Sofrimento Psíquico entre Policiais: um Estudo na Polícia Civil do Rio Grande do Sul

Matheus Maciel Lamego; Fernanda Bassani

Psychic Suffering among Police Officers: a Study in Civil Police Force of Rio Grande do Sul

Authors

Matheus Maciel Lamego Centro Universitário FADERGS, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8220-0780
Fernanda Bassani Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0049-0786

Abstract

The article presents results of research carried out at the Civil Police Health Division of Rio Grande do Sul, based on the analysis of 543 screening forms carried out between 2015 and 2020. The objective is to understand the main reasons that lead police officers to start mental health treatment. The problematization of the data was based on the concept of “psychic suffering” by Dejours, on the notion of “police culture” by Monjardet and on the assumptions of institutional psychology. It was observed that it is female police officers who, proportionately, seek care the most; that the police begin psychological suffering in the first years of entry; and that the reasons expressed that led them to seek care are conflicts in marital relationships, depressive and psychosomatic symptoms, and accidents at work. The importance of reinforcing the records of attendances and their consequences in police health institutions is highlighted, in order to statistically support research, interventions, and public policies aimed at this population.

Keywords: police, public administration, suffering.

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Published

2022-07-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2022): rPOT N3/2022

Section

Empirical Research Reports

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