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

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communication tools. Although it has become a part of everyday

life for most of our clients, yet we did not have the opportunity to

study its impact on compliance to therapy.

Objective

Assessment of impact of parallel social media group to

dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills training group in a sample

of Egyptian patients suffering from borderline personality disorder

(BPD).

Aim

The aim of the current study was to estimate impact of par-

allel social media group on compliance to DBT skills training group

and its adverse events.

Methods

Patients with BPD enrolled to an outpatient compre-

hensive DBT program in Alexandria were assigned either to group

(A) skills training, where a parallel Facebook group was crated aim-

ing at increasing to compliance to the original group, or group (B)

skills training alone and dropout rates were calculated based on

completion of 6 months full skills training. We considered patients

out of the group if they missed 4 sessions in a raw.

Results

Two patients of 15 patients who joined group (A) missed

four consecutive sessionswith a dropout rate of 13%, whereas group

(B) showed 43% drop out rate as 10 out of 23 patients did not

complete the group. The difference was statistically significant. We

reported only one privacy issue dealt with it immediately.

Conclusion

Utilization of social media group could lead to

increase patient compliance to DBT skills training group.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2054

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy for

bipolar disorder

T. Abreu

Penafiel, Portugal

Introduction

Bipolar disorder is a chronic disease with a major

impact on patient’s functioning and quality of life, not only dur-

ing episodes of mania/hypomania or depression, but also during

euthymic periods. In recent years, it has been noticed that phar-

macotherapy, albeit its great value, is not enough to prevent

recurrences of the disease. Therefore, it has been a greater invest-

ment in psychosocial interventions as adjuvant treatment. The

utmost studied of these interventions is Cognitive-Behavioral Ther-

apy (CBT).

Objectives and aims

Gather information about the efficacy of CBT

in bipolar disorder.

Methods

Literature review.

Results

Several studies have compared groups of bipolar patients

submitted to CBT to controls submitted to treatment as usual. The

methods and size of samples differ, but the results are in general

concordant. Individual or group CBT has had positive results in

reducing symptoms, increasing the euthymic periods, decreasing

duration of episodes and improving global functioning and quality

of life.

Conclusions

There are limitations on the application of CBT in

bipolar patients, mainly the decrease of its effects over time; less

efficiency in patients with more severe disease; major impact on

depressive symptoms than manic; and lack of human resources

trained to apply these techniques. Notwithstanding these limita-

tions, the demonstrated gain in the use of CBT on bipolar disorder

is evident; hence, investment in this area is undoubtedly important.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2055

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Can mindfulness bring post-traumatic

stress disorder patients to focus on

the present?

A.R. Figueiredo

1 ,

, T. Abreu

2

, C. Freitas

3

1

Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Department of

Psychiatry and Mental Health, Vila Real, Portugal

2

Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Department of Psychiatry

and Mental Health, Penafiel, Portugal

3

Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Department of Psychiatry

and Mental Health, Amarante, Portugal

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Over the last years, literature has dedicated

increased interest to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a men-

tal disorder that was initially included in Diagnostic and Statistical

Manual of mental disorders in 1980. Trauma is any event that

overwhelms the individual coping strategies. Patients with PTSD

experience symptoms of hyper-vigilance, intrusive thoughts, flash-

backs, re-experiencing the trauma event, avoidance of stimuli

relatedwith trauma or exaggerated startle response. Mindfulness is

the process of being aware, paying attention in the presentmoment,

in a non-judgmental way. Research has been showing that mind-

fulness has positive effects on mental health.

Objectives and aims

Assessment of eventual benefits of mindful-

ness in patients with PTSD.

Methods

Literature research.

Results

Many studies have reported on correlations between

self-reported mindfulness and mental health. Literature suggests

that mindfulness training can enhance life skills and its effec-

tiveness is being studied in several mental disorders. Its positive

effects on enhancing emotion regulation and decreasing anxiety,

hyperarousal and depressive symptoms, led to investigation in

the context of PTSD’s treatment. Some studies show decreased

perceived stress and post-traumatic avoidance symptoms and

increased positive states of mind. Most studies reviewed were

relatedwithwar veteranswith PTSD and showed thatmindfulness-

based treatments could enhance their quality of life. Other results

imply that mindful awareness alone may not be sufficient to help

reduce symptoms.

Conclusions

Mindfulness based therapies could be useful on

improving PTSD symptoms but, to assess its efficacy, further

research is needed, in different samples of patients.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2056

EV1072

Impact of expressive writing on

everyday memory functioning

B. Abuhamda

, A. Soliman

Qatar University, Social Sciences, Doha, Qatar

Corresponding author.

Introduction

The suppression of negative feelings and traumatic

events has detrimental effect on mental and physical health. One

of the promising techniques to reduce stress related to trauma is

expressive writing. Expressive writing has been found successful

with different types of maladaptive behaviors e.g., pain, depression,

anxiety and cognitive dysfunctioning.

Objectives

This study investigates the impact of different cat-

egories of expressive writing on improving every day memory

performance and cognitive functioning.