"E que por mais distante que tu queira ficar, tu acaba afetado" : relação entre saúde mental e trabalho dos policiais civis de um município da Região do Vale do Rio Pardo.

Abstract

The Psychodynamics of Labor glimpses in police activity, a subject that suffers. This branch has an intense workload and suffering, resulting in physical and mental exhaustion. Thus, the objective of this research is to analyze the impacts of work on the mental health of Civil Police in a municipality of the Vale do Rio Pardo region, seeking to identify the strategies used in the daily life of their work. To achieve this goal, we chose to structure this research in a qualitative way, based on an adaptation of the Psychodynamics of Work. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten civilian police officers who had been working in the institution for at least six months. A demonstration of pleasure at work was demonstrated through the feeling of usefulness, of being able to assist those who seek them. The experiences of suffering refer to overwork at work, lack of recognition, justifying a physical and mental strain. Sometimes these sufferings could be transformed into defensive or resistance strategies. It was also found that police work is characterized by the extension of professional activity to all spheres of the server's life, requiring an incessant state of alert and thus causing great mental suffering. It is possible to conclude that this study can aid in future research, providing data for a clinical intervention of the work in the institution, proving that the work organization directly influences the mental health of the subjects. The importance of developing effective actions directed to the quality of life and health of civilian police is highlighted.