Incidence of mental disorders in Primary Care health professionals and application of auriculopuncture and Bach flowers as interventive therapy

Abstract

Introduction: Mental disorders are an important factor of illness among health professionals, among the disorders are stress, Burnout syndrome, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, panic syndrome, among others. Objective: to verify the incidence of stress, anxiety and depression among professionals of Primary Health Care and to propose auriculopuncture and Bach flower remedies as an intervention method. Materials and Methods: applied character study, of an explanatory nature, carried out by a quasi-experimental procedure in a quantitative approach. The research field was a Basic Unit in the northeastern countryside, where the corpus consisted of 27 professionals. The Work Context Assessment Scale, Beck Inventory of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Symptoms for Adults Lipp were used to verify the incidence of these mental disorders. After application, participants were divided into two groups, where one was influenced by auriculopuncture and the other by Bach flower remedies. Results: it was evident that there is an anxiety disorder, depression and stress in organizations. Flower flower therapy significantly reduced anxiety. In depression, auriculopuncture was not significant, unlike the floral treatments that reduced symptoms. In terms of stress, it was found that auriculopuncture was more efficient because it minimized the symptomatological aspects of stress faster when compared to floral therapy. Final Considerations: based on the evidence collected, auriculopuncture and Bach flower remedies have the significant potential to minimize signs and symptoms suggestive of stress, anxiety and depression, providing an improvement in the organizational aspects of work as well as in the quality of life of professionals.