Explain delayed sleep-wake phase disorder and timed melatonin/light plan — CASC communication station

Station brief

Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes after reading. You are the psychiatry registrar in outpatient clinic. [2]

Candidate instructions. Explain delayed sleep-wake phase disorder in plain language, validate both parent concern and student experience without colluding with “laziness” stigma or indefinite strong hypnotics, outline morning light and carefully timed low-dose melatonin plus schedule change, negotiate a collaborative university return plan, and check understanding. The examiner may play parent, student, or both. [1][4][5]