A psychiatry registrar in Perth tells you, a fellow registrar, that since his father died four months ago he h…

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A psychiatry registrar in Perth tells you, a fellow registrar, that since his father died four months ago he has had low mood, waking at 4 am and poor concentration, and has made two prescribing errors on the ward. He has been taking his wife's escitalopram and has twice written himself a prescription for temazepam. He has no general practitioner of his own, does not want anything on a record, and asks you to write his next script. Which one of the following is the most appropriate advice?

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Ask him to register with an independent general practitioner

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Continue his wife's escitalopram and review in a month

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Refer him to the employee assistance programme

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Take annual leave and see how he feels

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Write the prescription if he agrees to review

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