Explain acute mania treatment, lithium, and why the antidepressant stopped — CASC communication station

Station brief

Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes active time after reading. You are the psychiatry registrar on the inpatient unit.^[1]

Candidate instructions. Explain what a manic episode is (versus a milder high). Explain why sertraline was stopped. Outline lithium and olanzapine benefits, common side-effects, and blood tests. Explain why seclusion may have been used as a last-resort safety step. Outline going-home prevention (sleep, early-warning signs, follow-up). Check understanding and invite questions. The examiner plays the partner.^[1][2][4]