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25th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 41S (2017) S53–S68 S63
Workshop: Healing the healers: strategies of
prevention and modulation of work-related stress
for mental health workers
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Stay foolish, stay fit: An excursus on
strategies to prevent burnout of
mental health professionals
S. Ferrari ∗, G. Rioli
1 Modena, Italy
2 University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Department of
Diagnostic-Clinical Medicine and Public Health, Modena, Italy
∗ Corresponding author.
Burn-Out (BO) is commonly described as a growing situation of
work stress and conceptualized as a combination of emotional
exhaustion, depersonalization/cynicism and reduced personal effi-
cacy. Some professionals are exposed to a higher risk, depending on
their specific work mansions (most typically the so called helping
professions) and on personal and contextual conditions. Evidence
from scientific literature has confirmed that being younger and
working in the field of mental health are very significant risk fac-
tors for BO. Furthermore, BO is an essential target for preventive
strategies: prevention of BO, rather than treatment of potential
psychopathological consequences, has been proved to be more
effective and cost-effective, though unfortunately very often dis-
regarded or left to individual initiatives.
Physical activity, diet, and other features of a healthy life-
style are core targets of interventions aimed at prevention of
BO. Increasing evidence is collected on the effectiveness of
mindfulness-based techniques and yoga. Supervision, and more
specifically Balint-inspired models of group case discussions. Sci-
entific and professional associationism is also effective as a strategy
to avoid isolation. Finally, interventions aimed at improving work
organization, targeting logistic aspects (eg. Time schedules), infras-
tructures (eg. Parking places) or dynamics and human interactions,
are also essential and effective.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
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Suicidal behavior among Portuguese
psychiatry trainees: Comparison with
the European situation
J. Gama Marques
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Clínica
Universitária de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, Lisboa, Portugal
Introduction The aim of this paper was to assess the prevalence
of suicide ideation and attempts in Portuguese psychiatry trainees
(adult, child and adolescence), and compare the data with the gen-
eral population and other European countries.
Material and Methods A structured and anonymous question-
naire was sent by email to 159 Portuguese trainees of adult
psychiatry, child and adolescence psychiatry with questions about
personal history of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, as well
as family history of suicide attempts and completed suicides. This
is part of the BoSS Study (Burnout Syndrome Study) performed in
21 countries worldwide. Data was analyzed in SPSS v.19.
Results From the inquired population, 62 trainees (40.3%)
partially responded, and 46 (29%) were complete responders -
these entered the final analysis. There was a ratio of 2:1 (female:
male) and a mean age of 29 years. The suicidal ideation was
present in passive form in 44% and in active form in 33%; also,
4.3% of respondents had previous suicide attempts. In first-degree
relatives, 22% had attempted suicide and 13% completed suicide.
Discussion The results are worrying and may be associated with
some factors to which this population is exposed.
Conclusion It is necessary further research to better understand
this phenomenon, its causes and potential modifiers.
Disclosure of interest The author has not supplied his declaration
of competing interest.
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Workplace stress among non-doctor
trainees in psychiatric rehabilitation
U. Volpe
University of Naples SUN, department of psychiatry, Naples, Italy
Mental health care settings have long been associated to a specific
and long-standing emotional involvement, eventually determining
professional stress and burnout in psychiatrists. However, recent
evidence demonstrated that also non-doctor mental health work-
ers may be at high risk of developing job dissatisfaction. Previous
studies also suggested that the longer exposure to psychiatric
settings the higher the levels of burnout. We report here data
from a survey conducted among first-year students of rehabilita-
tion courses in psychiatry (n = 44) and logopedics (n = 39), before
and after the first exposure to an health care environment over
a 6-month term. We investigated their psychological wellbeing
and risk of psychiatric morbidity (by means of GHQ-12), levels
of burnout (with the Maslach Burnout Inventory) and knowledge
about mental health (by means of the MAKS schedule). The two
groups were comparable as for the main socio-demographic char-
acteristics as well as for their knowledge about mental health
before training. We found a significant difference between stu-
dents in mental and general health care, with significantly higher
emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and lower personal
accomplishment levels in the former group, after 6-month training.
Such changes were significantly correlated to variations in knowl-
edge about mental health issues and risk of psychiatric morbidity.
The implementation of a specific peer support group was perceived
as extremely useful by the majority of the students (96%) and had
a positive impact on their burnout levels and psychological well-
being.
Disclosure of interest The author has not supplied his declaration
of competing interest.
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Work setting and perceived stress -
are all of us exposed to the same risks?
A. Moscoso
Hospital de D. Estefânia, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
In this presentation we propose to speak about specific stres-
sors/protective factors that might be present in different settings of
work (working in prison, working in addition, working with babies,
liaison...) and individual factors that might be linkedwithmore/less
perceived stress. It will be done by means of a review of the litera-
ture.
Disclosure of interest The author has not supplied his declaration
of competing interest.