Psychiatry CASC
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The Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC) is an OSCE evaluating purely psychiatric communication, formulation, and clinical skills.
Exam Stations Breakdown
History Taking
Eliciting psychopathology such as formal thought disorder, delusions, or depressive symptoms.
Risk Assessment
Evaluating suicide risk, risk to others, or safeguarding concerns.
Explanation & Management
Explaining psychotropic side-effects, sectioning under the Mental Health Act, or therapy referrals.
A Couple of Example Practice Scenarios
"Explain the common and serious side effects of Clozapine to a patient who has been resistant to other antipsychotics."
"Assess a 19-year-old who was brought to the Emergency Department after an impulse overdose of paracetamol."
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