Main description:

MRCPsych CASC: 150 Clinical Scenarios offers a complete and practical skills guide for trainees preparing for the MRCPsych CASC exam. Presented in a clear layout, chapters cover the full range of psychiatry subspecialties that are likely to be encountered on exam day. Reflecting the latest changes to the exam and featuring a wealth of practice stations, this book provides the essential revision tool to maximise chances of exam success.

Key Points

• 150 CASC scenarios, covering the breadth of skills and topics tested in the actual exam

• Features model answers and invaluable suggestions, to impress examiners and achieve the highest marks

• Addresses every aspect of the exam, including structure, content and marking

• Edited by experienced Examiner and Consultant, Ashok G Patel

• Complements MRCPsych Paper 1: MCQs and EMIs, MRCPsych Paper 2: MCQs and EMIs and MRCPsych Paper 3: MCQs and EMIs – the complete MRCPsych revision package

Contents:

•           Contributors

•           Foreword

•           Preface

SECTION 1:A Guide to Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC)

Chapter 1:       Format of CASC

Chapter 2:       Skills and competencies to be tested in CASC

Chapter 3:       Grade descriptors in CASC

Chapter 4:       Role players as patients, carers and colleagues

Chapter 5:       Areas of concerns for unsuccessful candidates

Chapter 6:       Preparing for and tackling CASC

Trick / distracters / ‘Dos and Don’ts’ / Hidden problems

Possible approach     

Chapter 7:       Competencies tested in particular stations

SECTION 2: Clinical Examination

Chapter 8:       Cognitive assessment

Chapter 9:       Physical examination

SECTION 3: CASC Stations (mapped to the syllabus and covering all aspects of CASC including subspecialties)

Chapter 10:     Stand alone stations 

Chapter 11:     Link stations 

•           Further reading