Psych Scene

EMQ & CAP Courses

This powerful online course will not only prepare you to pass the RANZCP MCQ Exam but will have long-lasting benefits to your career.

The course gives you access to over 8 hours of video learning, previous exam papers, quizzes with 1000 + questions for EMQ & CAP and loads of targeted reading material.

MCQ Success on My Second Attempt

Thank you so much for the MCQ tutorial. It was incredibly helpful, and I really appreciated the time and effort that went into it.

The last-minute resources, particularly the 400 practice questions, made a real difference. Many of the question themes felt familiar during the exam, which helped me work through it more quickly and with greater confidence.

I’m very pleased to share that I passed the MCQ. My exam result was significantly higher than the scores I had been achieving in practice, which was such an encouraging outcome. As this was my second attempt, I’m especially grateful to have succeeded this time.

Thank you again for your support and for contributing to this achievement.

MCQ Course participant 2026

Supporting Trainees - MCQ Exam Preparation

I am thrilled to share that I was successful in the March 2026 MCQ sitting, in large part due to the wonderful resources available through Psych Scene. Thank you, as always, for the fabulous work you do supporting us, trainees.

MCQ Course participant 2026

Invaluable Support for MCQ and MEQ Exam Preparation

Psych Scene has been invaluable in helping me pass both my MCQ and MEQ examinations this year. Dr Rege’s explanations of key concepts across psychiatry are always well structured and easy to follow. The critical analysis videos, in particular, were excellent at breaking down what can initially feel like a jargon-heavy area for the MCQ, helping me feel less overwhelmed by those questions. The live MEQ course was also excellent for ensuring we had the right balance of breadth and depth in our answers, which really helped refine my exam technique. I appreciated being able to ask questions and receive in-the-moment feedback, including examples of different ways to approach question stems. The marking was also very helpful, as it provided constructive feedback and a more experienced perspective on my answer style. This helped me identify domains I needed to remember to cover. I would absolutely recommend Psych Scene to other registrars preparing for exams.

Multiple Course participant 2026

Exceptional Content, Excellent Results

Our group of three relied solely on your material for the MCQ exam, and we’re thrilled to share that we all passed with flying colours. The quality of the content and the effort you’ve invested in making complex concepts so accessible are truly outstanding. We’re deeply grateful for your dedication and hard work.

Course participant 2025

Passed MCQ and MEQ - first attempt

I want to advise that I passed both my MCQ and MEQ exams in my first attempt. I was enrolled in the respective Psychscene online prep courses and feel I gained heavily from these courses.

Course participant 2024

Incredibly helpful

The Psych Scene MCQ course is incredibly helpful. I passed my exam on the first go. The video lectures have made a meaningful difference in my learning experience.

Course participant 2025

Overall excellent course

Overall, the course is an excellent way to prepare for MCQ and CAP.

Course participant 2025

Excellent course content - MCQ

Excellent course content. The Psych Scene EMQ and CAP course was one of my main resources of study for the RANZCP exam. It is not just about the practice questions provided but the approach to the questions that is crucial. Dr. Rege emphasises the approach throughout the videos which is what I found most useful not only for the exam but also for working through clinical problems in practice.

Course participant 2024

Fantastic course - MCQ

I recently completed the MCQ exam. The course was fantastic and covered the essential criteria covered in the exam. The CAP section was great to get a solid grounding of the key concepts and is actually enough to get through the exam. Keep up the great work @ Psych Scene. 

Course participant 2024

First Attempt Pass

I wish to share my success in the CEQ exam recently. I enrolled for online exam prep courses for the MCQ, MEQ and CEQ exams and cleared all in the first attempt. Thanks to the Psychscene team for your support!

Course participant 2024

EMQ & CAP 3

I wish I had this methodical approach to studying and learning when I first started training. I think I would have been so much more balanced in my approach and kinder to my patients and myself during the last 4 years...for not learning and memorising things as part of the strict dogmatic approach that often gets touted as the only way to perform an assessment or organise management. Thank you to the team at Psych Scene. You do a fantastic job...if only I had known earlier!.

MCQ Course Candidate, Australia

EMQ & CAP 2

The PsychScene MCQ course is an invaluable and highly efficient tool that should be utilised by every candidate considering applying for the RANZCP EMQ exam. Thanks to the guidance and advice from the team at PsychScene I was able to pass this exam very comfortably after just one year of training! I encourage all new trainees to enrol as early as possible to boost your overall exam performance as well as help shape your mind to more mature and sophisticated points of view that will assist with challenges further down the track. A perfect blend of exam smarts and core critical knowledge. Don't miss it!

