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S340 24th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 33S (2016) S116–S348
2 Regional Hospital Liberec, Department of Psychiatry, Liberec, Czech
Republic
3 Institute of Psychology of the Faculty of Philosophy, Masaryk
University, Brno, Czech Republic
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Mental illness is still surrounded by false myths,
stereotypes and prejudices. Stigmatization is a social problem on a
national and international level and may lead to discrimination.
Objectives Stigmatization has a negative impact on patient’s life,
treatment seeking, self-image, adherence andmental health recov-
ery.
Aims The aim of the study was to examined the tendency to
stigmatization mentally ill people by university students in the
Czech Republic.
Methods The constructed questionnaire called Tendency to
stigmatization TTS (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.952), demographic ques-
tionnaire and tentative shortened version of personality question-
naire NEO-PI-R were administered on Facebook offered to student
groups.
Results The statistical analysis of data from 1350 students
showed a relatively high tendency to stigmatization depending
on age (stigma is lower with age), gender (women have a lower
TTS than men), studied university, faculty, educational focus. The
lowest rate of stigmatization had students of psychology. Stu-
dents of economics, management, informatics and engineering
disciplines stigmatize in a high degree. Social oriented students
had the lowest TTS, technically orientated the highest. The TTS
also depends on personal agreeableness (low-friendly students had
a higher TTS) and neuroticism (mentally unstable students had
slight TTS). Lower TTS had students who attended psychopatholog-
ical/psychiatric subject at school, also students, who personallymet
or know somebody with mental disease and students with mental
health problems
Conclusions Our study suggests the importance of stigmatization
already among university students according to their academic ori-
entation. Understanding the process of stigmatization is important
for future efforts to find possible solutions and de-stigmatization
of mental illness in society.
Table 1 Description of the sample, demographic data.
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Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EW640
Capturing depression with your
smartphone: Validity and utilization
of iHOPE for depressed patients in
Taiwan
G. Chin-Lun Hung ∗, M.S. Li , Y.L. Chen , J.H. Chiang
1 Department of Psychiatry, Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City
Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2 Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering,
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Clinical assessment for depression, to date, has
relied heavily on patients’ retrospective report, which is liable to
recall bias.
Objectives A number of mobile applications for ecological
momentary assessment (EMA) of depressive disorder have been
piloted, however, evidence regarding their validity and acceptance
is limited.
Aims In this study, we examined the association between Hamil-
ton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) and EMA of depressive
symptoms via a smartphone application and demonstrated the
level and determinants of utilization.
Methods Our mobile phone application, iHOPE, would perform
EMA of depression, anxiety, sleep and cognitive ability. Outpa-
tients with depressive disorder were invited to use iHOPE for 8
weeks. Smartphone usage patterns and clinical characteristicswere
assessed.
Results We enrolled 59 outpatients with depression (38 [64.4%]
women; mean [SD] age = 37.3 [13.9] years). In 8 weeks, participants
interacted with iHOPE for an average of 10.8 (SD = 12.3) days; a
trend of decreased frequency of use (P = 0.03) was observed. Scores
of HAM-D at baseline was associated with, of the first 14 days,
scores of PHQ-9 (P = 0.005), visual analogue scale of depression
(P = 0.003) and anxiety .
Conclusions EMA via mobile technology appears to be valid and
feasible for Asian patients with depression. Mobile health has a
potential for the assessment of depressive disorder in areas with
limited awareness and resource for mental health conditions.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
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The effect of the financial crisis in
Greece on the health habits of young
adults
D. Menti , V. Fanioudaki , G. Lyrakos ∗
1 City Unity College, MSc Health Psychology, Psychology Department,
Athens, Greece
2 General Hospital Nikaia “Ag. Panteleimon”, Psychiatric Department,
Nikaia, Greece
∗ Corresponding author.
Background Periods of financial crisis have been strongly asso-
ciated with changes in the health habits of affected individuals.
Previous research suggests that these periods usually affect drink-
ing, smoking, physical activity and eating habits, thus affecting our
psychophysical health as well.
Aim To investigate the effect of the financial crisis in Greece on
the health habits of young adults.
Method Two hundred and seven Greek young adults participated
in the study, 75 (36.2%) males and 132 (63.8%) females, with amean
age of 29. Analysis of data was conducted with Anova, Ancova,
regression and correlation analyses, using the SPSS software.
Results The findings showed a significant effect of the financial
crisis on drinking patterns (F(1.173) = 4.488, P = 0.036). Individuals
whose income was reduced consumed less alcohol (M= 11.646,