Scenario: You are the general adult SpR in the community mental health team. Mr Daniel Smith, a 24 year old postgraduate student, has been referred by his GP with suspected depression. He has been increasingly isolating himself over the past 18 months and has stopped attending university. Please take a psychiatric history and perform a risk assessment.
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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 Depending on when this video is viewed, information may be outdated.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.
Dr Rebecca Goodall is a Psychiatry Speciality Registrar, training in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in London.