MCQ Course Candidate, Australia

EMQ & CAP 1

I would definitely recommend for trainees to do this course but be sure to do the precourse material thoroughly before attending to use the course most effectively.

MCQ Course Candidate, Australia
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Multiple plans with flexible options

Quick Preps

$595

Accessible for

1 Month

Includes:

  • 1 month of complete access
  • 6 hours+ learning videos
  • Audio lecture files
  • 700+ questions
  • 200+ pages of targeted reading material
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Standard

$695

Accessible for

3 Months

Includes:

  • 3 months of complete access
  • 6 hours+ learning videos
  • Audio lecture files
  • 700 + questions
  • 200+ pages of reading material
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Extended

$895

Accessible for

6 Months

Includes:

  • 6 months of complete access
  • 6 hours+ learning videos
  • Audio lecture files
  • 700 + questions
  • 200+ pages of reading material
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Deluxe

$995

Accessible for

9 Months

Includes:

  • 9 months of complete access
  • 6 hours+ learning videos
  • Audio lecture files
  • 700 + questions
  • 200+ pages of reading material
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Annual

$1195

Accessible for

12 Months

Includes:

  • 12 months of complete access
  • 6 hours+ learning videos
  • Audio lecture files
  • 700 + questions
  • 200+ pages of reading material
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Quick Prep

$895

Accessible for

1 Month

Includes:

  • 1 month of complete access
  • 13 hours+ learning videos
  • Audio lecture files
  • 1000 + quiz questions
  • 200+ pages of reading material
  • Clinical papers
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Standard

$995

Accessible for

3 Months

Includes:

  • 3 months of complete access
  • 13 hours+ learning videos
  • Audio lecture files
  • 1000 + quiz questions
  • 200+ pages of reading material
  • Clinical papers
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Extended

$1195

Accessible for

6 Months

Includes:

  • 6 months of complete access
  • 13 hours+ learning videos
  • Audio lecture files
  • 1000 + quiz questions
  • 200+ pages of reading material
  • Clinical papers
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Deluxe

$1295

Accessible for

9 Months

Includes:

  • 9 months of complete access
  • 13 hours+ learning videos
  • Audio lecture files
  • 1000 + quiz questions
  • 200+ pages of reading material
  • Clinical papers
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Annual

$1495

Accessible for

12 Months

Includes:

  • 12 months of complete access
  • 13 hours+ learning videos
  • Audio lecture files
  • 1000 + quiz questions
  • 200+ pages of reading material
  • Clinical papers
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Quick Prep

$495

Accessible for

1 Month

Includes:

  • 1 month of complete access
  • 7 hours+ learning videos
  • 250 + questions
  • Targeted reading
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Standard

$595

Accessible for

3 Months

Includes:

  • 3 months of complete access
  • 7 hours+ learning videos
  • 250 + questions
  • Targeted reading
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Extended

$695

Accessible for

6 Months

Includes:

  • 6 months of complete access
  • 7 hours+ learning videos
  • 250 + questions
  • Targeted reading
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Deluxe

$795

Accessible for

9 Months

Includes:

  • 9 months of complete access
  • 7 hours+ learning videos
  • 250 + questions
  • Targeted reading
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Annual

$895

Accessible for

12 Months

Includes:

  • 12 months of complete access
  • 7 hours+ learning videos
  • 250 + questions
  • Targeted reading
  • Complimentary access to Psych Scene Hub Pro (clinician-focused psychiatry and mental health learning resources, including articles, videos, PDFs, and audio learning)

Course Structure

EMQ Exam Themes

Exam Themes from Previous Papers. The following are 120+ exam questions and themes from past papers. These questions should assist you in learning about

Extended Matching Questions (EMQ) – Part 1 (140 Q)

140 practice exam questions with answers and explanations

Extended Matching Questions (EMQ) – Part 2 (140 Q)

140 practice exam questions with answers and explanations

Extended Matching Questions (EMQ) – Part 3 (140 Q)

140 Practice Exam Questions with answers and explanations

Extended Matching Questions (EMQ) – Part 4 (130 Q)

130 Practice Exam Questions with answers and explanations

EMQ Exam Practice – Part 1 (46 Q)

46 exam practice questions with answers

EMQ Exam Practice – Part 2 (52 Q)

52 exam practice questions with answers

EMQ Exam Practice – Part 3 (54 Q)

54 exam practice questions with answers

EMQ Exam Practice – Part 4 (52 Q)

52 Exam practice questions with answers

History of Psychiatry

Names of key figures in Psychiatry and their achievements.

