La salud mental de los psicólogos que ejercen como terapeutas en Bogotá.

Abstract

The study assesed the relationship between clinical practice variables and the Mental Health of Clinical Psychologists in Bogotá. the chosen sample had the following characteristics: experience in clinical practice minimum one year and five hours per week of clinical practice. The design was a correlational descriptive design. The used instruments were symptoms Questionnaire (SQR), to mesure the mental health and the Burnout Inventory (MBI). The data was analized using the SPSS with a 95% of significance. The resuls showed a significant correlation between the burnout syndrome and type of patients (children and adults), the patients who assist to therapy once a week, the specialized area, and the psychotic disorder; as well as between despersonalization and adult patients; between mild and moderate disorders and adult patients and the number of hours of clinical practice; and finally, between alcoholism risk and humanistic approach and work place.