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 work done 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 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, RCC

Course Curriculum

Vaping and Its Effect on Physical Health

Human Trafficking

Behavior Therapy for the Treatment of Dementia in Elderly Psychiatric Patients

You Too Can Do Marital Therapy: Expanding Psychiatric Practice to Include Marital Therapy

Prevention of Mental Health Disorders Using Internet- and Mobile-Based Interventions: A Narrative Review and Recommendations for Future Research, Part 1: An Overview

Telepsychiatry in the Time of COVID-19

You Too Can Do Marital Therapy: Expanding Psychiatric Practice to Include Marital Therapy, Part 2

Clinically Relevant Psychotropic Drug Interactions in the Geriatric Population

Prevention of Mental Health Disorders Using Internet- and Mobile-Based interventions: A Narrative Review and Recommendations for Future Research, Part 2

Psychological Impact of Hurricane Harvey on Patients With Cancer

Review of Suicide Risk in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Counseling Individuals Who Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

The Association Between Excessive Use of Smartphones, Cognition, Emotion, and the Brain

Pediatric Anger Management

Sports-Related Concussions in High School Athletes

A Review of the Impact of Wearing Masks on COVID‐19 Transmission and the Psychology behind Resistance to Wearing Masks

Neuropsychiatric Complications of COVID‐19

A Review of Psychopharmacotherapy for Geriatric Depression, Part 1

A Review of Psychopharmacotherapy for Geriatric Depression, Part 2

Psychiatric Consultations from an Oncology Perspective: Medical Students’ Clerkship Experience at a Comprehensive Cancer Center

Accreditation Statement

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

The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. designates this CME activity for a maximum number of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABPN
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology designates that this activity awards up to 40 Self-Assessment CME credits. The approval period is for February 1, 2021 - February 1, 2024.

Royal College of Canada
This program is an accredited self-assessment program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Canadian Psychiatric Association. You may claim a maximum of 25 hours (credits are automatically calculated). This approval will expire October 29, 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this course work? When does it start?

This course is completely online and you can start right now. You can enter the course whenever you want and take it at your own pace. All course materials will be available to you upon purchase in PDF form. Your certificate will be available to you immediately upon successful completion of the coursework quizzes.

Who should take your courses?

Any healthcare professional who want to keep up-to-date on the latest drug and clinical research, and those seeking high quality CME & CE programs to receive credit or contact hours for re-licensure.

Can I get a certificate if I am not a healthcare professional?
At Hatherleigh, we only issue certificates officially accredited for the health professions. In order to obtain this certificate, it is necessary to be in possession of a qualifying title to the health professions.

At Hatherleigh, we only issue certificates officially to licensed and certified health professionals.

When can I access the course?

Anytime! Once you have registered, you can access the course whenever you want, wherever you want and from any device you use.

Is there a deadline for course completion?

All of our courses should be completed within a three-year period from the purchase date. Accreditation and regulation changes occur. To ensure that you earn the maximum amount of credit from your course, we have instituted a three-year period for completion. Your certificate will state the date your coursework is completed.

What if I don't like the course? Can I have my money back?

All of our courses are unconditionally guaranteed for 30 days. 

Who do I contact if I have further questions?

Please contact our Customer Care Department. For all the ways to do this, please click here. 

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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.