European Psychiatry - Volume 41 - April 2017

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25th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 41S (2017) S772–S846 S789
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Disability as psychological barrier for
employment in Russia, implications
for rehabilitation
M. Kovyazina ∗, N. Varako , G. Aziatskaya , O. Dobrushina ,
D. Spiridonov , E. Zarudnaya
1 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Psychology,
Chair of neuro and abnormal psychology, Moscow original,
Mytishchi, Russia
2 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Psychology,
Chair of methodology of psychology, Moscow, Russia
3 The scientific center of neurology, Moscow, Russia
4 Moscow Institute of mental health, Moscow Institute of mental
health, Moscow, Russia
5 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Psychology,
Chair of neuro and abnormal psychology, Moscow, Russia
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction In Russia there was a misconception about employ-
ment of people with physical or cognitive disability that served
as a psychological barrier for both employers and applicants. The
situation has recently changed and special vacancies for invalids
are open in some companies. A patient in residual period of trau-
matic brain injury (2010) attended our rehabilitation center with
the request for employment. He grew up in orphanage and he had
no experience of searching for vacancies by himself, also he had
reduced communication skills. Moreover, TBI resulted in strong
executive functions impairment.
Objectives and aim Help V with employment.
Methods Holistic rehabilitation programwas developed for V. so
he had a training in computer skills, CVwriting and communication
with employer. Cognitive-behavioral therapy methods were used
while working on understanding of his limits and acceptance of
his disability, and goal management training was applied to reduce
frontal lobes dysfunction.
Results After 1.5months of counseling V. demonstrated signif-
icant improvement. He started to use e-mail and the Internet to
find job openings. He was able to keep independent control of his
activities. V. managed to accept his disability, so he declared it in
his CV – it finally became crucial in his successful employment as
clerk in a bank.
Conclusion Holistic approach, which includes social work,
neuropsychological rehabilitation and psychological support, is
promising to overcome psychological barrier in employment of
disabled people.
Keywords Neuropsychology; Rehabilitation; Employment;
Social adaptation; Cognitive training
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EV1180
Quality of life of children and
youngsters who attended the
psycho-educational program “+
familia” (+family)
C. Lima ∗, G. Cunha , F. Brandão
1 ForAll, Desenvolvimento Pessoal e Bem-Estar, Unipessoal, Lda.,
Psicologia, Porto, Portugal
2 Mediare, Conflict Mediator, Porto, Portugal
3 CLDS+ Paredes de Coura, Psychology, Paredes de Coura, Portugal
∗ Corresponding author.
The program “+ Família” part of the activities promoted by
CLDS + fromParedes de Coura in 2015, has enabled to act at the level
of strategy development for qualifying families. The perceived qual-
ity of life of children and youngsters was evaluated in 2 moments:
at the beginning (n = 23) and in the end (n = 11). We used the scale
kidscreen-10, translated and measured for the Portuguese popula-
tion. At the first moment, the sample consisted of 65% of women
and 35% man; 87% aged between 6 and 10 years old and 13% aged
between 11 and 15 years old; 74% attended the 1st cycle of studies
and 13% had some type of disability. Based on 4 of the questions, the
perception of quality of life has improved, between the beginning
and the end of the program implementation. So for the remaining
6 questions, quality of life was perceived in a more negative way in
the same period. An intra subject analysis would have to bemade in
order to measure the results’ bias due to the absence of 12 subjects
in the final evaluation.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EV1181
Brief family psycho-education
program for caregivers of inpatients
with severe mental illness
F. Lima ∗, T. Selau , V. Menegalli , P. Magalhães , A. Rosa
1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Postgraduate Program
in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Graduation Program in
Psycology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
3 Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Laboratory of Molecular
Psychiatry, Porto Alegre, Brazil
4 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Graduation Program in
Psychiatry and Department of Psychiatry, Porto Alegre, Brazil
5 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Department of
Pharmacology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Family psycho-education is an essential part of the
treatment for people with severe mental illness (SMI), however
this relevant intervention is underutilized. Shortened variations of
family psycho-education have been described in attempts to make
it more attractive, efficient, and feasible.
Objectives/aims Considering the lack of manualized interven-
tion for families in Brazil, our study comes up with a proposal to
implement and to evaluate the feasibility of brief family psycho-
education program (BFPP) during inpatient psychiatric treatment.
Methods An extensive review using a combination of the words:
“family psychoeducation”; “severe mental illness”; “schizophre-
nia”; “bipolar disorder” was conducted in PubMed/Medline with
the aim to select reports of multifamily group psycho-educational
programs. Studies involving adults with severe mental illness pub-
lished until March 2016 were included.
Results After the review of literature andmeeting with experts in
SMI, the BFPP was developed collaboratively by bipolar disorders’
team at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). The standard
BFPP consists of four sessions: (1) causes, symptoms, course, prog-
nosis and stigma of severe mental disorder; (2) treatment; (3)
community resources, communication skills and importance of
healthy and regular habits; and (4) problem-solving strategies: pre-
venting relapses and establishing plans for crisis. Each session will
occur weekly, lasting 90min, with 8–12 caregivers. The patients did
not attend the group.
Conclusion We purposed a standard, brief, cheap and simple
intervention to apply. We believe that BFPP is highly suitable for
caregivers of patients with SMI. We hope that this programdemon-
strates feasibility among participants and become a useful and
effective intervention.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.