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24th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 33S (2016) S116–S348

S137

EW61

Psychological violence: A study with

adolescents in a Brazilian Public

Educational Institution

Z. Scherer

1 ,

, L. Cavalin

1

, E. Scherer

2

1

University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing,

Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo,

Brazil

2

Ribeirão Preto Medical School Hospital of the University of São

Paulo, Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto, São

Paulo, Brazil

Corresponding author.

Introduction

The healthy development of adolescents is favored

by interactions involving reciprocity and balance of power, how-

ever, neglectful or abusive relationships can be found in educational

practices in family or school psychological violence being the most

recurrent and often associated with other types of abuse.

Objectives

The goal of this study was to investigate the exposure

of adolescents to psychological violence, as well as identify its asso-

ciation with other types of abuse, the perpetrator and the context

of occurrence.

Aims

Knowing the circumstances of adolescents’ exposure to vio-

lence in school environment.

Method

Therefore, we performed a cross-sectional study with

218 adolescents (aged 14–18 years) of a Brazilian public educa-

tional institution. These students completed a questionnaire and

Psychological Violence Scale (EVP), whose data were analyzed

using descriptive statistics.

Results

The study showed that 96.3% of students suffered psycho-

logical violence, followed by physical violence (34.9%), sexual (7.3%)

and neglect (2.8%). Over 90% of adolescents who suffered physi-

cal, sexual and psychological violence suffered neglect in mild and

moderate form, which shows the co-occurrence of victimization.

We observed that 94.5% of students were exposed to such violence

in its mild and moderate and 1.8% severe form, and only 3.7% of

adolescents never responded to the 18 items asked of psychological

research.

Conclusion

These data show that psychological violence, even if

experienced with mild to moderate behavior is present in the rela-

tionship with significant people in the lives of most adolescents in

this study.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.179

EW62

Prevalence and determinants of

common fears in children and their

socio-demographic characteristic

A. Bener

Istanbul University, Biostatistics & Publıc Health, Istanbul, Turkey

Objective

Most children experience some degree of fear during

their development. Excessive fears can create serious obstacles to

children. The aim of this study was to identify the most common

fears in a sample of children and adolescents and examine the socio-

demographic correlates of fears.

Subjects and methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted

during the period July 2010 to February 2012 at Public and Private

Schools of theMinistry of Education andHigher Education, in Qatar.

Out of 2188 students approached, 1703 students agreed to partici-

pate in this study, with a response rate of 77.8%. The questionnaire

includes socio-demographic information, academic performance,

behaviour at home and various fears.

Results

More than half of the children experienced fears (56.7%).

Most of them were in the intermediate level, 12–15 years old

(46.1%). Overall, reported fears were significantly more frequent

in girls (62.6%) than boys (37.4%) (

P

< 0.001). A significant differ-

ence was observed between girls and boys who experienced fears

in their age group (

P

< 0.001), education of mother (

P

= 0.04), house-

hold income (

P

= 0.008) and academic performance (

P

< 0.001). The

most frequent reported fears were fear of someone dying in the

family (85.2%), parents getting divorced (84.5%), breaking religious

law (82%), being kidnapped (78.2%), family members ill (78%) and

dying (76.7%).

Conclusions

The study findings revealed that fears were highly

prevalent in Arab children and adolescents in Qatar. Girls reported

more fears than boys. There was a significant difference observed

between girls and boys in their age group and academic perfor-

mance for the reported fears.

Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his/her decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.180

EW63

Anticipating the unknown: A mixed

method study assessing French

psychiatrists opinions towards

prognosis in adolescent and young

adult psychiatry

L. Benoit

Hôpital Cochin, maison des Adolescents, Paris, France

The early treatment of psychiatric disorders has become a central

goal of mental health policies worldwide. Yet little is known about

the attitudes of psychiatrists regarding prognosis in their daily

work. When treating young patients with acute psychotic symp-

toms, howdo psychiatristsmanage diagnostic uncertainty?Do they

anticipate the risk of schizophrenia or avoid making prognostica-

tions? To what extent do they communicate their expectations to

patients and their families?

Methods

This is a mixed method study. Firstly, a series of in

depth interviews addressed French youth psychiatrists’ opinions

towards prognosis. Participants worked in a variety of settings,

public institutions, private practice, and student help. Secondly,

an online survey investigated French psychiatrists’ opinion toward

prognosis. The survey consisted of the presentation of a clinical

vignette in which a psychiatrist communicates on prognosis to a

young patient with acute psychotic symptoms. The vignette was

randomly shown in four versions with different predictions and

outcomes. Respondents were then asked questions regarding prog-

nosis communication.

Results

Qualitative analysis stresses psychiatrists’ uncertainty in

their daily work with teenagers presenting unclear symptoms that

might be the sign of a beginning psychotic process or might as well

reflect adolescent unease. Psychiatrists are reluctant to commit

into prognosticating or using standardized tools. The contradiction

between the expectations that psychiatrists be able to predict what

will happen to a young patient and their impossibility to do so,

raises an ambivalence that is only managed through a deep emo-

tional involvement. The survey received more than 400 answers,

and statistical analysis is in progress.

Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his/her decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.181

EW64

Psychosocial correlates of subjective

sleep disturbances in an adolescent

community population in South Korea

S.Y. Bhang

1 ,

, J.W. Hwang

2

, M. Jeon

1

1

Eulji Hospital, Psychiatry, Seoul, Republic of Korea