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intact or good insight may be an indicator for suicidal ideation
among patients with bipolar disorders. A brief psychoeducational
approach could potentially be effective. We recommend a com-
bined approach to Improve clinical insight in bipolar disorder.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
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Emotional intelligence in bipolar
disorder
E. Chapela ∗ uintero Félix-Alcántara orales
C. Javier , G.A. Jorge
1 Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
2 Fundación Psiformación, Psyhiatry, Madrid, Spain
3 Psikids, Psyhiatry, Madrid, Spain
4 Hospital del Henares, Psyhiatry, Madrid, Spain
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to
process, understand and manage emotions. In bipolar disorder
seem to be more conserved, with less functional impairment than
other severe mental disorders as schizophrenia. So far, there are
few studies analyzing emotional intelligence in bipolar disorder.
Objective The objective of this research is to better understand
the different characteristics and the factors affecting these social-
cognitive dysfunctions in bipolar disorder.
Aims To explore possible factors related to emotional intel-
ligence in these severe mental disorders: symptoms, cognitive
functioning, quality of life and psychosocial function.
Material and methods Twenty-six adults bipolar type I patients
were examinedusingMSCEIT (themost validated test for emotional
intelligence), BPRS, YMRS, HDRS, WAIS-IV, TMT and Rey Figure in
order to determine the level of emotional intelligence and factors
relate.
Results Bipolar patients show lack of emotional intelligence
when compared with general population. Cognitive impairment
and age are the principal factors related.
Discussion Results are discussed and compared with recent lit-
erature.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
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The emotional intelligence in severe
mental disorders: A comparative
study in schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder
E. Chapela ∗, M. Félix-Alcántara , J. Quintero , I. Morales ,
J. Gómez-Arnau , J. Correas
1 Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
2 Fundación Psiformación, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
3 Psikids, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
4 Hospital del Henares, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Severe mental disorders have deficits in different
aspects of social cognition, which seem to be more pronounced
in patients with schizophrenia compared to those with bipolar
disorder. Emotional intelligence, defined as the ability to process,
understand and manage emotions, is one of the main components
of the sociocognition. Both in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
have been described changes in emotional intelligence, but only
few studies compare both disorders.
Objectives The objective of this research is to increase knowledge
about the differences between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Aims To compare emotional intelligence in patients with
schizophrenia versus bipolar patients.
Methods Seventy-five adult patients with schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder were evaluate.
The assessment protocol consisted of a questionnaire on socio-
demographic and clinical-care data, and a battery of assessment
scales (BPRS, PANSS, SCID-I-RV, YMRS, HDRS, CGI-S, EEAG, MSCEIT).
Among the assessment tools of emotional intelligence, we select
MSCEIT as the most validated.
Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 23 version. After the
descriptive analysis of the data, we compare the results of the
scales.
Results Both disorders show a deterioration of emotional intel-
ligence compared to the general population. There were no
statistically significant differences in the comparison of emotional
intelligence between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Conclusion Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have deficits in
emotional intelligence, while it is difficult to show differences
between them. These changes in emotional intelligence are part
of a set of cognitive, social and non-social skills, which are altered
in these severe mental disorders.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
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Mixed-effects models: Family burden
and functionality in patients with
bipolar disorder
C. Bermúdez-Ampudia∗, A. García-Alocén ,
M. Martínez-Cengotitabengoa , S. Alberich , I. González-Ortega ,
S. Barbeito Resa , A. González-Pinto
Hospital Universitario Araba. Cibersam, Psychiatry, Vitoria-Gasteiz,
Spain
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction The bipolar disorder (BD) has an important effect
over the lives of patients and families. The attitude of the family is
a modifiable factor through specific interventions and it has been
related with BD prognosis.
Objectives Study a sample of families and patients with BD.
Aims Compare between two groups its course of burden of caring
for family members with BD. Also, we will see the course of the
functionality in patients.
Methods Sample of 148 individuals who caring a familiar with
BD. Seventy-six of these followed psychoeducation session are
going to be experimental group (EG), and the others 72 did not
followed any session are going to be control group (CG). There is a
follow-up at 6months and one year. To see the course of the burden
and the functionality it will be used mixed models.
Results At baseline, there were not significant differences
between CG and EG in objective and subjective burden and
functionality. But over time there were significant results in
the three cases. For objective burden (b = −0.016; P = 0.0001)
EG presented a drop (b = −0.014; P = 0.0062), while CG did
not show changes (b = 0.002; P= 0.4691). For subjective bur-
den (b = −0.014; P = 0.0058) without significant results for CG
(b = −0.352; P = 0.3203) and a significant decrease in EG (b = −0.017;
P = 0.003). For the functionality (b = 1.474; P= 0.000) there was
a significant increase in EG (b = 1.349; P = 0.000) but not for CG
(b = −0.125; P = 0.3828).
Conclusions Two groups did not differ at baseline however after
the psychoeducation sessions appear clear differences, decreasing
the burden for EG group and the functionality also improved for EG.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.