Distúrbios comportamentais gerados pelo tempo de permanência a bordo

Abstract

The current study attempts to descant about issues which concern to effects caused on the subject, due to a long period of time spent on boar d on Merchant Navy’s ships, in a routine insert in conditions such as stress, anguish, pris on feelings and isolation. In addition to what was said, there is also missing of family and frien ds, besides other psychological issues which create behavioral disorder on man that, in ge neral, are not associated to the subject’s profession as it should be. As a result of it, peop le who work in this profession use to face personal and sporadic problems. Alcoholism, depress ion, bipolar disorder, drug addiction and dual personality are among the disorders discussed in this academic study. During the present study, life on board is compared to prison period, which highlights the disorder’s effect and gives attention to the need of special treatment to professions which deal with isolation and imprisonment.