Trabalho e saúde mental dos profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família em um município do Estado da Bahia, Brasil

to date, few studies have looked into the complex aspects of work at the family health strategy (fhs). objective: to describe sociodemographics, work aspects, minor psychiatric disorders (mpd), and cage positivity (alcoholism) among physicians, nurses and dentists working with fhs in feira de santana (bahia, brazil). methods: cross-sectional study using standard questionnaires (srq-20 and cage) to collect anonymous information on the sociodemographic profile, work aspects, mental health, and alcohol consumption. data were analyzed with spss. results: based on 152 respondees (response rate: 86.4%), the overall prevalence of mpd was 16.0% (physicians=17.4%, nurses=15.5%, dentists=15.2%). the prevalence of alcoholism was 5.0% among physicians and 7.7% among dentists. the characteristics "female", "young adult", "married", "affiliated to a cooperative", "long work week" and "more than one job" predominated in this population. conclusion: the prevalence of mpd and cage positivity was smaller in our sample than in other similar studies.