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Consequências das atuações com suicídios na Ponte 25 de Abril para a saúde dos polícias da Esquadra Moto
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A saúde mental constitui-se como um tema atual, uma preocupação dos Estados, dado os
elevados números no que diz respeito a doenças psíquicas e a lesões autoprovocadas
voluntariamente das quais resulta a morte. A polícia surge como um dos primeiros e
principais intervenientes nestas ocorrências, lidando de forma direta com os impactos destas
mortes violentas. Este contacto estabelece-se como fonte de stress e de consequências
psicológicas, físicas e comportamentais. O presente estudo visou perceber de que modo os
polícias da Esquadra Moto da Divisão de Trânsito de Lisboa (EM-DT) são impactados pelos
suicídios e tentativas de suicídio a que ocorrem na ponte 25 de Abril. Realizou-se um estudo
qualitativo através da análise de conteúdo de entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas a 18
polícias pertencentes à EM-DT, com o intuito de perceber não só as consequências que
experimentam mas as estratégias que utilizam para melhor lidarem com elas. Os resultados
mostram que os impactos sentidos, nomeadamente, a elevada frequência com que foram
referidos sintomas de fadiga por compaixão, trauma secundário e depressão, têm muitas
vezes origem no conteúdo do trabalho.
Mental health is a current subject and a concern for the States, given the high numbers of mental illnesses and self-inflicted injuries that result in death. The police are one of the first and main actors involved in these incidents, dealing directly with the impact of these violent deaths. This contact is a source of stress and psychological, physical and behavioural consequences. The aim of this study was to understand how police officers from the Moto Police Station of the Lisbon Traffic Division (EM-DT) are affected by suicides and suicide attempts on the 25 de Abril Bridge. A qualitative study was carried out by analysing the content of semi-structured interviews with 18 police officers from the EM-DT, with the aim of understanding not only the consequences they experience but also the strategies they use to better deal with them. The results show that the impacts felt, particularly the high frequency with which symptoms of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and depression were reported, often come from the content of the job.
Mental health is a current subject and a concern for the States, given the high numbers of mental illnesses and self-inflicted injuries that result in death. The police are one of the first and main actors involved in these incidents, dealing directly with the impact of these violent deaths. This contact is a source of stress and psychological, physical and behavioural consequences. The aim of this study was to understand how police officers from the Moto Police Station of the Lisbon Traffic Division (EM-DT) are affected by suicides and suicide attempts on the 25 de Abril Bridge. A qualitative study was carried out by analysing the content of semi-structured interviews with 18 police officers from the EM-DT, with the aim of understanding not only the consequences they experience but also the strategies they use to better deal with them. The results show that the impacts felt, particularly the high frequency with which symptoms of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and depression were reported, often come from the content of the job.
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consequências da atividade policial eventos traumáticos Polícia de Segurança Pública resposta a suicídios saúde mental consequences of police activity mental health Public Security Police suicide response traumatic events