Explain substance-induced psychosis and follow-up to parents — CASC communication station

Station brief

Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes active time after reading. You are the psychiatry registrar on the early intervention / acute ward. ^[1]

Candidate instructions. Explain the working diagnosis of substance-induced (cannabis-associated) psychosis to the parents, outline medical checks and why an antipsychotic may be used, discuss the importance of cannabis cessation, address the risk of later primary psychotic illness honestly without catastrophic fatalism, and describe the follow-up plan. Check understanding. The examiner plays both parents. ^[1]