Síndrome de Burnout: confronto entre o conhecimento médico e a realidade das fichas médicas

from the expansion of his practice, including, in addition to teaching, activities of student care and the mission to ensure the link between the school and community, the teacher became more susceptible to developing the syndrome of burnout, occupational disease covered by the ministry of health since 1999. one of the institutional responsibility for their diagnosis is the medical expertise. due the importance of correct syndrome of burnout diagnosis, this study aimed to investigate, through the implementation of the questionnaire and medical records consultation, the knowledge of medical expertise from the medical board of the jo？o pessoa city, pb, about this syndrome. the results pointed to the ignorance about legislation and burnout of syndrome and to the need for public policies that provide a better preparation of medical experts and better care of the teacher mental health.