56 scenarios across 9 psychiatry domains, over 600 minutes of interview and study material.

Here you can browse through descriptions of 56 scenarios under 9 different domains. All scenarios are based on past CASC / OSCE stations and clinical practice. They consist of several themes combined in one; hence, for the shorter exams like CASC and RANZCP, only one part of the video may be asked. Once you master the skills, you can modify each task to your preferred time.

Full subscription packages include all the listed scenarios, and the GP & Allied Mental Health packages include 30 scenarios that are marked below with an asterisk*. Click on a specific scenario headline to view the tasks covered. To view the domain group separately, click on a domain headline and you will be taken to a new page.

• Psychotic Disorders

  • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    • History taking in temporal lobe epilepsy
    • Relationship between psychiatric disorders and epilepsy
    • Medications and epilepsy

  • Explanation of Schizophrenia to Family Member*

    • Addressing myths
    • Explanation of bio-psycho-social treatment options

  • Clozapine Treatment - Psychoeducation

    • Indications for Clozapine
    • Benefits of Clozapine
    • Side effects of Clozapine
    • Monitoring in Clozapine
    • Management of non-response to Clozapine

  • Psychosis*

    • Assessment of acute psychosis
    • Risk assessment
    • Management

  • Delusional Jealousy

    • Assessment of delusional jealousy
    • Risk assessment
    • Management in delusional jealousy

  • Erotomania

    • Phenomenological assessment of stalking
    • Risk assessment in stalking
    • Interviewing techniques in an agitated patient

  • Paraphrenia - Late onset schizophrenia

    • Assessment of psychopathology in late onset schizophrenia.
    • Understanding of the differences between late onset and early onset schizophrenia

  • Paraphrenia - Psychoeducation

    • Explanation of paraphrenia to a family member
    • Explanation of psychogeriatric services

• Anxiety Spectrum Disorders

  • Social Anxiety Disorder*

    • History taking in anxiety disorder
    • Diagnosing anxiety disorders
    • Psychoeducation about anxiety to patient
    • Explanation of treatment strategies to patient

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder*

    • History taking in PTSD
    • Ruling out co-morbidities
    • Evidence based management of PTSD

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder*

    • History taking in OCD
    • Ruling out co-morbidities
    • Explanation of exposure and response prevention
    • Evidence based management of OCD

  • Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia*

    • History Taking in Panic disorder and Agoraphobia
    • Psychoeducation of panic disorder
    • Explanation of cognitive behavioural therapy

    

  • Hypochondriasis

    • History taking in a case of hypochondriasis

  • Hypochondriasis psychoeducation

    • Explanation of Hypochondriasis
    • Explanation of management
    • Explanation of CBT

  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

    • Diagnostic assessment in BDD

• Drug and Alcohol Disorders

  • Opiate Use in Pregnancy

    • History taking in drug and alcohol misuse
    • Risk assessment
    • Perinatal history
    • Psychoeducation
    • Risk-benefit analysis

  • Alcohol Dependence and Motivational Interviewing*

    • History taking in alcohol use
    • Differentiating between dependence and misuse
    • Perform motivational interviewing
    • Evidence based management strategies

• Mental State Examination Components

  • Cognitive Examination*

    • Memory tests
    • Parietal lobe examination
    • Frontal lobe examination

  • Mental State Examination*

    • Psychosis assessment
    • Mood assessment
    • Anxiety assessment
    • OCD assessment
    • Risk assessment
    • Assessment of insight and judgement

  • Extra Pyramidal Side Effects - Examination*

    • Mental state examination in schizophrenia
    • Parkinsonian side effects
    • Akathisia
    • Dystonia
    • Tardive dyskinesia
    • Management

• Medical Examinations

  • Gastrointestinal System Examination*

  • Respiratory System Examination*

  • Peripheral Vascular System Examination*

  • Cardiovascular System Examination*

  • Cranial Nerve Examination*

  • Thyroid Examination*

  • Upper Limb Neurological Examination*

  • Lower Limb Neurological Examination*

  • Signs in Meningitis*

  • Fundoscopy*

• Mood Disorders

  • Postnatal Depression*

    • Perinatal history taking
    • Risk assessment
    • Medication and pregnancy
    • Medication and breastfeeding

