Burnout syndrome and minor mental disorders in public employees.

Introduction: The context of transformations the society has been going through, especially considering economic, political, and technological issues, has added strains to modern work relations.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the existence and levels of burnout and the prevalence of minor mental disorders in a sample of public administrative employees of the Social Security Agency of Mato Grosso do Sul, in Brazil.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that used the following research instruments: the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Self-Reporting Questionnaire, and a sociodemographic and occupational questionnaire developed specifically for this study.