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

EW388

Mutual influence between mood

disorders and personality disorders

R. Khemakhem

, W. Homri , D. Karoui , M. Mezghani , L. Mouelhi ,

N. Bram , I. Ben Romdhane , R. Labbane

Razo Hospital, Psychiatry C, Mannouba, Tunisia

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Several studies have explored the vulnerability to

mood disorders that constitute some personality traits.

Aims

To study the potential relationship between mood disor-

ders and personality disorders.

Objective

We hypothesized that personality disorders can be

related to severe mood disorders.

Methods

Thiswas a retrospective study including the period from

January 2000 till September 2015 and related to patients in whom

the diagnosis of mood disorder and personality one were retained

according to the criteria of the DSM-IV TR while the sociodemo-

graphic and clinical were collected by a pre-established railing.

Results

We included 28 patients (15

, 13

). The average age

was 38 years. Eighteen (64.3%) patients (7

, 11

) are unemployed.

Fifteen patients (10

, 5

) were schooled until secondary level. Sev-

enteen patients (60.7%) were married. The bipolar I disorder (BD I)

was most frequently founded (50%), followed by the major depres-

sive disorder in 25% (

n

= 7) then by the bipolar II disorder in 21.4%

(

n

= 6). A case of dysthymia was also noted. Half of the personality

disorders were the borderline type, followed by the histrionic type

in 28.6% (

n

= 8) then by the antisocial in 17.9% (

n

= 5) and finally one

patient presented a paranoiac personality. The antisocial personal-

ity was significantly associated with the BD I (

P

= 0.011) and half of

the patients with a pathological personality, presented a depressive

symptomatology.

Conclusion

The personality disruption is a factor of severity of the

thymic disorders. Consequences on the management of patients

and their response to treatments remain available.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.506

EW389

Emotional agility – a new language

and paradigm for psychiatry

R. Kurz

Cubiks, IPT, Guildford, United Kingdom

Introduction

Emotional Agility constitutes an alternative to the

DSM-5 personality trait model.

Objective

The presentation outlines how Emotional Agility is

conceptualised and measured through self-report and multi-rater

questionnaires.

Aims

The paper highlights the development of a short Emotional

Agility trait questionnaire and a corresponding behavioural mea-

sure with 18 items.

Method

Data (

n

= 929) from a substantial personality question-

naire with 161 questions was utilised to create a 54 question ‘short

form’ that measures the Big 5 personality factor plus Need for

Achievement through 18 facet scales of 3 items each. Data on the

same subjects from a 50-item criterion measure was reduced to 18

items that are structurally aligned to the 18-predictor facets.

Results

Predictor reliabilities averaged 0.752 at Factor as well

as Facet level. The unit weight sum of the 54 questions achieved

an uncorrected validity of 0.28 (

n

= 929) against external ratings

of effectiveness. Joint factor analysis showed good discrimination

between the six factors. A ‘positive manifold’ of Emotional Agility

scales emerged as expected which could be conceptualised as the

opposite of the MMPI2 ‘Demoralisation Factor’.

Conclusion

The Emotional Agility approach could ground men-

tal health assessments firmly in positive approaches that use

every-day terminology. It seems preferable to vague scales claiming

to measure obscure ‘clinical’ constructs through hugely overlap-

ping items that are often not fit for purpose.

Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his/her decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.507

EW390

The relationships among psychopathy,

empathy, and aggression

J. Lee

1 ,

, H .J

. Lee

2

1

Seoul National University Hospital, Neuropsychiatry, Seoul, Korea

2

Seoul National University, Psychology, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding author.

Introduction

The lack of empathy is often described as one of the

core characteristics of psychopaths. However, prior studies on cog-

nitive empathy in psychopaths have led to mixed conclusions, with

some indicating that psychopaths have no impairments in cognitive

empathy.

Objectives

This study set out to resolve this inconsistency by

distinguishing the two factors that constitute the construct of psy-

chopathy: Factor 1 (e.g., emotional callousness, lack of guilt) and

Factor 2 (e.g., irresponsible lifestyle, poor behavioral controls).

Aims

The main aim of this study was to examine the differen-

tial relationship between these two factors and relevant variables

including empathy, aggression, satisfaction with life.

Methods

Self-report questionnaires and two online experiments

(facial affect recognition task, emotional scenario task) were

administered to 306 undergraduate students to collect data about

psychopathy, cognitive/affective empathy, aggression, satisfaction

with life.

Results

Correlation analysis revealed that both Factor 1 and Fac-

tor 2 had negative correlations with self-reported measures of

cognitive/affective empathy, and only Factor 1 emerged as a signif-

icant predictor of both kinds of empathy. Aggression also showed

a stronger positive correlation with Factor 1 than with Factor 2,

regardless of subtypes (instrumental, reactive, relational, overt

aggression). On the other hand, satisfaction with life was more

negatively correlated with Factor 2 than Factor 1, and regression

analysis revealed that only Factor 2 was a significant predictor.

Conclusions

This study showed Factor 1 is more important than

Factor 2 in explaining both empathy and aggression in psychopath,

while satisfaction with life is better explained by Factor 2 than by

Factor 1.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.508

EW391

Borderline personality disorder and

working memory: A systematic review

S. Marini

1 ,

, C. Ranalli

2

, C. Di Gregorio

2

, E. Cinosi

1

, M. Corbo

1

,

M. Lupi

1

, M. Carlucci

1

, V. Mancini

1

, R. Santacroce

1

, F. Vellante

1

,

T. Acciavatti

1 , M.

Di Giannantonio

1

1

University G. d’Annunzio, Neurosciences and Imaging, Chieti, Italy

2

Hospital G. Mazzini, Mental Health, Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis

and Treatment, Teramo, Italy

Corresponding author.

Purpose of the study

The purpose of this study was to investigate

cognitive functioning in Borderline Personality Disorder subjects,

with particular reference to the Working Memory functioning. The

Working Memory seems to be relate to core features of the dis-

turb. The final aim was to better understand the disorder and to

implement a cognitive training to improve the deficits.

Methods

A literature search was conducted in April 2015.

Pubmed and Scopus databases were used to find studies to include