The case report should record a thorough assessment, demonstrate the student's capacity to appreciate the patient's experience, present an attempt to understand why this patient is ill in this way at this time, and describe what management will be required to facilitate this patient's return to best possible functioning.

To this end, it is expected that the student will:

• Present a document which communicates in a clear and orderly fashion
• Provide appropriately selected historical and examination material, including both positive and negative findings relevant to the case
• Indicate an awareness of the limitations of the material obtained and presented
• Demonstrate an awareness of the range of diagnostic issues which need to be considered
• Present a formulation, drawing together the historical and examination material, so as to develop an understanding of the patient
• Provide a management plan considering the immediate, short-term, and longer term issues presented by this patient

There is no word limit on the report - the content should be both sufficient and well edited. The judgement on what to include is part of the professional skill under development.

This is a psychological report and therefore the emphasis is on the psychological issues. Note that this does NOT imply the exclusion of medical issues!