Mental health and woman work: nurses images and representations

Authors

  • Josicelia Dumêt Fernandes Universidade Federal da Bahia; Escola de Enfermagem; Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Saúde Mental
  • Silvia Lúcia Ferreira Universidade Federal da Bahia; Escola de Enfermagem; Grupo de Estudos sobre Saúde da Mulher
  • Aurenice Karine Albergaria Universidade Federal da Bahia; Escola de Enfermagem; Grupo de Estudos sobre Saúde da Mulher
  • Flávia Matos da Conceição Universidade Federal da Bahia; Escola de Enfermagem; Grupo de Estudos sobre Saúde da Mulher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692002000200012

Keywords:

mental health, woman work, nursing

Abstract

This investigation advances on the perspective of the construction of knowledge on the relation between mental health and nursing work. It is a descriptive study based on a qualitative approach and on the Social Representations Theory as well as studies on Psychopathology and Work Psychodynamics. The analysis indicated that nurses representations on the relation between mental health and nursing work are influenced by the individual and collective-organizational levels, showing these professionals as a product and producers of their personal history and of the mental health regarding the work environment, understanding them as a manifestation of the social totality.

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Published

2002-04-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2002)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Mental health and woman work: nurses images and representations. (2002). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 10(2), 199-206. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692002000200012