Recently transitioned veteran with combat nightmares and firearm access — CASC communication station

Station brief

Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes active time after reading. You are the community psychiatry registrar. No interpreter required. ^[1]

Candidate instructions. Build rapport while acknowledging service. Assess suicide risk and firearm access/storage. Elicit a paced service and trauma history without forcing graphic combat detail in the first minutes. Explore guilt/shame themes if offered (moral injury formulation language). Name alcohol as a clinical target. Agree a collaborative safety and follow-up plan including trauma-focused therapy pathway. Avoid stereotypes ("all veterans have PTSD") and avoid inventing compensation rules. ^[1][2][5]