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studies are required to establish prevalence, and better service
delivery to this population.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
Personality and personality disorders
EV868
Gender differences in Hofstede’s
cultural dimensions among a Kuwaiti
sample
A. AlAnezi ∗, B. Alansari
Kuwait university, psychology, Kuwait, Kuwait
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Hofstede’s model of cultural dimensions has
become the most widely accepted andmost frequently citedmodel
for cross-cultural research. His cultural dimensions included power
distance index (PDI), individualismvs. collectivism(IDV), masculin-
ity vs. femininity (MAS), uncertainty avoidance index (UAI), and
long-term vs. short-term orientation (LTO).
Objective The objective of this study is to explore gender related
differences in the Hofstede’s five dimensions of national culture for
work-related values among a sample from Kuwait.
Methods The participants were 540 first year secondary school
Kuwaiti teachers (270 males: mean age = 28.95 ±2.47; 270
females: mean age = 28.20 ±2.04). The Arabic version of the Val-
ues SurveyModule, VSM 08 was administered to participants. Data
analysis include independent sample t-test was used to examine
gender differences in Hofstede’s five dimensions of national cul-
ture.
Results Internal consistency was satisfactory for the Power Dis-
tance, Individualism vs. Collectivism, Masculinity vs. Femininity,
Uncertainty Avoidance, and Long-term vs. Short-term Orientation
subscales respectively (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.82, 0.84, 0.90, 0.74,
0.87) for males and (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.77, 0.90, 0.83, 0.80, 0.88)
for females. The results revealed significant gender differences
where the males obtained a higher score than females on individu-
alism (t = 2.95, P < 0.002), and masculinity (t = 2.77, P < 0.005), while
females obtained a higher score than males on power distance
(t = 4.48, P < 0.000), and long-term orientation (t = 4.13, P < 0.000).
Conclusion These findings suggest that the gender differences
exist for cultural dimensions, and provide insight on leadership
characteristics.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EV869
Differentiating between bipolar
affective disorder (BD) and borderline
personality disorder (BPD) – A clinical
case
A. Ballesteros ∗ etcu ortés ontes nchausti
W. Jaimes ollantes ubizarreta
1 Red de Salud Mental Gobierno de Navarra, Centro de Salud Mental
Estella, Estella, Spain
2 Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust,
psychiatry, Manchester, United Kingdom
3 Consultas Dr. B. Cortés, Psychiatry, Salamanca, Spain
4 Red de Salud Mental Gobierno de Navarra, Complejo Hospitalario
de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
5 Centro Proyecto Hombre, Comunidad terapéutica Proyecto Hombre
de Estella, Estella, Spain
6 Hospital de Donostia Osakidetza, Psiquiatría, Donostia, Spain
7 Consulta privada, Psicología, Madrid, Spain
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Recent studies suggest that Borderline Personality
Disorder (BPD) could be regarded as an affective disorder within
the Bipolar Affective Disorder (BP) spectrum. This is supported
by evidence suggesting a clinical/neurobiological overlap between
these two disorders. The Temperament and Character Inventory
Revised (TCI-R) may help differentiate between the two disorders
and orientate the clinical approach, considering the evidence of the
medium-term temporal stability of TCI-R in a clinical population.
Objective We present a clinical case diagnosed with BD which
underwent testing using TCI-R. TCI-R orientated towards a sec-
ondary diagnosis of BPD and the case further received a course of
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) which led to clinical improve-
ment. We therefore study the usefulness of TCI-R in this clinical
setting.
Aims To study whether TCI-R may help differentiate between BD
and BPD in mood stabilized patients.
Method Our patient is a 52-year-old married male diagnosed
with BD. Considering his clinical features of impulsivity/instability
of behaviors and pathological interpersonal relationships, patient
was started on individual DBT (fortnightly, 4 months). Psychotropic
treatment (paroxetine 30mg/day, lithium 1000mg/day, aripipra-
zole 15mg/day) was not modified.
Results TCI-R scores: harm avoidance (100%), novelty seek-
ing (53%), reward dependence (20%), persistence (18%), self-
directedness (1%), cooperativeness (2%) and self-transcendence
(48%). After 4 months of therapy, the patient improved in distress
tolerance, acceptance, behavioral activation and assertiveness.
Conclusions TCI-R is an inventory for personality traits in which
character scores differ markedly between PD and non-PD patients.
It is a useful tool in BPD patients orientating the clinician in the
differential diagnosis and the treatment approach.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EV870
Age and sex differences in
temperament and character
dimensions in a french non-clinical
population
B. Calvet ∗ Péricaud Parneix Jouette
M. Bricaud Clément
1 CH Esquirol, pôle universitaire de psychiatrie de l’adulte et de la
personne âgée, Limoges, France
2 Université de Limoges, faculté de médecine, Limoges, France
3 Inserm, UMR 1094, Limoges, France
4 CH Esquirol, pôle de territoire, Limoges, France
∗ Corresponding author.
The authors examined age and sex trends on the seven dimensions
and 25 facets assessed by the Temperament and Character Inven-
tory collected between 2006 and 2014. This cross-sectional study
sought to better understand personality differences according to
age and sex cohorts in a French non-clinical community sample
(1181 participants). Our results show significant differences in
age groups in Novelty seeking, reward dependence, harm avoid-
ance and self-transcendence. Women scored higher than men in
Harm avoidance, reward dependence and cooperativeness. Men
between 18 and 29 years old reported higher Novelty seeking
whereas older women had higher Harm avoidance. Among all the