Working conditions and mental illness among nursing workers.

The growth of mental illness has aroused the interest of the occupational health area in the study of the relationship between work and mental health. Among health workers, nursing represents the largest contingent of workforce in the sector and, due to frequent exposure to numerous stressors, they present a significant increase in work-related mental illness. The objective of this study was to identify the most frequent illness and mental distress processes among nursing professionals in Brazil and relate them to working conditions and coping strategies described in recent scientific literature.