Depression can lead the individual to present abnormal changes in mental function, which can be understood as a prolongation of negative feelings. The nursing team is among the group most prone to mental health problems, among which depression, as they are in close contact with people, accompany suffering, physical and psychological pain, the expectation of improvement or the decline in the state of health. patient health. This is a bibliographic research with a qualitative approach, with the objective of describing risk factors for depression in the daily life of the nursing team in the hospital. After the association of all descriptors, 132 articles were found, 109 were excluded and 23 were selected. After the reflective reading, three categories emerged: Contributing factors for the depression of the nursing professional and Consequences of depression for the nursing professionals and The nursing team, self-medication and suicide. Depression can also be influenced by nursing professionals with low family income. The lower the pay, the higher the prevalence of depression. The professional, in his daily practice, expects the recognition of those who are close to him, but not always the desirable happens, with feelings of incompetence, incapacity, discouragement, impotence and suicidal ideation. It is concluded that it is relevant to examine the factors that can contribute to stress, which will result in healthy environments and with better working conditions in order to prevent adverse reactions that can have consequences not only on the health and well-being of professionals, but also on professional performance and quality of care provided to the patient.

Mental Health Nursing has always been present throughout history, however it became more evident after the period of Psychiatric Reform in Brazil. There was an evolution in the treatment of patients with persistent and severe mental disorders, where, until then, assistance behaviors included inhuman and cruel methods, characterized by violence and abandonment. This is a bibliographic research with a qualitative approach, with the objective of describing the conduct of mental health education in undergraduate nursing courses for the training of nurses. After the association of all descriptors, 151 articles were found, 138 were excluded and 13 were selected. After the reflective reading, three categories emerged: The issue of madness and the legacy for Mental Health; The construction of the professional nurse and mental health and the nurse's duties in mental health. The training process of the nursing student in mental health needs to be sustained in the psychosocial paradigm in order to drive changes in the training of the future nurse. A study on the training of nursing students in mental health of HEIs in Brazil points out that their beliefs and motivations, in relation to the psychosocial assistance model, influence teaching and knowledge production. It is concluded that, specifically, emphasizing the process of academic training of professional nurses during graduation, a study that identifies and highlights academic behavior, as well as their respective expectations about the importance of teaching and learning content, becomes of great relevance. Mental Health.