning actions to promote health of these workers.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Bitencourt Toscani
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Magnago
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Fisioterapia e Nutrição, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Janete de Souza
authors.initials: Jde S
authors.lastname: Urbanetto
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Emanuelli Mancio Ferreira
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: da Luz
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prochnow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D057566:Self Report; D013663:Teaching