OSCEs in Psychiatry
Edited by Ranga Rao
Part of the College Seminars
Series.
OSCEs in Psychiatry is a practical guide for candidates
preparing for the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
of the MRCPsych. The first part of the book gives tips on preparing
for and passing the exam. The second part explores the skills
tested in the different OSCE ‘stations’ that a candidate is likely
to encounter.
The book is backed up by an accompanying CD-ROM, on which
interactive video footage allows prospective candidates to
experience ‘virtual’ OSCE stations and test their own
performance.
- Tips for trainees on how to pass the OSCE exam.
- Exploration of the full range of skills that might be tested in
the OSCE.
- Includes free interactive CD-ROM.
The OSCE format is similar to the MRCPsych's new
Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competancies (CASC) examination
which began in 2008.
Contents
List of contributors
Foreword -
Cornelius Katona
List of abbreviations
Introduction -
Ranga Rao
- Part I. Background and
general approaches
- OSCEs: the theoretical background - Ranga Rao
- Development of the OSCE: a College perspective - Stephen
Tyrer
- The OSCE blueprint and station development - Brian
Lunn
- Interviewing skills in the context of the OSCE - Linda Gask
and Rosie Illingworth
- Tips for passing the OSCE - Peter Bowie
- Training for the OSCE - Abdul Rahim Patel and Pavan
Mallikarjun
Part II. Some OSCE scenarios
- Old age psychiatry - Iain Pryde
- Substance misuse - Hugh Williams
- Schizophrenia - Stephanie Young and Ranga Rao
- Neurotic and affective disorders - Amrit Sachar
- Eating disorders - Rory O’Shea and Albert Michael
- Psychosexual disorders - Nick Dunn
- Capacity, consent, communication - Amanda Hukin
- Neurological examination - Anish Bahra
- Feedback of neurological investigations - Ranga
Rao
Index