Mental illness among public servants: A systematic literature review

This systematic literature review, based on Spell and SciELO databases, seeks publications related to the mental and behavioral health of public servants from 2018 to 2023. During the five years of these publications, it will be possible to understand how work organizations, the medical field, and public policies for quality of life have been discussed and implemented. During this period, COVID-19 emerged. Doctors, teachers, nurses, military police officers, and other public workers have shown an increase in the problem of their mental health. Stress factors in work activity have corroborated the appearance of depression, anxiety, and burnout. This work starts from the following question: what are the main scientific contributions about mental illness in public servants, available in the Spell and SciELO databases in the last 5 years? The main objective is to carry out a systematic review of the literature to identify and analyze the most relevant publications on mental illness among public servants in the Spell and SciELO databases, from 2018 to 2023. The results showed that the publications on mental health in the Scielo and Spell databases are still small and when taken in distinct groups, there is an interest in the literature by groups in the nursing and medical fields. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a greater interest in the disruptions contained in work activities due to the adjustment at work to this new reality.