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psychological challenge, including leaving one’s professional life
and organizing/enjoying the newly available free time. The lite-
rature about retirement identifies different stages and patterns of
transition/adaption associated with time spent in retirement.
Objectives To analyze the association between time spent in
retirement and subjective measures of mental health, depressive
symptomatology, loneliness and satisfaction with life.
Methods Quantitative cross-sectional study with 641 partici-
pants (M= 74,86). The instruments included: sociodemographic
questionnaire; mental health inventory (MHI-5); geriatric depres-
sion scale (GDS); UCLA loneliness scale; satisfaction with life scale
(SWLS).
Results Statistically significant differences in all the health and
well-being variables addressed were found between subgroups of
time spent in retirement (MHI-5: P = 0.001; GDS: P < 0.001; UCLA:
P = 0.038; SWLS: P = 0.022). Mental health and satisfaction with life
increases in the first year after retirement, but during the second
year, they decrease to the levels found in pre-retirement. Loneliness
and depressive symptomatology follow an inverted pattern. With
the passing of years, loneliness and depression tend to increase;
mental health and satisfaction with life tend to decrease.
Conclusions The results provide support to the hypotheses of
honeymoon and disenchantment phases in the recently retired
and to the existence of different patterns of transition/adaptation
associated with time spent in retirement. They also highlight the
relevance of devising intervention strategies that enable indivi-
duals to maintain the satisfaction levels with life and mental health
achieved during the first phase of retirement.
Keywords Retirement; Mental health; Well-being
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EW0685
MINDing the gap: Service users’
perspectives of the differences in
mental health care between statutory
and non-statutory organisations
S. McAndrew ∗, T. Warne , E. Beaumont , A. Hickey
University of Salford, school of nursing midwifery social work and
social science, Salford, United Kingdom
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction In the UK, almost 50% of illness diagnosed among
working age adults is mental distress, depression and chronic
anxiety being the two most prevalent illnesses. However, only 24%
of those diagnosed receive appropriate interventions within the
National Health Service (NHS). In light of this, third sector organi-
sations, such asMIND, are left to fill the gap in providing therapeutic
care. This paper reports on an evaluative study of what Mind offers
as opposed to statutory services from a service user perspective.
Aim An exploration of the differences in mental health care bet-
ween statutory and non-statutory organisations.
Objectives To identify how service users experienced MIND’s
counselling service. To establish the benefits and disadvantages
of mental health care within statutory and non-statutory services.
To identify the impact of mental health care from non-statutory
services.
Method This qualitative research project, adopted a case study
approach. Using one to one narrative interviews, data from 12 par-
ticipants, five males and seven females were collected. Following
transcription, each narrative was analysed individually, with the-
matic analysis being used across all 12 interviews.
Results Six themes were identified; mindful of the gap; easing
like sunday morning; magic moments; love is in the air; lighting
up a future and changing the status quo.
Conclusion Mind plays a significant role in enabling those with
psychological problems to move towards building a better future.
Findings suggest statutory services can learn important lessons
from non-statutory organisations not least how best to provide
cohesive, collaborative and compassionate mental health care for
those in distress.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EW0686
Acculturation strategies and severity
of depression among Vietnamese
migrants
M.H. Nguyen ∗, E. Hahn , R. Burian , M. Dettling ,
A. Diefenbacher , T.M.T. Ta
1 Charité - Universtitätsmedizin Berlin, department of psychiatry and
psychotherapy, Berlin, Germany
2 Evangelic hospital Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, department of
psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatics, Berlin, Germany
∗ Corresponding author.
Aims Migrationwith its long-termchanges and the resulting task
to adjust to the new environment has been associated with an
increased risk for mental health problems. This study aims to gain
further insight on the relationship between the fours acculturations
strategies (integration, assimilation, separation, marginalization)
and severity of depression.
Methods A total of n = 79 first generation Vietnamese outpa-
tients from a psychiatric outpatient clinic for Vietnamese migrants
in Germany were investigated regarding self-reported depressive
symptoms (patient health questionnaire-9) and acculturation (Ste-
phenson multigroup acculturation scale; SMAS).
Results Patientswith an integration acculturation strategy repor-
ted lower severity of depression compared to marginalized
patients, who reported the highest severity of depression.
Conclusion The results implicate that the integration of both
the mainstream society and the ethnic society might serve as a
resource, whereas the rejection of both societies might increase
the risk of depression.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EW0687
Relationship between
migration-stressors and self-reported
symptoms of depression in an
outpatient sample of Vietnamese
migrants in Germany
T.M.T. Ta , S. Wolf , M.H. Nguyen ∗, M. Dettling , E. Hahn
Charité universitätsmedizin, psychiatry, Berlin, Germany
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Vietnamese migrants under the influence of
migration-related stressors (MRS) represent a vulnerable group
within the mental health care system in Germany.
Aims First study examining the relationship between the quan-
tity of experiencedMRS and the severity of self-reported symptoms
of depression in a Vietnamese outpatient-sample.
Methods 137 first-generation Vietnamese migrants diagnosed
with depression were asked to complete the BDI-II and 24 ques-
tions about stressful experiences related to the migration process.
Linear regression models was performed to examine the influence
of the MRS-quantity on BDI-II total score and on BDI-II subscales
(Buckley et al., 2001).
Results A higher number of experienced MRS was found to be
related to a higher BDI-II total score, as well as to a higher score
on the cognitive subscale in particular. Regarding the cognitive