On Case Presentation at Examinations

Extract

Remember that the interview with the examiners is short. It is therefore very important that you do not waste time talking about irrelevancies and giving a long list of normal findings.

If a diagnosis etc. is possible, give it in the form of a Case Formulation. If it has not been possible to make a diagnosis, say so. You can then offer either to discuss the case or to propose what collateral information you think is required, e.g. an interview with a relative, a P.S.W.’s report, psychological or other kinds of tests, and so on.