title: [Workplace violence in Latin America: A review of the scientific evidence].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Workplace Violence has acquired social relevance given the evidence regarding there its health consequences. Has identified various effects such as mood disorders and sleep disorders, hostility, isolation, insecurity, among others.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe and analyze scientific evidence published on workplace violence in studies in Latin American countries between 2009 and 2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive and quantitative study. A search was made on the basis of Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) Academic Source Premier, PSICODOC, Scielo.org, JSTOR and SCOPUS. And indexed empirical studies were considered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We worked with 46 selected articles. The studies showed a higher amount of psychological violence at work, with a potential risk in women and health professionals. Also, the analysis categories were the most reported behaviors that express violence, health implications and facilitators.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The literature on the study of workplace violence in Latin America is recent. Items are descriptive, interpretative studies with insufficient or analytical nature. Health personnel, particularly women, have conditions of vulnerability, with relevance with regard to sexual harassment, wage inequality and bullying.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Estudios Psicosociales del Trabajo, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Diego Portales. maria.ansoleaga@udp.cl.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ansoleaga
authors.forename: Constanza
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez-Rubio
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mauro
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D008297:Male; D064450:Workplace Violence