Explain PTSD diagnosis and trauma-focused treatment 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. ^[3]

Candidate instructions. Explain PTSD in accessible language, why trauma-focused psychological therapy is first-line, what sessions involve at a high level without forcing detail of the assault, optional medication (sertraline) with early side-effects and delayed benefit, alcohol reduction, and when to seek urgent help. Check understanding. The examiner plays the patient. ^[3]