Abstract
Objective
To unveil the implications for men of father-son estrangement as a result of a protective measure for conjugal violence.
Methods
This is an exploratory descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, developed with nine men who were responding to a lawsuit for conjugal violence at the 1st and 2nd Courts of Justice of the Peace in Casa de Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The research took place through a semi-structured interview, with its content recorded, transcribed and then submitted for validation by the men. Data were systematized based on the steps recommended by the categorical thematic content analysis.
Results
The study reveals that the father-son estrangement as a result of an emergency protective measure causes paternal bond rupture, promoting the development of psycho-emotional problems, such as anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation, often somatized and expressed from headache to conditions that require hospital care.
Conclusion
The commitment to the exercise of paternity also violates the right of children and adolescents to live with their father figure. Thus, there is a great need for the Brazilian National Policy for Comprehensive Care for Men’s Health to include a management that prioritizes preventive actions against violence as well as providing psychosocial support to men.
Men’s health; Intimate partner violence; Gender role; Masculinity; Family separation; Security masures