Abstract
DOI: 10.25248/REAS27_2017
Objetive: To evaluate the stress levels of the military police officers who work in the activities of Radio Patrol in the capital of Amapá State. Methods: A questionnaire known as the Stress Symptom Inventory for Adults - ISSL (LIPP MEN, 2004) was applied, which was submitted to 87 policemen of the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 10th Military Police Battalion of Macapá /AP. Results and Discussion: Data analysis showed that 52% of those surveyed in the age group between 26 and 35 years of age presented stress symptomatology, the time of service in this mode of policing was less than 5 years. Of the total sample, 18 were women, corresponding to 20.68% of those surveyed, and 13 of them had some kind of symptom. Conclusion: The results of the research confirmed that more than half had some type of stressors, confirming the high numbers contained in the report of the Psychosocial Division of 2013. It made clear the need for a restructuring of the methods of health management for a better biopsychosocial care Of its professionals so that they can better develop their activities to society.