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

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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.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1852

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.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1853

EV869

Differentiating between bipolar

affective disorder (BD) and borderline

personality disorder (BPD) – A clinical

case

A. Ballesteros

1 ,

, A . P

etcu

2 , B. C

ortés

3 , L. M

ontes

4 , F. I

nchausti

5 ,

W. Jaimes

6 , J. C

ollantes

7 , B. Z

ubizarreta

1

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.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1854

EV870

Age and sex differences in

temperament and character

dimensions in a french non-clinical

population

B. Calvet

1 , 2 , 3 ,

, M .

Péricaud

1 , M.

Parneix

4 , A.

Jouette

1 ,

M. Bricaud

4 , J.P.

Clément

1 , 2 , 3

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