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

S499

EV470

Attitude of attendants for E.C.T. to be

given in patients of psychiatric

disorders

S. Srivastava

Lucknow, India

Introduction

Utilization of E.C.T. has diminished since the middle

of 20th century but, inspite of widespread use of pharmacological

agents for treatment of major psychiatric disorders, E.C.T. is still

treatment of choice for patients with severe suicidal symptoms,

catatonia and diseases resistant to various pharmacological agents.

But inspite of its excellent effect in various psychiatric disorders,

acceptance of E.C.T. is very poor in society.

Objective

Objective of this study was to know the attitude of

attendants for E.C.T. and acceptance after detailed description of

procedure and discussing merits and demerits of E.C.T.

Aims

As still it is the best treatment for certain psychiatric dis-

orders, so to increase the awareness about its benefits and try to

remove the negativity regarding E.C.T. in society.

Method

In this study, 61 patients were randomly selected who

had indication for E.C.T. without any discrimination of male and

female. Their attendants were categorized by their socioeconomic

status. All the attendants were asked open questions regarding

their opinion for E.C.T. before taking consent.

Result

Sixty patients were selected who had indication for E.C.T.

and their attendants were asked to give their opinion for E.C.T.

Amongst them 9.84% were from upper socioeconomic status,

68.86% were from middle socioeconomic status and 21.31% were

from lower socioeconomic status. Only 11.48% had a positive atti-

tude, 75.40% had a negative attitude and 16.39% had no comments.

Conclusion

After developing good rapport and confidence with

attendants and detailed explanation of E.C.T. procedure, its merits

and demerits 75.40% had given a positive attitude, 22.95% had given

negative attitude and still 1.64% had no comments.

Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his declaration

of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1455

EV471

Impact of language fluency level on

patients’ pathway and clinical

outcome of the Japanese psychiatric

service

A. Yuasa

1 ,

, S. Nagasawa

2

, A. Yu

1

1

Meijigakuin University, Clinical Psychology/Psychology, Tokyo,

Japan

2

Yotsuya Yui Clinic, Clinical Psychologist, Tokyo, Japan

Corresponding author.

Language fluency often impacts on patients’ behaviors. It might

affect their pathways, how they find an available psychiatric

clinic, and the clinical outcomes, if they continue their treatments.

Multicultural services deficiency is serious concern in Japanese

psychiatric fields. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and

Welfare in 2014, more than two million of foreign visitors live

in Japan, however, the psychiatric institutions providing multilin-

gual services are rare and inadequate comparing the situation in

Europe. The research sets the objective of analyzing the status quo

in a multi-language providing psychiatric clinic, how the pathways

and outcomes of language diffluent patients differ from these of

the local patients. It further aims to find the significance of foreign

patients, and strives the improvement of language services for

non-native patients in Japanese mental health cares. The research

utilized and quantitatively analyzed the retrospective research data

among 900 Japanese patients and 902 non-Japanese patients, who

have visited a psychiatric clinic located in Tokyo. The analysis

revealed that the significant proportion of foreign patients relied

on their acquaintances as their pathways, and that the lower their

language levels were, the higher proportion they had this path. For

the outcomes, the lower their language levels were, the higher con-

tinuity status they had. Our research suggested that two of the

common ways to find a psychiatric service when local patients

suffer from psychopathological maladjustments are researching

Homepages and neighboring clinics, however, the foreigners with

limited language abilities tended to follow the different pathways

and outcome patterns.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1456

EV472

The characteristic of auditory

hallucinations in patients with

schizophrenia, schizoaffective and

bipolar disorder with psychotic

features in Iran

S.M. Zamir

, S.A. Haji Seyed Javadi , M. Majidi

Qazvin university of medical sciences, Psychiatry, Qazvin, Iran

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Auditory hallucinations are perceptional experi-

ments that occur in schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and

bipolar disorder with psychotic features. Characteristic of these

hallucinations may have relation with cultural factors.

Aim

We have done this study to understand more about con-

tent and characteristic of auditory hallucinations in Schizophrenia,

schizoaffective and bipolar disorder with psychotic features in

Qazvin, a state in north-center of Iran.

Methods

We used the questionnaire that prof. Romme and Escher

developed in 1987 for research purposes. Sixty patients diagnosed

with schizophrenia, schizoaffective and bipolar disorder with psy-

chotic features that admitted or attended at clinic of Qazvinmedical

science university hospital, psychiatry ward, were interviewed.

Results

The 45 men and 15 women in three groups were inter-

viewed. The most were men, single, and in fourth decade of their

life. Most patients mentioned that they heard one voice. Mean

age of appearing voices in patients were 19 to 29 years old. Most

patients in the schizoaffective and bipolar group heard male voices

and in schizophrenia were both sexes. Eighty-five percent of bipo-

lar patients, 65% of patients with schizoaffective disorder heard

friendly voices. It was 30% in patients with schizophrenia. Fif-

teen percent of bipolar patients, 75% of schizophrenia and 45% of

schizoaffective stated that voice was hostile.

Conclusion

Our study has revealed that culture affected content

and characteristic of auditory hallucinations. We suggested that

some complementary studies will be done in future from different

Iranian cultures not just people of Qazvin.

Keywords

Auditory hallucination; Schizophrenia;

Schizophrenia; Bipolar disorder; Cultural factors

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1457