Family assessment and family interventions — OSCE

Aisha is the single mother of Tariq, aged 8, who has ADHD on an optimised stimulant. Tariq's aggression at home has been escalating for four months since Aisha separated from her partner: he hits, screams, and refuses to comply, and nothing Aisha tries works for more than a few days. She is exhausted, in tears, and asks the GP to "increase his medication or admit him because I cannot parent him." A neighbour has told her the behaviour is "her fault for the breakup." During the assessment Aisha confides that her ex-partner, who has weekly contact with Tariq, has been verbally abusive toward her during handovers and last week shoved her against a wall while Tariq watched.