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educed over the 2-year period. At 2-year follow-up, 72% of substance abusers and 31% of nonabusershad experienced at least one occasion of involuntary hospitalization. Patients withsubstance abuse had significantly higher risk for involuntary hospitalization during follow-up(OR 5.2).Conclusion: To adequately treat patients with FEP, clinicians must emphasize treatment of thesubstance abuse disorder, as well as the psychotic illness. Patients with defined comorbidsubstance use disorders and FEP are likely to have poorer treatment response than those withpsychosis alone.Perceived Humiliation in an Psychiatric Emergency Unit in NorwayMarit Svindseth, Aalesund University College & Aalesund Hospital (marit.svindseth@mac.com)(+47 70154163)Perceived humiliation in a psychiatric emergency unit in Norway. Patients (N=186) wereinterviewed and reported their level of perceived humiliation in different situations. We alsocompared differences and similarities between voluntary and involuntary patients.Psychiatric Ambulance – A New Feature in the Psychiatric Emergency CareKjetil Hustoft, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayJan Olav Johannessen, University of Stavanger & Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger,NorwayTor Ketil Larsen, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayInge Joa, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayFrode Bremseth, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayRobert Jørgensen, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayTrond Holbræk-Hanssen, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayMaalfrid Frahm Jensen, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayStavanger University Hospital started in 2010 a new pre-hospital service by creating apsychiatric ambulance vehicle in service during every day working hours from 8 AM until 22PM.Patient organizations and patient relative organizations through a joint letters from mayors in thecounties in the hospital catchment area asked for a better and more equal right for bothpsychiatric patients and somatic patient of emergency transportation to and from the hospital.211