O adoecimento psicológico dos Policiais Militares em decorrência das exigências impostas pela prática profissional

Abstract

The police are linked to the state's duty to guarantee public safety for the population. When the subject decides to join the police, he undergoes training that will produce traces of military culture. Because it is a profession that is directly linked to the risks of violence and because it is sustained by two fundamental pillars: discipline and hierarchy. The police officer becomes vulnerable to the emergence of emotional disorders due to the work he/she performs, as well as due to the pressure and demands of his/her institutions. Based on the above, this article has as its main objective to understand the possible damages caused to the mental health of the policeman during his practice. Thus, the bibliographical research will demonstrate the results obtained through the study of topics that will describe the formation of the policeman and the functions performed in his praxis; as well as, research will be listed that indicate the psychological illness of policemen due to the work they do and, finally, it will be demonstrated which services and how the psychological support to civil and military policemen occurs. Thus, the hypotheses raised throughout the article will be analyzed by means of the hypothetical-deductive method, which will demonstrate whether its character is effective when applied to the context of the mental health of policemen and correlating psychological illness with professional practice. Thus, it is concluded that the practices related to the police profession generate a series of factors that trigger diseases and psychological disorders, causing suffering in the life of this subject.