ABSTRACT
The essay paper is often the one that causes the greatest amount of anxiety in the MRCPsych written examination. For many of us it has been many years since we have had to write an essay, probably dating back to A-level exams where we had to regurgitate as many facts as possible in a seemingly very short space of time – a very unpleasant memory! Fortunately, in comparison to that, this paper is surprisingly straightforward.
