BACKGROUND: Stress is a part of the nursing profession and it is reflected in higher rates of depression and anxiety disorders. aim : This study aimed to determine the prevalence of major depression episodes (MDE), Dysthymia and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), as well as their associated factors, in a representative sample of nurses in Sousse Farhat Hached teaching hospital, using the Tunisian version of CIDI. METHODS: It's a descriptive study, carried out among a representative sample of the nursing staff of Sousse Farhat Hached teaching hospital (N=228). The data obtained was the result of an interview using the CIDI sections related to MDD, dysthymia and GAD. Sociodemographic, medical and professional data were also collected. RESULTS: The MDE prevalence was estimated at 7.5% and was associated with the female gender, the remoteness of the workplace, the number of persons on the participant's charge, the personal antecedents of mental and organic pathologies, the job satisfaction related to internal relationships and security as well as with the wish to change position. The prevalence of Dysthymia was 5.7% and was associated with family antecedents of mental pathologies. The prevalence of TAG (4.4%) was associated with remoteness of the workplace, personal antecedents of mental pathologies and with satisfaction related to material conditions. CONCLUSION: The important issues of human and financial consequences of stress at work require the use of large-scale measures that should be incorporated into a strategy covering all factors and involving both health authorities and administrative occupational medicine. ORCIDs linked to this article Amamou B , 0000-0001-5079-6252 , Hopital universitaire Fattouma Bourguiba a Monastir Menu Formats Abstract Cited by 2 view all 20152016 Show annotations in this abstract Diseases Genes/Proteins Organisms About About Europe PMC Funders Joining Europe PMC Governance Roadmap Outreach Tools Tools overview ORCID article claiming Journal list Grant finder External links service RSS feeds SciLite annotations Annotations submission Service Developers Developer resources Articles RESTful API Grants RESTful API SOAP web service Annotations API OAI service Bulk downloads Developers Forum Help Help using Europe PMC Contact us Contact us Helpdesk Feedback Twitter Blog Tech blog Developer Forum Europe PMC is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure Europe PMC is an ELIXIR Core Data Resource Learn more > Europe PMC is a service of the Europe PMC Funders' Group, in partnership with the European Bioinformatics Institute; and in cooperation with the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NCBI/NLM). It includes content provided to the PMC International archive by participating publishers. Contact the Helpdesk Visit the blog Follow EuropePMC_news on Twitter Leave feedback Contact Us | Privacy | Terms of Use | Copyright | Accessibility This website requires cookies, and the limited processing of your personal data in order to function. By using the site you are agreeing to this as outlined in our privacy notice and cookie policy. I agree, dismiss this banner