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 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.


Adverse Childhood Experiences, Race, Mental Health, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Using Peer Support to Strengthen Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review

A Life Span Perspective on Borderline Personality Disorder

Pharmacotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: An Update of Published, Unpublished and Ongoing Studies

Psychiatric Management of the Chronically Suicidal Patient and the Risk of Completed Suicide: A Clinician’s Case Analysis

Burnout in Physicians During COVID-19 Pandemic

Using Trauma-Informed Approaches to Mitigate and Prevent the Impacts of Adverse Events on Children’s Health

Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: First Episode of Psychosis and Beyond

Acute Inflammation and Plasma Levels of Clozapine: A Case-Based Lesson

The Media, Politics, and Health Care

What We Need to Know About Psychosis of Epilepsy 

Tardive Dyskinesia: Current Trends in Prevention and Management

Optimal Approaches to Discussing Advance Directives

Personality Traits Related to Binge Drinking: A Systematic Review

Current Status of Evidence for a New Diagnosis: Food Addiction—A Literature Review

An Update on Pharmacotherapy of Major Depressive Disorder

Clinical Pearls in the Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression: An Experiential Approach to Patient Care

Problematic Social Networking Site Use

Impact of Aging on Empathy: Review of Psychological and Neural Mechanisms

The Psychological Challenges of Emergency Medical Service Providers During Disasters: A Mini-Review February 2022


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 March 24, 2023 – March 24, 2026.

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.