Everyone needs continuing education. But who needs to be overwhelmed by it?

For more than 40 years, Directions in Psychiatry remains the pre-eminent continuing medical education program for psychiatrists worldwide.

Concise, essential, authoritative and timely, Directions in Psychiatry has delivered on the promise of insightful and useful information that psychiatrists world-wide need to stay current and earn psychiatry CME requirements. Directions in Psychiatry keeps you up-to-date as you earn 40 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits annually in the comfort of your home or office.

Submit your test answers online as you progress and receive your CME certificate instantly upon completion. It's the most convenient way to get your psychiatry CME course credits from home, office, vacation or while traveling.

CME BENEFITS & AWARDS:

  • 40 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits
  • ABPN Approved
  • 20 Essential Lessons
  • Convenient Digital Delivery Option
  • Print Edition Available
  • Permanent Record of Psychiatry CME Activities
  • Top Faculty from Leading Institutions
  • Online Quizzes
  • Instant CME Certificate Upon Completion
  • Designed for Rapid Learning
  • Abstract for Instant Review
  • Toll-free Customer Service Support


Digital Option: Coursework available immediately upon purchase.
Digital+Print Option: Printed coursework will be sent to you via USPS Priority Mail.

This course awards 40 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits upon completion.

Lessons: 20 per volume

CME Credits: 40 Category 1 CME credits

Multiple-Choice Questions: 4 per lesson

Estimated Time to complete each lesson: 2 hours

Approvals: ACCME, ABPN, MOC Section 3

Psychiatry CME Course Curriculum

For detailed abstracts of these lessons, click here.


The COVID-19 Pandemic & Pandemic Precautions Can Elevate Anxiety During Pregnancy

How to Use Clozapine: A Primer for Clinicians

Addiction and Motivation to Stay Sober

Caffeine Use Disorder: Do not Sleep on It

Current Issues and Guidelines in Medical Ethics

COVID-19 Vaccines: How Healthcare Professionals Can Unravel Myths and Barriers

COVID-19: The Racial Burden of Disease

Major Neurocognitive Disorders: Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms

Ketamine Use in Treatment-Resistant Depression

Understanding and Assessing Clients with Problematic Patterns of Cannabis Use

The Biopsychosocial Aspects of the COVID‐19 Pandemic in the Geriatric Population: A Review

COVID‐19 and Its Impact on Intimate Partner Violence: Are We Facing a Novel Pandemic of Violence in Families?

Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbidities

Trauma‐ and Stressor‐Related Disorders, Part 1: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Trauma‐ and Stressor‐Related Disorders, Part 2: Acute Stress Disorder and Other Disorders with Clinical Cases

Emergent Crisis of COVID-19 Pandemic: Mental Health Challenges and Opportunities

Functional Analytic Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Alcohol Abuse Disorders

A Clinician’s Guide to the Unique Psychosocial Stressors of Working Latina Mothers

Mental Disorders, Cognitive Impairment and the Risk of Suicide in Older Adults

Memory and Forgetting

Accreditation Statement

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
 The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

American Medical Association 
The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum number of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) designates that this activity awards up to 40 Self-Assessment CME credits. The approval period is for February 18, 2025 – February 18, 2028.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program. 

For more information on this agreement, please visit this link.

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Pricing options

Choose either digital only or add print edition to your order. Printed course will be mailed to you via USPS.