This video demonstrates how to assess financial capacity in a CASC style format.
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Scenario: You are assessing Ms Fay White, who has an established diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and has been on Olanzapine for the last four years. She lives alone in a flat, however has not paid rent for the past three months. The landlord has reported Ms White, and the police are asking for your input. Please perform a financial capacity assessment, assessing the capacity of Ms White to manage her own money, and let her know the outcome.
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Disclaimer: This video is intended for educational purposes only, targeted for the CASC exam – taken by psychiatry UK trainees in order to achieve membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. It should not be taken as clinical guidance or advice. It is also not intended to be an accurate portrayal of a real psychiatry consultation. For those revising for the CASC exam, this video should be used as a guidance and does not necessarily depict a gold-standard approach. Depending on when this video is viewed, information may be outdated.
Video Contributors:
Dr Damir Rafi is a Psychiatry Speciality Registrar in Forensic Psychiatry, currently working in London. He is the co-founder of PsychPanda.
Dr Vinitha Soundararajan is a Psychiatry Speciality Registrar, specialising in General Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. She is currently working in London.