Avances de la intervención psicosocial respecto a la promoción de la salud mental y prevención del trastorno mental dentro del entorno laboral

Abstract

The analysis of work-related mental disorders represents an important topic of discussion for the prevention and promotion of mental health. The vision of the worker's well-being has evolved, evidencing the importance of this factor, which is intangible and complicated to visualize at first sight. With this clarification, the main objective of this article can be stated as a review of the scope that demonstrates the advances, in the psychosocial field, on the different mental disorders that occur in the workplace. This work has been based on the scientific approach by means of classified and recognized articles from the research foundation. The scope review method will be used, with the article selection process called PECO. In the information gathered, the economic impact of mental disorders in workers within companies could be denoted. Stress, anxiety and depression are relevant in psychosocial intervention for treatment and prevention. Psychosocial intervention represents an important factor in the prevention of work-related psychopathologies. This topic reflects a great importance within developed countries. Latin America can be understood as a region that has been less influenced by the global mental health growth wave. This topic represents a necessary field to consider in research at the regional, Latin American level, in order to rescue the specific results of the companies and employees that represent this region.