ABSTRACT
Objective
To investigate the presence of common mental disorders (CMDs) in Social Educator of hostels and housings in the city of Sao Paulo.
Methods
The sample was composed by 104 Guiding Youth between 18 and 60 years (male and female), who worked at the Municipal Assistance and Social Development in São Paulo. We used a demographic data questionnaire in addition to the Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20).
Results
The main results demonstrated a higher prevalence of women in this function; most professionals have experienced risk situations at work; 68.3% (71 individuals) presented indices that characterize the presence of CMDs; 40.4% of women presented CMDs symptoms, whereas the CMDs rate in men was 27.9%.
Conclusions
In this scenario, we can conclude that the female audience is more vulnerable to the presence of CMDs in comparison to the male audience.
Common mental disorders; psychopathology; social educator; socioeducational advisor
