Explain social anxiety disorder and start sertraline with CBT — 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 the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder, the rationale for CBT and starting sertraline, common side-effects, what to do if anxiety or mood worsens after starting treatment, why relying on alcohol or daily long-term diazepam is not recommended as the main plan, expected timeline of benefit, and rough duration after improvement. Check understanding and invite questions. The examiner plays the patient. ^[2][3]