SAÚDE MENTAL NO TRABALHO E SÍNDROME DE BURNOUT: DESAFIOS E ESTRATÉGIAS DE PREVENÇÃO NO CONTEXTO CONTEMPORÂNEO

This article aims to analyze the relationship between mental health in the workplace and Burnout Syndrome, recognized as one of the main consequences of chronic occupational stress. Through an integrative literature review, organizational, psychosocial, and individual factors contributing to the onset of the syndrome were examined, as well as its negative impacts on workers’ health and organizational performance. Key factors such as workload overload, lack of control, presenteeism, and difficulty establishing personal boundaries are highlighted as central to burnout development. The study also presents innovative prevention and management strategies, including the adoption of a four-day workweek, promotion of self-care, and implementation of humanized organizational policies. The importance of integrated approaches involving cultural change, effective public policies, and management practices focused on psychological well-being is emphasized. It concludes that promoting mental health in the workplace is essential to ensure organizational sustainability and workers’ quality of life, establishing itself as an ethical and social priority in the current context.