  • Bipolar Disorder and Pregnancy*

    • History taking in Bipolar disorder
    • Risk-benefit analysis
    • Medications and pregnancy
    • Medications and post partum period

  • Depression*

    • Detailed assessment of depression
    • Risk assessment
    • Precipitating, predisposing and maintaining factors in depression
    • Management of depression
    • Differentiating between bipolar and unipolar depression

  • Medication Side Effects

    • Sexual side effects of antidepressants
    • Sensitive history taking
    • Establishing temporal relationships
    • Management of sexual dysfunction with antidepressants

  • Electro Convulsive Therapy

    • Electro convulsive therapy
    • Obtaining informed consent
    • Electrode placements
    • Evidence based recommendations for ECT

  • Lithium Augmentation

    • Explanation of lithium augmentation in depression
    • Explanation of side effects
    • Risk benefit analysis

  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy

    • Assessing suitability for interpersonal psychotherapy
    • Knowledge of the components of IPT
    • Explanation of IPT to patient

• Medico Legal Assessments in Psychiatry

  • Impaired Doctor

    • Interviewing a colleague
    • Recognising impairment in doctors
    • Priniciples of management of an impaired doctor

  • Risk Assessment in Schizophrenia

    • Forensic risk assessment
    • HCR-20

  • Capacity to Manage Financial Affairs

    • Mental state examination in outpatient
    • Assessment of finances
    • Assessment of capacity to manage financial affairs
    • Safeguards if the individual lacks capacity

  • Fitness to Plead and Criminal Responsibility Assessment

    • Assessment of criminal responsibility
    • Assessment of fitness to plead
    • M’Naghten’s (McNaughten’s) rules

  • Capacity to Refuse Medical Treatment

    • Components of capacity
    • Capacity assessment
    • Management of impaired capacity
    • Medico-legal principles

  • Paedophilia

    • Risk Assessment in sexual offenders
    • Risk factors associated with recidivism

• Family Interviews

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder*

    • History taking in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    • Principles of management in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    • Evidence based management of ADHD

  • Breaking Bad News - Huntington's Dementia

    • Expression of bad news to family member
    • Knowledge of Huntington’s dementia / disease
    • Management of progressively deteriorating conditions

  • Fronto-Temporal Dementia

    • History taking in dementia from a carer
    • Presentations in fronto-temporal dementia
    • Management of dementia

  • Critical Incident and Complaint Management

    • Dealing with an angry family member
    • Clinical governance
    • Risk management in organisations
    • Complaint management pathways
    • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
    • Management of NMS

  • Alzheimer's Dementia - Psychoeducation*

    • Psychoeducation to a family member about Alzheimer’s dementia
    • Knowledge of Lewy body type dementia
    • Treatment of Alzheimer’s dementia
    • Bio-psycho-socio-cultural approach to management
    • Carer burden

  • Parenting and Learning Disability

    • Parenting and Learning disability
    • Psychsocial aspects in management
    • Parenting skills and its importance

• Miscellaneous Assessments in Psychiatry

  • Eating Disorder*

    • Diagnostic interviewing in eating disorder
    • Obtaining information for a bio-psychosocial formulation
    • Physical examination in eating disorder
    • Management of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

  • Insomnia*

    • History taking in insomnia
    • Psychoeducation
    • Management of insomnia

  • Paracetamol Overdose*

    • Risk assessment in a self-harm / suicide attempt
    • Diagnostic interview to assess personality disorder (borderline type)
    • Crisis intervention

  • Behavioural Difficulties in Intellectual Disability*

    • History taking from a carer
    • Performing a functional analysis
    • Causes of behavioural difficulties
    • Awareness of interview techniques

  • Delirium*

    • History taking of behavioural disturbance in a Consultation-Liaison setting
    • Management of delirium
    • Knowledge of Alcohol withdrawal and its management
    • Non-pharmacological management of delirium

  • Bulimia Nervosa

    • History taking in Bulimia Nervosa
    • Formulation in Bulimia Nervosa

  • Bulimia Nervosa Psychotherapy

    • Explanation of the cognitive model of Bulimia
    • Explanation of CBT-Bulimia Nervosa

 

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