Explain ASPD, risk and treatment limits — CASC communication station

Station brief

Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes active time after reading. You are the psychiatry registrar in the community clinic. ^[1]

Candidate instructions. Explain antisocial personality disorder in clear language without stigma or collusion, carefully separate it from the word "psychopath," outline what treatment can and cannot do, emphasise substance use and practical goals, explain limits of confidentiality when others are at risk, and check understanding. The examiner plays the patient. ^[1][3]