Anxiety Disorders (Notes)

Diagnosis – Initial Assessment and Management – Clinical Recommendations – Treatment – Monitoring Progress – Summary Generalised Anxiety Disorder / Panic Disorder / Social

Schizophrenia (Notes)

Antipsychotics – (Structural Elements, Mechanisms of Action) / Principles in managing first-episode Psychosis / Risk factors for suicide / Principles of managing suicidal ideation

Depression (Notes)

Criteria for depression, Management of depression, Treatment-resistant depression, Indications for ECT, side Effects of Antidepressants etc

Bipolar Disorder (Notes)

Bipolar Disorder, Management of Bipolar Depression and Mania, Rapid Cycling Disorder

Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Behaviour (Notes)

Alcohol Depenedence / Opioid Dependence / Benzodiazepine Dependence / Smoking Cessation / Motivational Interviewing

Organic Disorders (Notes)

HIV / Parkinson’s disease / Huntington’s disease / Multiple Sclerosis / SLE / Cushing’ / Addison’s / Epilepsy

Pregnancy and Post-Partum Disorders (Notes)

Post Natal Depression and Psychosis / Prescribing in Post Natal Depression

Forensic Psychiatry (Notes)

Psychiatric Disorder and Reoffending / Risk factors for violence / Ethical issues in report writing / Components of sexual reoffending program

Dementia (Notes)

Types of dementia / Alzheimer’s disease / Fronto-temporal dementia / Huntington’s Disease / Lewy body Dementia / Wilson’s Disease / BPSD / Management of

Psychopharmacology (Notes)

Mechanisms of Action of Antidepressants / MOA of Antipsychotics / MOA of mood stabilisers / Pharmacokinetics / MOA of medications in dementia / Neurotransmitters

Eating Disorders (Notes)

Anorexia Nervosa / Bulimia Nervosa / Binge Eating Disorder / Medical Complications

Miscellaneous (Notes)

Psychological tests / Genetics / EEG etc

Psychopathology (Notes)

Catatonia / Hallucinations / Delusions / Thought Disorder Types / Pseudohallucinations etc

Psychology (Notes)

Classical and Operant Conditioning / Reinforcement schedules / Types of memory / Emotion / Principles of Pscyhological therapies (CBT, CAT, IPT , DBT etc)

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Notes)

Stages of Development / Autism Spectrum Disorder / ADHD / Encopresis / Enuresis / School Refusal / Tourette’s Syndrome etc

Neurosciences (Notes)

Basic neuroscience concepts for EMQ

Summary Changes – DSM 4 to DSM 5 (Notes)

Summary of changes from DSM-4 to DSM-5

EMQ Course Part 1 (Questions 1-8)

Practice questions linked to video 1.  

EMQ Course Part 2 (Questions 9-13)

Practice questions linked to video 2.  

EMQ Course Part 3 (Questions 14-22)

Practice questions linked to video 3.  

EMQ Course Part 4 (Questions 23-52)

Practice questions linked to video 4.

EMQ Course Part 5 (Questions 53-96)

Practice questions linked to video 5.  

EMQ Course Part 5 (Theme 16 Clarification)

Theme 16 clarification linked to video 5.

EMQ Course Part 6 (Questions 97-134)

Practice questions linked to video 6.

EMQ Course Part 7 (Questions 135-166)

Practice questions linked to video 7.  

EMQ Course Part 8 (Questions 167-201)

Practice questions linked to video 8.  

EMQ Course Part 9 (Questions 202-219)

Practice questions linked to video 9.  

EMQ Course Part 10 (Questions 220-262)

Practice questions linked to video 10.  

EMQ Course Part 11 (Questions 263-307)

Practice questions linked to video 11.  

EMQ Course Part 12 (Questions 308-332)

Practice questions linked to video 12.

EMQ Course Part 13 (Questions 333-382)

Practice questions linked to video 13.

EMQ Course Part 14 (Questions 383-425)

Practice questions linked to video 14.

EMQ Course Part 15 (Questions 426-482)

Practice questions linked to video 15.

EMQ Course Part 16 (Questions 483-521)

Practice questions linked to video 16.

EMQ Course Part 17 (Questions 522-544)

Practice questions linked to video 17.

EMQ Course Part 18 (Questions 545-605)

Practice questions linked to video 18.

