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

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scores on the Gm scale than FtMs. This trend is confirmed by the

average scores of BSRI: MtFs are more “feminine”; while the FtMs

are less “masculine”. This denotes an excessive identification by

MtFs with the female gender role. Before initiating the CHT, the

BUT score was indicative of clinically significant distress, which

decreased during the CHT.

In conclusion, CHT reduces evidently body discomfort, due to the

progressive reduction of the discrepancy between biological and

desired gender.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2192

EV1208

Clinical characteristics of gender

identity disorder

R. Pusceddu

1

, C. Bandecchi

1

, F. Pinna

1

, S. Pintore

1

, E. Corda

1

,

V. Deiana

1 ,

, A. Oppo

2

, S. Mariotti

2

, A. Argiolas

1

, B. Carpiniello

1

1

University of Cagliari, Clinica Psichiatrica, Cagliari, Italy

2

AOU Cagliari, Unità Operativa di Endocrinologia, Monserrato, Italy

Corresponding author.

Traditionally, gender identity disorder (GID) is associatedwith high

level of psychiatric comorbidity, particularly psychotic and affec-

tive disorders. The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical aspect of

GID in a sample of patients in charge of the Operative Unit for Diag-

nosis and Therapy of GID, Psychiatric Clinic and the Department of

Endocrinology, University of Cagliari.

Assessment was made by SCID-I, for Axis I comorbidity, GAF,

for global functioning, BUT for body discomfort (BUT-A measures

different aspects of body image, BUT-B looks at worries about par-

ticular body parts).

The sample comprised 14 MtF (56%) and 11 FtM (44%), of

age between 17–49 years; a diagnosed psychiatric disorder was

reported in 32%: 16% mood disorders, 12% anxiety disorders, 4%

psychotic disorders. Among subjectwithGAF < 85, 58.3%were iden-

tify to have a Axis I disorder compare to 7,7% patients with GAF

85

(

P

= .011), especially for mood disorders (

P

= .039). Main score of

Global Severity Index (GSI) for BUT-A was 2.45

±

883; all subjects

had a score GSI > 1.2 (clinically relevant discomfort index).

Regarding BUT-B, MtF have higher scores in PSDI global scale

(3.37

±

.577;

P

= 0.019) and subscale VI (4.38

±

1.496 vs. .81

±

1.864;

P

= 0.006): there are not significant gender differences in the oth-

ers subscales, although discomfort regards different aspects of both

sexes.

According to literature, we observed a slightly higher prevalence

of Axis I psychiatric disorders compare to general population, with

functioning level statistically significant.

Generally, GID was not associated with higher level of psy-

chopathology, appearing as specific diagnostic aspect, where the

main origin of discomfort is dissatisfaction toward self-body imag-

ine.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2193

EV1209

Insights on asexuality – defining the

fourth sexual orientation

D. Durães

, J. Martins , R. Borralho

Centro Hospitalar Barreiro-Montijo, Mental Health and Psychiatry

Department, Barreiro, Portugal

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Although the phenomenon of asexuality is not new

– it was first mentioned in the 1950s, in the works of Kinsey et al.

– it remained ignored and unstudied by the scientific community

until Bogaert ignited new interest in this topic. In 2004, the author

published his findings regarding the prevalence of asexuality and

reported that 1.05% of the British population was asexual.

Human asexuality is defined as a lack of sexual attraction to anyone

or anything, either hetero or homosexual, although this definition

is not consensual.

Objectives/aims

This work aims to review the conceptualization

of human asexuality, and the social, biologic and psychologic fac-

tors associated.

Methods

A review of relevant literature was conducted along-

side online database research (PubMed and Medscape), using the

keywords “human” and “asexuality”.

Results

Despite the fact that many approaches have been pro-

posed to define asexuality (lack of sexual behavior, lack of sexual

attraction, self-identification as asexual or a combination of the pre-

vious) there is growing evidence supporting the conceptualization

of asexuality as a unique sexual orientation, thus representing a

fourth category.

It appears to bemore frequent inwomen and associated to religios-

ity, lower education level, lower socioeconomic status, and poor

health.

Conclusions

Despite the increased interest of the scientific

community in the study of asexuality, many questions remain

unanswered. Additional studies are crucial in order to provide a

clear understanding and acceptance of asexuality in this highly sex-

ualized and voyeuristic society we live in, and also to allow for a

better understanding of the complexity of human sexuality.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2194

EV1210

Adolescent hypersexuality: Is it a

distinct disorder?

Y. Efrati (Counselor Education)

1 ,

, M. Mikulincer

2

1

Beit-Berl Academic Collage, Beit-Berl, Israel

2

Interdisciplinary Center IDC Herzliya, Psychology, Herzliya, Israel

Corresponding author.

Adolescent hypersexuality, and its position within personality

dispositions, is the subject of this presentation. The personality dis-

positions examined were attachment style, temperament, gender,

religiosity, and psychopathology. To do so, 311 high school ado-

lescents (184 boys, 127 girls) between the ages 16–18 (M= 16.94,

SD = .65), enrolled in the eleventh (

n

= 135, 43.4%) and twelfth

(

n

= 176, 56.6%) grades, most of whom (95.8%) were native Israelis.

By religiosity, 22.2% defined themselves as secular, 77.8% reported

various degrees of religiosity. Five possible empirical models were

examined, all based on current theory and research on hypersex-

uality. The fourth model was found to be compatible with the

data, indicating that psychopathology and hypersexuality are inde-

pendent disorders and are not related by a mediating process. In

addition, religiosity and gender are predictors, but the relationship

between temperament and attachment is independent of them

– the process is identical in religious and non-religious adoles-

cents, both boy and girl. Additionally, the hormone oxytocin may

be related to hypersexuality, with implications that could affect the

therapeutic meaning of understanding the location of adolescent

hypersexuality as a disorder in and of itself.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2195

EV1211

Military culture and sexual issues: The

sex-stress phenomenon

L. French

Webster, USA