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S524

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

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1529

EV545

Swedish translation and reliability of

the Morningness-Eveningness

Questionnaire

M. Ståleby

, S. S

teingrimsson , M. Ioannou

Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Psychiatry and

Neurochemistry, Gothenburg, Sweden

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Chronotherapy is used as an adjuvant treatment

for depression in addition to pharmacological and psychological

treatments. The Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) is

used to classify a person’s sleep and activity pattern. The aim was

to translate the MEQ to Swedish and evaluate the reliability. In

addition, MEQ scores between a healthy study group and patient

group were compared. Lastly, patient MEQ andMADRS scores were

checked for correlation.

Method

The MEQ was translated and back-translated. The MEQ

was administered to a healthy study group (

n

= 285) where a sub-

set of these filled out the MEQ a second time. Cronbach’s

˛

was

used for internal consistency and Wilcoxon signed rank test and

Spearman correlationwas used for test-retest reliability. Spearman

correlationwas used for the patient group (

n

= 26) MEQ andMADRS

scores.

Results

Internal consistency of the MEQ was 0.903. Wilcoxon

signed rank test showed small statistically significant differences

between test and retest and Spearman correlation for the total score

was 0.97. The MEQ scores of the healthy study group and patient

group showed similar mean scores and distribution. There was

no statistically significant difference between the means (

P

= 0.34).

There was no correlation between patient MEQ and MADRS score

(

r

= 0.01).

Conclusion

MEQ is a reliable scale in a Swedish healthy popula-

tion as well as inpatients with depression.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1530

EV546

Ethnicity and depression among

maritime university students in

Canada

A. Steenbeek

1 ,

, D. Langille

2

, K. Wilson

2

, A. Muir

2

1

Dalhousie University, Nursing, Halifax, Canada

2

Dalhousie University, Community Health and Epidemiology,

Halifax, Canada

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Depression is among the most common mental ill-

nesses in Canada. Although many factors contribute to depression,

stress is among the most commonly reported. Studies suggest that

marginalized groups often experience high levels of stress.

Objective

To examine associations between ethnicity and

depressive symptoms among university students.

Aim

To identify if ethnic groups, particularly Aboriginal students,

are at greater risk of depression.

Methods

Online survey data were collected from students

attending eight universities in the Canadian Maritime Provinces

(

n

= 10,180). Depressive symptoms were assessed using the 12-

item version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression

Scale. Ethnicity was organized into five groups: Caucasian only,

Aboriginal only, Aboriginals with other ethnicities, Mixed Ethnicity

(not including Aboriginal), andOther (single ethnicity not including

Aboriginal or Caucasian). Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regres-

sion models were used to assess associations between ethnicity

and elevated depressive symptoms. Adjustedmodels accounted for

demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioural characteristics.

Results

In adjusted analyses for men, Mixed (OR: 2.01; 95% CI:

1.12–3.63) and Other ethnic students (OR: 1.47; 95% CI: 1.11–1.96)

were more likely to have elevated depressive symptoms than

Caucasians. There were no differences between those who were

Aboriginal and those who were Caucasian. In unadjusted and

adjusted analyses for women, depressive symptoms in ethnic

groups (including Aboriginals) were not significantly different from

Caucasians.

Conclusion

Among male university students in the Maritime,

ethnicity (other than being Aboriginal) was associatedwith depres-

sive symptoms in comparison to Caucasians, after adjusting for

covariates. However, amongwomen, ethnicitywas not significantly

associated with depressive symptoms.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1531

EV547

Predicting symptoms in major

depression after inpatient treatment:

The role of alexithymia

T. Suslow

1 ,

, M. Rufer

2

, A. Kersting

1

, V. Guenther

1

1

University ol Leipzig, Psychosomatic Medicine, Leipzig, Germany

2

University of Zurich, Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Alexithymia has been considered to have a negative

influence on the course of symptoms in various psychiatric disor-

ders. Only few studies examined in depressed patients whether

alexithymia predicts the outcome of therapeutic interventions or

the course of symptoms in naturalistic settings.

Aims

In the present prospective study, it was investigated

whether alexithymia is associated with depressive symptoms after

a multimodal inpatient treatment.

Methods

Forty-five inpatients suffering fromacutemajor depres-

sionwere examined in the initial phase of treatment and then again

after seven weeks. Patients took part in a multimodal treatment

program comprising psychodynamic-interactional oriented indi-

vidual and group therapy. The majority of patients were taking

antidepressants during study participation. To assess alexithymia

and depressive symptoms, the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale

(TAS-20), the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) and the Hamil-

ton Depression Scale (HAMD) were administered at baseline and

follow-up.

Results

High scores in the Externally Oriented Thinking (EOT)

facet of alexithymia at baseline predicted high severity of

depressive symptoms at follow-up (for self-reported as well as

observer-rated scores). This relationship was not confounded by

initial depressive symptoms.

Conclusions

Inpatients suffering from major depression with a

more pronounced external cognitive style might benefit less from

multimodal inpatient treatment. Patients high on EOT could avoid

reflecting on negative emotions. Psychological interventions might

modify or account for alexithymic characteristics to improve the

course of depressive symptoms in these patients.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1532