Abstract
Introduction:
work-related mental illnesses have increasingly caused social and economical impact. The World Health Organization recommends integrated intervention aiming at implementig more effective prevention measures at workplace.
Objective:
to describe and analyze an integrated intervention in workers’ mental health.
Methods: descriptive/analytical study on an experience of psychological treatment administered in a workers’ mental health integrated program held within a federal highway police corporation, in Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
Results:
the measures adopted contributed to reduce sick leaves due to mental/behavioral disorders as well as the number of lost work days.
Conclusion:
the integrated measures offered to the workers a chance to learn, to be involved and listened, which possibly led to reduction in sick leaves.
Keywords:
mental health; healthcare programs; police; occupational health
