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 free 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