The author, after sinthesizing some of the study sources and present concepts concern to the interrelation between work and mental health, shows a study on an individual case. It deals with a case of an industrial-mechanic who works in the siderurgical area and had developed psycopathologic manifestations. The evolution of the chronic fatigue expressions and the unchain of a sharp mental crisis are examinated on their co-relations with the work life, as well as with the dynamics related to the work conditions and organization in the present job.
mental health; occupational mental health; work health; work psychopathology