Alcohol Dependence Syndrome | 2012

An example of a CASC exam history taking station
To become a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych), doctors must pass a series of written and clinical examinations. The MRCPsych Examinations consist of three written papers and a practical assessment known as the Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC) examination.
This is the third in a series of videos released by the College to help increase awareness about the CASC examination, and to help candidates prepare better for the clinical assessment. The videos will be useful not only to trainees and other CASC candidates, but also to their trainers as a basis for discussion.
In this video, a trainee psychiatrist is tasked with taking a history from a patient with alcohol dependency. Detailed information about the task is available at www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/CASC%20c...
For more information about the MRCPsych, visit www.rcpsych.ac.uk/exams

[@md0u9186]

This is a good video. It's interesting to see where the emphasis is placed in terms of information wanted.

[@dinesh1673]

Good video. Will surely help trainees in getting a sense of what is asked in exams, the sort of discussions that need to take place. However the actual exam conditions are far different from this; in a noisy environment, in claustrophobic pens!!

[@RavenWolf515]

Are these actual videos? Or are they staged demonstrations for students? Just curious!