Psych CASC / OSCE · General adult psychiatry — psychosis rehabilitation
Explain psychosocial rehabilitation after psychosis — CASC communication station
MRCPsych/FRANZCP-style communication station: explain multi-component psychosocial rehabilitation, CHIME recovery, IPS, family work, and that recovery is not under-treatment.
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Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes active time after reading. You are the psychiatry registrar in the early intervention / community team.[2]
Candidate instructions. Explain why psychosocial rehabilitation matters after psychosis, outline the care package (medication plus psychosocial components), introduce IPS/supported education and family psychoeducation, and address fears that "recovery" means early abandonment of treatment. Check understanding and safety-net.[1][2]
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- [2]Kane JM, Robinson DG, Schooler NR, et al. Comprehensive Versus Usual Community Care for First-Episode Psychosis: 2-Year Outcomes From the NIMH RAISE Early Treatment Program Am J Psychiatry, 2016.PMID 26481174
- [3]Killackey E, Allott K, Jackson HJ, et al. Individual placement and support for vocational recovery in first-episode psychosis: randomised controlled trial Br J Psychiatry, 2019.PMID 30251616
- [4]Leamy M, Bird V, Le Boutillier C, et al. Conceptual framework for personal recovery in mental health: systematic review and narrative synthesis Br J Psychiatry, 2011.PMID 22130746
- [5]Slade M, Amering M, Farkas M, et al. Uses and abuses of recovery: implementing recovery-oriented practices in mental health systems World Psychiatry, 2014.PMID 24497237
- [6]McFarlane WR, Dixon L, Lukens E, et al. Family psychoeducation and schizophrenia: a review of the literature J Marital Fam Ther, 2003.PMID 12728780