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24th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 33S (2016) S14–S17

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research, which is easier, faster and prevailing in training insti-

tutions. Also, psychotherapy training is found less affordable by

trainees.

With collaboration from other organizations, EFPT aims to improve

standards of psychiatry training, including psychotherapy. We

present some initiatives led by UEMS, EPA, WPA and ECNP. Today’s

technology allows trainees to reach various psychotherapeutic

training availabilities, including online tools (Webinar, MOOCs,

online guidebooks) and international courses. It is advisable

that training institutions devote more time on psychotherapy

training and supervision, associations provide costly training avail-

abilities or scholarships, encourage more scientific research on

psychotherapeutics and take into account the progress of research

in psychology and neuroscience

[1–5] .

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

References

[1] Hadjipavlou G, Hernandez CA, Ogrodniczuk JS. Psychother-

apy in contemporary psychiatric practice. Can J Psychiatry

2015;60(6):294–300.

[2] Woelbert E. Psychotherapy for mental illness in Europe: an

exploration on the evidence base and the status quo. Luxem-

bourg: Publications Office of the European Union; 2015.

[3] Sudak D, Goldberg DA. Trends in psychotherapy training: a

National Survey of Psychiatry Residency Training. Acad Psychi-

atry 2012;36:369–73.

[4] Statements of the European Federation of Trainees (EFPT); 2015.

p. 6.

[5] Charter on Training of Medical Specialists in the EU. Require-

ments for the speciality of psychiatry. Berlin: UEMS, European

Board of Psychiatry; 2003.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.809

EECP 04

Is addiction medicine part of

psychiatry?

L. Orsolini

1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ,

, D .

Papanti

2 , A. V

alchera

1 , 4 , R . V

ecchiotti

1 , 3 , 4 ,

J. Corkery

2 , F. S

chifano

2

1

Villa San Giuseppe Hospital – Hermanas Hospitalarias, Department

of Psychiatry, Ascoli Piceno, Italy

2

University of Hertforshire, School of Life and Medical Sciences,

Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Medical Sciences,

Hatfield, United Kingdom

3

Maastricht University, Department of Psychiatry and

Neuropsychology, Maastricht, Netherlands

4

Polyedra, Polyedra Research, Teramo, Italy

Corresponding author.

Addiction medicine/psychiatry, a medical subspecialty founded on

October 1991 by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurol-

ogy, was granted as subspecialty within psychiatry. It mainly deals

with medical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of subjects who

suffer from an addiction (i.e. drug and/or alcohol addiction; gam-

bling; sexual addiction; game addiction; and so on). Addiction

psychiatry also deals with subjects in dual diagnosis, i.e. individuals

with addiction issues along with co-occurring psychiatric disor-

ders. However, despite its well established “dignity” to be part of

psychiatry, most mental health’s professionals believe that it is not

a primarily psychiatric field due to the frequent co-occurrence of

internistic/medical issues. In addition, the situation of psychiatric

training specifically addressed to addiction is widely diversified

across the European countries. Therefore, most psychiatrists do not

possess specific qualifications and formation on this increasing field

of psychiatry. The present lecture aims at providing an insight into

the issues related to the diatribe between psychiatry and medicine

on addiction medicine/psychiatry, specifically focusing on differ-

ences across European countries.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.810

EECP 05

Should all psychiatrists be skilled to

practice psychotherapy?

E. Sönmez

1 ,

, T . G

argot (Master de sciences cognitives)

2

1

Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital,

Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey

2

Service de pédopsychiatrie, école normale supérieure, hôpital de la

Pitié-Salpêtriere, Paris, France

Corresponding author.

Psychiatrists have a unique place in the spectrum of mental health

services, as being able to integrate psychotherapy and pharma-

cotherapy in clinical practice. It is through psychotherapy training

that a trainee gains optimal communicative skills and competence

in establishing therapeutic alliance with a patient. It helps devel-

oping empathic understanding, which is very important for a good

collaboration and enable understanding, diagnostic and treatment.

It improves trainees’ own insight. All are these fundamental aspects

of a biopsychosocial approach of psychiatry.

In many countries psychiatry trainees have a positive attitude

towards psychotherapy during their training. Moreover, patients

often prefer and adhere to combined psychotherapy and med-

ication than split-care treatments. Research in psychotherapy

provides ample evidence that these treatments are effective. The

UEMS considers psychotherapy education as mandatory. EFPT

advocates that all trainees must gain competence in at least one

recognised form of psychotherapy and have a basic knowledge for

other forms. Altogether, there is a consensus among all actors of

mental health services that psychotherapy training is essential and

should be improved. Yet, it is still far from being a priority in psy-

chiatric training and is subdued by biological training and research,

which is easier, faster and prevailing in training institutions. Also,

psychotherapy training is found less affordable by trainees.

With collaboration from other organizations, EFPT aims to improve

standards of psychiatry training, including psychotherapy. We

present some initiatives led by UEMS, EPA, WPA and ECNP.

Today’s technology allows trainees to reach various psychothe-

rapeutic training availabilities, including online tools (Webinar,

MOOCs, online guidebooks) and international courses. It is advis-

able that training institutions devote more time on psychotherapy

training and supervision, associations provide costly training avail-

abilities or scholarships, encourage more scientific research on

psychotherapeutics and take into account the progress of research

in psychology and neuroscience

[1–5] .

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

References

[1] Hadjipavlou G, Hernandez CA, Ogrodniczuk JS. Psychother-

apy in contemporary psychiatric practice. Can J Psychiatry

2015;60(6):294–300.

[2] Woelbert E. Psychotherapy for mental illness in Europe: an

exploration on the evidence base and the status quo. Luxem-

bourg: Publications Office of the European Union; 2015.

[3] Sudak D, Goldberg DA. Trends in psychotherapy training: a

National Survey of Psychiatry Residency Training. Acad Psychi-

atry 2012;36:369–73.

[4] Statements of the European Federation of Trainees (EFPT); 2015.

p. 6.

[5] Charter on Training of Medical Specialists in the EU. Require-

ments for the speciality of psychiatry. Berlin: UEMS, European

Board of Psychiatry; 2003.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.811