Psychology, 2015, 6, 1051-1058 Published Online July 2015 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/psych http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/psych.2015.69102 How to cite this paper: Rissi, V., Pauli, J., Dalbosco, S. N. P., & de Bortoli Pisoni, K. Z. (2015). Work Organization, Psychological Violence and Moral Harassment: Panorama of the Brazilian Context in Health Institutions. Psychology, 6, 1051-1058. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/psych.2015.69102 Work Organization, Psychological Violence and Moral Harassment: Panorama of the Brazilian Context in Health Institutions Vanessa Rissi 1 , Jandir Pauli 2 , Simone Nenê Portela Dalbosco 1 , Kelly Zanon de Bortoli Pisoni 1 1 Department of Psychology, Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Passo Fundo, Brazil 2 Deparment of Administration, Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Passo Fundo, Brazil Email: vanessa.rissi@imed.edu.br Received 20 May 2015; accepted 3 July 2015; published 6 July 2015 Copyright © 2015 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract In this qualitative study, we present experiences of psychological violence and moral harassment, establishing characteristics of the work organization (WO) from the perception of hospital em- ployees. Participants were 13 women randomly selected from a list of health professionals pro- vided by a Union of Workers of Health Establishments from the south of Brazil. The group was composed of Nursing Technicians and Nursing Assistants (69.22%), Cleaning Assistants (23.07%), and Kitchen Assistants (7.69%). A semi-structured interview with a guiding script served as in- strument for data collection. The audio recording transcriptions were submitted to content analy- sis technique, which generated three thematic categories: 1) experiences of psychological violence, 2) occurrence of moral harassment, and 3) work organization in the health field. The information from the speeches showed substantial evidences of psychological violence and moral harassment suffered by health professionals in the specific context of the study. Keywords Moral Harassment, Psychological Violence, Work Organization 1. Introduction This occupational violence involving the health sector is considered a worldwide phenomenon (Palácios, 2003). It refers to all the forms of aggressive or abusive behavior or even any kinds of acts, postures and attitudes that may cause physical or psychological harm or discomfort in its victims or damage to the property. It may be per-