Psiquiatría y Ley de Enfermedades Profesionales en Chile: revisión histórica y crítica de una relación compleja / Psychiatry and occupational diseases act in Chile: historical and critical review of a complex relationship
Rev. méd. Chile
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144(12): 1591-1597, dic. 2016. tab
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
The Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases Act exists in Chile since 1968. It uses a single model for the understanding and management of both somatic diseases like silicosis and psychiatric disorders. During the last decade in Chile, the consultation rates due to psychiatric conditions of probable labor origin has rose over 1,000%, a factor that underscored the deficiencies of this model. The aim of this paper is to analyze the consequences of the application of this act in the psychiatric field for almost 50 years after its promulgation. This article contains an historical overview and an epistemological debate based on the authors experience dealing with clinical and administrative work both in occupational psychiatry departments and in regulatory entities. The development of occupational mental health in Chile is examined as part of an historical process that initially did not consider the relationship between work and mental suffering as relevant. The application of a single causality model in psychiatry, as well as the effects of building a psychiatric nosology upon legal rather than medical criteria is contested.
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Asunto principal:
Trastornos Mentales
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Enfermedades Profesionales
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Medicina del Trabajo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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