19 MATÉRIA DE CAPA | # 03 Abril Abril | April 2026 indicators but are also associated with higher productivity, better sustained performance, and a lower incidence of mental illness. In this sense, neuroscientist Carol Garrafa states that contemporary neuroscience and epigenetics demonstrate that the environment influences human behavior even more powerfully than genetics. The contexts in which we are immersed modulate the expression of our genes, impacting emotional, cognitive, and behavioral patterns over time. “When we talk about work environments, this effect intensifies: we spend a large part of our lives in these contexts, which are directly connected to our existential motivation, sense of utility, and how we put our talents at the service of the world,” she says. Dulce Pereira de Brito, Medical Manager of Wellbeing and Mental Health at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, observes that companies must never lose sight of their co-responsibility in protecting the mental health of the professionals they employ. “If the organization does not truly embrace the ethical and legal responsibility to care for people’s health, instead of promoting and protecting health, it will become a cauldron of illness,” she explains. According to the WHO World Mental Health Report, one in eight people worldwide suffers from some type of mental disorder. The survey also indicates that mental disorders are the leading cause of disability, representing 28% of the global disease burden. Jan-Emmanuel De Neve Dulce Pereira de Brito Carol Garrafa
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