Explain schizotypal PD and care 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 schizotypal personality disorder in plain language without stigma, clarify that most people do not automatically develop schizophrenia, outline alliance-first psychosocial care, explain limited medication role, describe what warning signs would prompt urgent review, and check understanding. The examiner plays the patient. ^[1][3]