OSCEs in Psychiatry: Active Preparation for the MRCPsych CASC - Albert Michael

OSCEs in Psychiatry prepares readers for their Objective Structured Clinical Examination by providing example scenarios like those used in the MRCPysch CASC (Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies) and encountered by resident doctors in psychiatry in everyday practice.

The book gives doctors more than a hundred clinical scenarios to practice communicating effectively with patients and carers, conduct thorough assessments, explain diagnoses and management plans, and demonstrate their knowledge and skills to examiners. Each chapter provides an instruction for the candidate, a plan, and an action for conducting the interview. This simple, structured framework includes a comprehensive set of clear, focused, and concise questions and explanations. Instructions for the role player are provided via the book’s webpage on routledge.com.

Written by recent CASC passers and by experts in training and coaching resident doctors for psychiatry exams, this book an invaluable resource for both resident doctors training in psychiatry and for medical students.