Today, the mental disorders are mainly responsible ones for the absence from work for long periods of time. They are who confer risks for the maintenance of the mental health, through the behavior and of the emotion. Burnout is a reply of one stress chronic, caused by the interaction with other people. This research aims to present some reflections on the main risk factors for the development of Syndrome of Burnout between teachers, in order to understand them within a physical and emotional wear as a result of the work. For such, a bibliographic search, of qualitative nature, was made in the Virtual Health Library (BVS/BIREME), articles on the topic in question. The results of this study demonstrate the lack of research in this area. It is necessaryto increase knowledge about the manifestation occupational stress between teachers, in order to understand and elucidate some problems faced by this activity, such as dissatisfaction, low work performance, absenteeism and some occupational diseases, among them Burnout.
Burnout; Professional Stress; Teachers; Occupational Health