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A Polícia de Segurança Pública em missões da Organização das Nações Unidas: as cicatrizes que ficam
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Desde a sua fundação em 1945 que a ONU se tem revelado determinante na promoção da
paz e da segurança internacionais, através de múltiplas abordagens, nomeadamente as
operações de apoio à paz (OAP). Desde 1992, a Polícia de Segurança Pública tem participado
de forma ativa nessas missões, contribuindo assim para a projeção de Portugal no panorama
global. São 33 anos a destacar polícias que experienciam uma diversidade de situações em
cenários muitas vezes violentos e inóspitos que os deixam expostos a fatores que elevam os
níveis de stress, fadiga e desgaste emocional, podendo levar a problemas físicos e
psicológicos que afetam o seu bem-estar e desempenho durante e após a missão. Nesta
investigação procurou-se conhecer os impactos na saúde física e psicológica que a
participação nestas missões provoca nos polícias. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo
qualitativo, através da análise de conteúdo de 18 entrevistas em profundidade
semiestruturadas, efetuadas a polícias que participaram em pelo menos uma OAP. Os
resultados revelam uma dualidade das consequências das missões. Ora são enriquecedoras
pessoal e profissionalmente, ora deixam sinais de fadiga por compaixão e ansiedade,
associados essencialmente ao distanciamento familiar e a contextos extremos vividos nos
territórios de missão. Apesar da supremacia de relatos sobre impactos psicológicos, a
procura por ajuda profissional por parte dos polícias revelou-se muito reduzida, refletindo a
necessidade de robustecer o seu acompanhamento psicológico em todas as fases da missão
e de desestigmatizar essa procura.
Since it was founded in 1945, the UN has been instrumental in promoting international peace and security through a variety of approaches, including peace support operations (PSOs). Since 1992, the Public Security Police have actively participated in these missions, thus contributing to Portugal's projection on the global stage. It's been 33 years of deploying police officers who experience a variety of situations in often violent and inhospitable settings that leave them exposed to factors that raise levels of stress, fatigue and emotional exhaustion, which can lead to physical and psychological problems that affect their well being and performance during and after the mission. The aim of this research was to find out about the impact on physical and psychological health that participation in these missions has on police officers. A qualitative study was carried out by analyzing the content of 18 semi-structured in-depth interviews with police officers who had taken part in at least one PSO. The results reveal a duality in the consequences of missions. At times they are personally and professionally enriching, at others they leave signs of compassion fatigue and anxiety, essentially associated with family distancing and the extreme contexts experienced in the mission territories. Despite the predominance of reports on psychological impacts, the police officers' search for professional help proved to be very low, reflecting the need to strengthen their psychological support at all stages of the mission and to destigmatize this search.
Since it was founded in 1945, the UN has been instrumental in promoting international peace and security through a variety of approaches, including peace support operations (PSOs). Since 1992, the Public Security Police have actively participated in these missions, thus contributing to Portugal's projection on the global stage. It's been 33 years of deploying police officers who experience a variety of situations in often violent and inhospitable settings that leave them exposed to factors that raise levels of stress, fatigue and emotional exhaustion, which can lead to physical and psychological problems that affect their well being and performance during and after the mission. The aim of this research was to find out about the impact on physical and psychological health that participation in these missions has on police officers. A qualitative study was carried out by analyzing the content of 18 semi-structured in-depth interviews with police officers who had taken part in at least one PSO. The results reveal a duality in the consequences of missions. At times they are personally and professionally enriching, at others they leave signs of compassion fatigue and anxiety, essentially associated with family distancing and the extreme contexts experienced in the mission territories. Despite the predominance of reports on psychological impacts, the police officers' search for professional help proved to be very low, reflecting the need to strengthen their psychological support at all stages of the mission and to destigmatize this search.
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consequências para a saúde físicas e psicológica impactos na saúde física e psicológica operações de apoio à paz organização das nações unidas polícia de sewgurança pública peace support operations physical and psychological health consequences physical and psychological health impacts Public Security Police United Nations Organization