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needs perceived by patients with SMI and their family members,
as well as to find out possible relations between the needs and
socio-demographic and clinical variables. Similarly the study was
intended to evaluate family burden and users’ satisfaction with
services.
Fifty dyads of a patient and familymembers applying for outpatient
services were participated in the study. Sociodemographic ques-
tionnaire, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Camberwell assessment of
needs, involvement evaluation questionnaire and verona service
satisfaction scale were used as assessment tools.
The most unmet needs reported by people with SMI and their
relatives were psychological distress, social activities and welfare
benefits. The study showed significant burden in families caring
for people with SMI, which correlated with their views about
patients’ needs and had a negative impact on the psychological
well-being. Evaluation of satisfaction with services pointed out the
gap between provided and desired services reported by patients
and their relatives. Most of study participants wished to have shel-
tered work, or receive help in finding employment.
The study results suggest that in order to achieve better out-
comes, services for persons with SMI should be developed in
accordance with patients’ most prominent needs. With this regard
needs assessment should become an integral part of routine clin-
ical practice. The results may be used for mental health service
planning, development and evaluation.
Disclosure of interest The author has not supplied his/her decla-
ration of competing interest.
EV0872
Work memory and inhibition in
abused children
M.C. Jimenez Martinez
Universidad pedagógica y tecnológica de Colombia, Grupo Desarrollo
Humano Cognición y Educación Escuela de Psicologia, Tunja,
Colombia
Introduction It has been shown that children with a history of
abuse tend to have a deficit in both their academic and cognitive
abilities. Mesa-Gresa, P., & Moya-Albiol, L. (2011) This study
aimed to identify the relationship between abuse (psychological,
neglect, custody and abandonment) and the performance of exec-
utive functions of memory of verbal work and inhibition.
Method The Executive Function battery (Gonzalez, M., &
Ostrosky, F., 2012) as applied to 38 preschoolers 4–5 year olds
who have experience abuse and to 36 preschoolers who have not.
Data was analysed using the test t for independent samples and the
Chi-cuadrado from Pearson.
Results Inhibition was affected in children with psychological
abuse and negligence. It means that children presented difficulty
in controlling their behaviour. Children victim of abandonment
showed lower performance of executive functions of memory of
verbal work. Such function allows them to carry on daily activities
efficiently. Conversely, children without previous history of abuse
showed higher performance in both tests especially in inhibition.
Conclusion Findings suggest that child abuse in preschoolers can
influence the performance in their executive functions without dif-
ference in gender.
Keywords Executive functions; Child abuse; Preschoolers;
Inhibition; Memory of verbal work
Disclosure of interest The author has not supplied his/her decla-
ration of competing interest.
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[2] Gonzalez M, Ostrosky F. Estructura de las Funciones Ejec-
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EV0873
What about the hidden face of
Akathisia?
L. Jouini ∗ Ouali uanes aouche omli
Y. Zgueb , F. Nacef
1 Razi Hospital, “A” Psychiatry Department, Tunis, Tunisia
2 Lausanne University Hospital, Old Age Psychiatry, Lausanne,
Switzerland
3 Razi Hospital, Psychiatry Outpatient unit, Tunis, Tunisia
4 Razi Hospital, « A » Psychiatry Department, Tunis, Tunisia
5 Razi Hospital, A » Psychiatry Department, Tunis, Tunisia
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Akathisia is commonly known for its objective com-
ponents such as rocking while standing or sitting and lifting feet.
However, little is known about its psychiatric impact that can even
lead to suicidal attempts.
Objectives The aim of this study is to investigate the main psy-
chiatric symptoms associated with akathisia in a Tunisian sample
of patients under treatment for Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective or
Bipolar Disorder.
Methods Fifteen patients were diagnosed with akathisia using
the Barnes Akathisia Scale. Psychiatric symptoms related to
akathisia such as mood lability, sadness, anxiety, aggressivity, sui-
cidal ideation, insomnia and social and professional impairment
were assessed.
Results The average age of the sample was 47 years. The aver-
age antipsychotic chlorpromazine-equivalent total dosage was
1756mg. All patients reported at least one psychiatric symp-
tom imputed to akathisia. These were: mood lability ( n = 11),
inner restlessness ( n = 10), anxiety (n = 10), sadness (n = 10), aggres-
sivity (n = 6), and insomnia ( n = 12). Eight patients described
suicidal ideation and five confessed having committed a sui-
cide attempt. Four and ten said akathisia had professional
and social impact respectively. The prevalence of psychiatric
symptoms did not differ according to sex, age, diagnosis, ill-
ness duration, presence of a comorbid anxiety disorder, the
number and types of antipsychotics used, the antipsychotic
chlorpromazine-equivalent total dosage or the reported drug com-
pliance.
Conclusions Psychiatric symptoms resulting from Akathisia
remain frequently undetected. Special interest by the clinician is
required to elicit these symptoms.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EV0874
Self-esteem links with anxiety and
depression at one community
adolescent sample
B. Kabashaj ∗, G. Avdyl , S. Mustafa , B. Fanaj , E. Melonashi ,
N. Fanaj
1 University of Prishtina, Faculty of Philosophy, Prishtina, Kosovo
2 University of Prishtina, Faculty of Philosophy-Psychology, Prishtina,
Kosovo
3 Mental Health Center, Mental Health, Prizren, Kosovo
4 European University of Tirana, Department of Education, Tirana,
Albania
∗ Corresponding author.