Explain dependent personality disorder and autonomy-focused plan — CASC communication station

Station brief

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

Candidate instructions. Explain dependent personality disorder in plain language without stigma, clarify how it differs from healthy interdependence, outline why structured psychotherapy building graded autonomy is first-line, clarify that medication treats depression or anxiety rather than "curing personality," address fear that independence means the team will abandon her, and check understanding. The examiner plays the patient. ^[1][2]