Critical Analysis Papers – Warm Up Quiz (54 Q)

54 Critical analysis practice questions with answers

Critical Analysis Papers – Low Intensity Quiz (57 Q)

57 Critical analysis practice questions with answers

Critical Analysis Papers – Moderate Intensity Quiz (62 Q)

62 Critical analysis practice questions with answers

Critical Analysis Papers – High Intensity Quiz (55 Q)

55 Critical analysis practice questions with answers

Critical Analysis Papers – Super Intensity (55 Q)

55 Critical analysis practice questions with answers

Critical Analysis Problem –Interviewer Bias in medical student selection

A detailed explanation will be available at the end of the quiz. Some diagrams may require zooming in from your computer.

Critical Analysis Paper 1 – Exam Practice Format

Critical Analysis Paper 2 – Exam Practice Format

Critical Analysis Paper 3 – Exam Practice Format

Critical Analysis Paper 4 – Exam Practice Format

Critical Analysis Paper 5 – Exam Practice Format

Diagrams for Quizzes_Critical Analysis Papers – Moderate Intensity

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Diagrams for Quizzes_Critical Analysis Papers – High Intensity

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Diagrams for Quizzes_Critical Analysis Papers – Super Intensity

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Middle-Ear Disease and Schizophrenia

Experiences and Expectations of Refugee Doctors

Lithium Levels in Drinking Water and Risk of Suicide

Neurodevelopment of Children Exposed in Utero to Lamotrigine, Sodium Valproate and Carbamazepine

Economic Analysis of First- V. Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs: Results from A Randomised Controlled Trial in Schizophrenia

Randomised Controlled Trials ( Journal Article)

Systematic review (Journal Article)

Number needed to treat (Journal Article)

Confidence Intervals and P Values (Journal Article)

Diagnostic Tests (Journal Article)

Economic analysis (Journal Article)

Network Meta-analysis (Journal Article)

Survival Analysis (Journal Article)

Statistics 1 (Journal Article)

Statistics 2 (Journal Article)

Selecting Research Participants (Covers basics of design) (Journal Article)

Correlation and Regression (Journal Article)

Qualitative Study (Journal Article)

Type 1 and Type II errors and hypothesis testing (Journal Article)

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Suicide by health professionals: a retrospective mortality study in Australia, 2001–2012 (Journal Article)

Previous exam paper for practice Click here 

The impact of dispensing fees on compliance with opioid substitution therapy: a mixed methods study (Journal Article)

Previous exam paper for practice. Reading the paper in detail is helpful as it can help consolidate concepts covered in the videos and notes

Aripiprazole intramuscular depot as maintenance treatment in patients with schizophrenia: a 52-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (Journal Article)

Previous exam paper. Reading the paper in detail is helpful as it can help consolidate concepts covered in the videos and notes Click here 

Evidence Based Psychiatry – Introduction (Notes)

What is evidence-based psychiatry / Steps in EBM / PICO question / Types of studies with explanations / Hierarchy of EBM

Introduction to statistics (Notes)

Introduction to Statistics – Types of Data / Basic Statistics / Statistical tests / Important definitions in basic epidemiology / Hypothesis tests, Type I

Bias (Notes)

What is Bias / Types of Bias – Selection Bias, Measurement Bias, Confounding Bias, Attrition Bias

Randomised Controlled Trials (Notes)

Why Randomise / Types of Randomisation / Reducing Selection Bias: Allocation Concealment / Minimising Measurement Bias: Blinding / Minimising Attrition Bias: Intention to treat

Case Control Study (Notes)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Case Control Study / Minimising Selection Bias: Known group and Unknown group / Minimising Measurement Bias / Minimize Information Bias

Cohort Studies (Notes)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Cohort Studies / Types of Cohort Study – Defined by Membership,  Defined by the timing of period of risk, Defined

Diagnostic Studies (Notes)

Important issues to consider in Diagnostic Tests – Gold Standard / Selection Bias/Spectrum Bias / Observer Bias / SPPIN and SNNOUT / Measures of

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (Notes)

Advantages of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses / Design – Formulate an important and relevant clinical question, Selection Bias, Publication Bias and Funnel Plots, Methodological

Economic Analysis (Notes)

Types of Economic Evaluation / Advantages and Limitations of Economic Analysis / Worked Example – Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) / Quality of Life and

Qualitative Research (Notes)

Use of Qualitative Methods / Data Sampling / Data Collection / Recording of Data / Data Analysis / Minimising Bias in Qualitative Studies

Network Meta-Analysis (NMA) (Notes)

Network Meta-Analysis (NMA) / Biases – Incoherence or Inconsistency / Statistical Methods in NMA / Steps in a Network Meta-Analysis

Further reading for Critical Analysis (Notes)

References

Critical Analysis Revision

A revision course that focuses only on the interpretation of tables and diagrams. Click here