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24th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 33S (2016) S349–S805

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Alhussien University Hospital-Azhar University, Psychiatry, Cairo,

Egypt

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Stigma and discrimination experienced by persons

suffering from mental illness, unlike other medical conditions,

recognized as a barrier in countries rich and poor, and in coun-

tries with well-developed mental health services and those with

limited services. It was hypothesized that depression may affect

patients’ attitude towards mental illness “public stigma” as well

as self-stigmatization and that there will be a difference between

Egyptians and Germans.

Aims

This study sets out to identify and compare public–and self-

stigma among depressed women in two different communities.

Objectives

To test findings from transcultural comparative study

of two patient groups of depressed women from two different

communities. Participants were 50 adult females diagnosed with

depression from Egypt and Germany.

Method

Participants completed after clinical interviewing and

diagnosis with depression two questionnaires: the inventory of

attitude towards mental illness (Shokeer, 2002) and the explana-

tory model interview catalogue EMIC (Weis et al., 2001).

Results

Analysis indicates that positive attitudes towards mental

illness were more for the German respondents than for the Egyp-

tians. There were significant differences between the two groups in

the causal attributions of mental illness. Psychotherapy was widely

accepted in the two groups as a helpful method for treatment of

mental illness.

Conclusion

It was concluded that the traditional beliefs affect the

understanding of illness causality and that the subjective experi-

ence of depression may affect attitude towards mental illness and

mentally ill people. The effect of the social desirability is discussed.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1439

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The old concept of psychogenic

psychosis revisited from a

transcultural approach: A case series

J. Gómez-Arnau

, R. Puente-García , S. García-Jorge ,

M. Benítez-Alonso , H. Dolengevich-Segal , J. Correas-Lauffer

Hospital Universitario del Henares, Psychiatry, Coslada Madrid, Spain

Corresponding author.

Introduction

The concept of psychogenic psychosis was intro-

duced by Wimmer in 1916 and subsequently extended by

Strömgren in the mid twentieth century. It typically describes a

polymorphic psychotic episode of abrupt onset and which follows

a trauma or stressful life situation. The duration of the episode is

usually brief and remission occurs ad integrum. In recent decades,

the notion has fallen into disuse in clinical psychiatry and interna-

tional classifications. This could be due to a general improvement

in living conditions, with less exposure to traumatic situations.

Objective

We intend to study the characteristics of psychogenic

psychosis in immigrants. We believe that the condition could be

observed better in this population, given their greater vulnerabil-

ity to trauma. For this purpose, we chose a sample of Romanian

patients, who nevertheless have considerable cultural affinity with

the Spanish population.

Methods

We collected the clinical and biographical data of four

cases of psychogenic psychosis admitted to our clinic between 2012

and 2015.

Results

Four Romanian women aged 25 to 42 were diagnosed

with psychogenic psychosis in this period. Mean length of hospital-

ization was 5, 0 days. All patients reported familiar or occupational

stress prior to the onset of symptoms. Psychotic symptoms remit-

ted quickly with low doses of medication, despite being initially

intense.

Conclusions

Reported cases fit remarkably well with the origi-

nal description of Wimmer. The concept of psychogenic psychosis,

along with similar brief psychotic entities, could be useful in

describing the psychopathology derived from new social models

and crises.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1440

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Perceptual symptoms in the latino

psychiatric patients attending inner

city outpatient clinic

L. Gonzalez

, A. Khadivi , W. Gu , P. Korenis

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Psychiatry, Bronx, USA

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Psychotic symptoms occur in a variety of psychi-

atric disorders and medical conditions. In addition, a significant

proportion of the general population reports history of psychotic

symptoms in the apparent absence of a psychiatric disorder.

Reviewed literature suggests that Latino patients report certain

forms of visual and auditory hallucinations without other indi-

cations of psychotic illness. In addition, it is common that some

individuals with diverse religious or cultural backgrounds may

present with psychotic transient experiences, which can be cul-

turally normative.

Objective

To determine the prevalence of hallucinations and

describe the nature of hallucinatory experiences in relation to cul-

tural belief in Latino and non-Latino psychiatric outpatients.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective case control study of 146

patients who were admitted to the outpatient psychiatric clinic for

a period of tenmonths. We assessed clinical characteristics of these

patients and reviewed the extended mental status examination,

which contained questions about various form of hallucinations

and spiritual experiences. This poster will explore the prevalence of

hallucinations in the Latino population and determine the percent-

age of patients with a diagnosis of psychotic illness. A discussion of

the phenomenological hallucinatory experiences and its relation-

ship to cultural beliefs in the Latino psychiatric patients will also

be presented.

Conclusions

Psychotic symptoms present differently across cul-

tures. The Latino population is most likely to have psychotic like

symptoms related to their cultural beliefs. Clinicians must under-

stand the diverse cultural experiences and beliefs of the patients

they work with to prevent misdiagnosis of culturally normative

experiences.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1441

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Community psychiatry in

Mozambique – a transcultural

journey

A. Guerra

, M.

Croca

Hospital de Santa Maria–Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Psychiatry

and Mental Health Department, Lisbon, Portugal

Corresponding author.

Historically the psychiatric clinical practice in Mozambique

evolved from an eminently reclusive care setting (colonial period)

to a phase where the patients were rapidly deinstitutionalized into

their communities (post-independence years). In 1990, in order

to restructure the mental health care network, the National Men-

tal Health Plan was approved. Its main goal was to promote a

semi-open treatment setting, activating the community role in the