Estresse em combate reconhecer o transtorno de estresse pós-traumático: aplicação na Marinha do Brasil do protocolo de identificação utilizado no USMC

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to recognize Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as an important and serious consequence suffered by combatants involved in Military Operations, whether in armed combat situations or in Peace Operations under the aegis of the United Nations (UN), significantly affecting the operational capacity of the troops and the success of the missions carried out by them. In order to demonstrate the need to establish structured procedures and protocols for the early detection of PTSD, the OSCAR Program, used in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), will be here presented, using it as a model for comparison with the work developed by the Núcleo do Serviço de Assistência Integrada ao Pessoal da Marinha na Esquadra (N-SAIPM ESQUADRA), in assisting the Brazilian military personnel involved in the Maritime Task Force of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (MTF-UNIFIL), seeking to study management improvement opportunities to deal with PTSD in the scope of the Brazilian Navy. Finally, it is concluded, by means of the presentation of suggestions, aimed at the systematization of the continuous psychosocial assistance, to be provided to the Brazilian Navy military involved in UN Peace Operations.