Free PLAB 2 Psychiatry stations
Psychiatry and mental health stations in PLAB 2 include depression, anxiety, psychosis, risk assessment and substance misuse. They test structured history-taking, suicide and risk assessment, and empathic, non-judgemental communication.
What PLAB 2 psychiatry stations cover
Psychiatry and mental health stations in PLAB 2 include depression, anxiety, psychosis, risk assessment and substance misuse. They test structured history-taking, suicide and risk assessment, and empathic, non-judgemental communication.
Topics you can practise in these stations include:
- Low mood with suicidal thoughts
- Trouble sleeping
- Trouble sleeping, asking for sleeping pills
- Weight loss
- Mother with dementia, carer support
- Confused man found wandering
- Memory concern after a fall
- Self-harm after overdose and wrist-cutting
- Paracetamol overdose
- Alcohol use assessment
- Opioid dependence
- Worried mother
- Unexplained weight loss
- Persistent tiredness and low mood
How to approach a psychiatry station
Build rapport quickly, take a structured psychiatric history, and always carry out an explicit risk assessment, asking directly about thoughts, plans, intent and means. Stay empathic and non-judgemental throughout, and agree a clear safety plan.
The underlying structure is the same as any PLAB 2 station: greet and confirm identity, explore the patient's ideas, concerns and expectations early, take a focused history, screen for the red flags below, explain your thinking in plain English, and agree a shared plan with clear safety-netting. See the free PLAB 2 preparation guide for the full study plan.
Red flags to screen for in psychiatry stations
Examiners reward candidates who actively screen for what must not be missed. In psychiatry stations, the key red flags include:
- Active suicidal ideation with a plan, intent or access to means
- Risk of harm to others
- Acute psychosis or command hallucinations
- Severe self-neglect or inability to care for oneself
- A recent overdose or self-harm needing medical assessment
Skills these stations test
The 31 psychiatry stations break down by skill type as:
- History and management 17
- History and risk assessment 7
- Counselling 7
All 31 free psychiatry stations
Every station below is free. Click one to sit it as an eight-minute spoken consultation, then get your mark-scheme breakdown.
History and management 17
- Trouble sleeping - Mrs Eleanor Linfield, 65
- Trouble sleeping, asking for sleeping pills - Daniel Netherwood, 26
- Confused man found wandering - cognitive assessment - Mr Albert Verity, 77
- Memory concern after a fall - Mr Brian Whitaker, 80 (cognitive assessment)
- Paracetamol overdose - Elliot Carmichael, 19
- Worried mother - weight loss in a teenage daughter - Pauline Lockwood, 42
- Unexplained weight loss - Naomi Thornbury, 27
- Persistent tiredness and low mood - Mrs Hazel Ashworth, 35
- Trouble sleeping and low mood - Adrian Redfern, 50
- Low mood after his partner's miscarriage - Nigel Calloway, 33
- Belief of being followed by police - Trevor Sinclair, 29
- Believes he is being followed and recruited as a spy - Marcus Beaumont, 29
- Persistent worry and restlessness - Mrs Rosalind Aldous, 34
- Persistent fear of serious illness - Mrs Bethan Lockyer, 41
- Tremor, vomiting and unsteadiness on lithium - Mrs Brenda Holloway, 68
- Distressing intrusive thoughts and repeated checking - Ms Priya Sandhu, 29
- Multiple persistent physical symptoms with normal tests - Mrs Carys Ellington, 41
History and risk assessment 7
- Low mood with suicidal thoughts - Mr Thomas Ashworth, 34
- Weight loss - Sophie Hargreaves, 18
- Self-harm after overdose and wrist-cutting - Meryl Clarks, 16
- Low mood after childbirth - Brenda Marsden, 33
- Binge eating and self-induced vomiting - Hannah Whitlock, 23
- Flashbacks and nightmares after a crash - Marcus Ellery, 34
- Exhausted and overwhelmed at work - Mr Owen Brightwell, 38
Counselling 7
- Mother with dementia, carer support - Samantha Winterbottom, 40 (daughter)
- Alcohol use assessment - Mrs Maureen Pennington, 50
- Opioid dependence - wanting to quit heroin - Kevin Fairfax, 35
- Depression review - CBT not helping - Gillian Hartley, 40
- Weight gain on antipsychotic medication - Marcus Adeyemi, 29
- Starting an antidepressant (citalopram) - Ms Rhiannon Tovey, 24
- Gender identity distress - Riley Ashworth, 15
Practise other PLAB 2 specialties
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- PLAB 2 Paediatrics stations (42)
- PLAB 2 Neurology stations (34)
- PLAB 2 Cardiovascular stations (27)
- PLAB 2 Gastrointestinal stations (27)
- PLAB 2 Dermatology stations (25)
- PLAB 2 Endocrine stations (24)
- PLAB 2 Musculoskeletal stations (20)
- PLAB 2 Respiratory stations (20)
- PLAB 2 ENT stations (19)
- PLAB 2 Surgical stations (15)
- PLAB 2 Urology stations (15)
- PLAB 2 Medicine stations (14)
- PLAB 2 Genitourinary Medicine stations (12)
- PLAB 2 Infectious Diseases stations (11)
- PLAB 2 Haematology stations (9)
- PLAB 2 Ophthalmology stations (7)
- PLAB 2 Palliative / Pain Medicine stations (6)
- PLAB 2 Breast Surgery stations (2)
Frequently asked questions
What PLAB 2 psychiatry stations come up?
Plabity's 31 free PLAB 2 psychiatry stations include presentations such as low mood with suicidal thoughts, trouble sleeping, trouble sleeping, asking for sleeping pills, weight loss, mother with dementia, carer support, confused man found wandering, memory concern after a fall, self-harm after overdose and wrist-cutting, paracetamol overdose, alcohol use assessment, opioid dependence, worried mother, unexplained weight loss, persistent tiredness and low mood. Each runs as an eight-minute spoken consultation marked to the PLAB rubric.
Are these PLAB 2 psychiatry stations free?
Yes. All 31 are free to practise. You sign up with an email address, with no card required.
How are the stations marked?
Each station is marked across the three PLAB domains: data gathering, clinical management and interpersonal skills. You get a breakdown of every criterion with quoted evidence from your own consultation, in seconds.
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31 spoken psychiatry cubicles, marked to the PLAB rubric. No card, no plan.
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