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In November 2016, the American Psychiatric Association received from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education accreditation with commendation for a term of 6 years.
CME & Study Guides
We have redesigned the delivery of our online CME products—including our Study Guide CME (previously called Self-Assessment CME),The American Journal of Psychiatry CME, andFOCUS: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry CME.
CME courses will be completed on theAPA Learning Center. You will now be able to:
- Review all completed CME activity in one easy-to-access personal transcript
- Track all of your CME credit in the American Psychiatric Association’s CME recorder
For more information or to purchase our CME products, please go toappi.org.
- Earn CME credits by reading an article in theAmerican Journal of Psychiatry and completing a short course for up to 1AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. The course comprises reading the article and answering three multiple-choice questions with a single correct answer. Upon completion of the course, correct answers will be highlighted for the reader’s reference and the rationale in context can be viewed, thus extending the learning experience for people who want to read more. A certificate documenting participation in the course and credits claimed is generated upon completion of the course.
March 2019
Supporting Providers After Drug Overdose Death(Expires February 28, 2021)
Adolescents Who Self-Harm and Commit Violent Crime: Testing Early-Life Predictors of Dual Harm in a Longitudinal Cohort Study(Expires February 28, 2021)
Age-Associated Deviations of Amygdala Functional Connectivity in Youths With Psychosis Spectrum Disorders: Relevance to Psychotic Symptoms(Expires February 28, 2021)
February 2019
A Population-Based Analysis of the Relationship Between Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development(Expires January 31, 2021)
Protective Effects of Pregnancy on Risk of Alcohol Use Disorder(Expires January 31, 2021)
Connectome-Based Prediction of Cocaine Abstinence(Expires January 31, 2021)
January 2019
Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease(Expires December 31, 2020)
Multimodal Structural Neuroimaging Markers of Brain Development and ADHD Symptoms(Expires December 31, 2020)
Brain Mechanisms of Attention Orienting Following Frustration: Associations With Irritability and Age in Youths(Expires December 31, 2020)
December 2018
Perspectives on the Management of Vascular Depression(Expires November 30, 2020)
Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial of Prazosin for Alcohol Use Disorder(Expires November 30, 2020)
Intellectual Disability and Psychotic Disorders in Children: Association With Maternal Severe Mental Illness and Exposure to Obstetric Complications in a Whole-Population Cohort(Expires November 30, 2020)
November 2018
A Transgender Woman With Intellectual Disability and Borderline Personality Disorder(Expires October 31, 2020)
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Parent-Child Psychotherapy Targeting Emotion Development for Early Childhood Depression(Expires October 31, 2020)
Association Between Smoking Behavior and Cognitive Functioning in Patients With Psychosis, Siblings, and Healthy Control Subjects: Results From a Prospective 6-Year Follow-Up Study(Expires October 31, 2020)
October 2018
Alleviating the Mental Health Burden of Structural Discrimination and Hate Crimes: The Role of Psychiatrists(Expires September 30, 2020)
Association Between Insight and Outcome of Psychotherapy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis(Expires September 30, 2020)
Individual Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Mantram Repetition: A Randomized Clinical Trial(Expires September 30, 2020)
September 2018
Family Intervention in the Care of a Patient With Nonepileptic Seizures(Expires August 31, 2020)
Five-Year Suicidal Ideation Trajectories Among Women Receiving or Being Denied an Abortion(Expires August 31, 2020)
The Burden of Bereavement: Early-Onset Depression and Impairment in Youths Bereaved by Sudden Parental Death in a 7-Year Prospective Study(Expires August 31, 2020)
August 2018
The Tired, Retired, and Recovered Physician: Professional Burnout Versus Major Depressive Disorder(Expires July 31, 2020)
Prevalence and Correlates of Prescription Stimulant Use, Misuse, Use Disorders, and Motivations for Misuse Among Adults in the United States(Expires July 31, 2020)
Familiality of Psychiatric Disorders and Risk of Postpartum Psychiatric Episodes: A Population-Based Cohort Study(Expires July 31, 2020)
July 2018
Antidepressant-Resistant Depression in Patients With Comorbid Subclinical Hypothyroidism or High-Normal TSH Levels(Expires June 30, 2020)
Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies(Expires June 30, 2020)
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Alcohol-Dependent Adults With Serious Mental Illness and Criminal Justice Involvement: Effects on Treatment Utilization and Outcomes(Expires June 30, 2020)
June 2018
Cycloid Psychosis(Expires May 31, 2020)
Analysis of DNA Methylation in Young People: Limited Evidence for an Association Between Victimization Stress and Epigenetic Variation in Blood(Expires May 31, 2020)
Service Use Preceding Opioid-Related Fatality(Expires May 31, 2020)
May 2018
Developmental Delay, Treatment-Resistant Psychosis, and Early-Onset Dementia in a Man With 22q11 Deletion Syndrome and Huntington’s Disease(Expires April 30, 2020)
Reduction of PTSD Symptoms With Pre-Reactivation Propranolol Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial(Expires April 30, 2020)
Effectiveness of Early Psychosis Intervention: Comparison of Service Users and Nonusers in Population-Based Health Administrative Data(Expires April 30, 2020)
April 2018
Treatment for Patients With a Functional Neurological Disorder (Conversion Disorder): An Integrated Approach(Expires March 31, 2020)
Association of Hormonal Contraception With Suicide Attempts and Suicides(Expires March 31, 2020)
Rates and Predictors of Conversion to Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Following Substance-Induced Psychosis(Expires March 31, 2020)
March 2018
Therapeutic Potential of Physical Exercise in Early Psychosis(Expires February 28, 2020)
Sensation and Psychiatry: Linking Age-Related Hearing Loss to Late-Life Depression and Cognitive Decline(Expires February 28, 2020)
Impact of SSRI Therapy on Risk of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Dementia in Individuals With Previous Depression(Expires February 28, 2020)
February 2018
Prolonged Postconcussive Symptoms(Expires January 31, 2020)
The Neurodevelopmental Basis of Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior: Irritable and Callous Phenotypes as Exemplars(Expires January 31, 2020)
Adjunctive Bright Light Therapy for Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial(Expires January 31, 2020)
January 2018
Trauma and Resiliency: A Tale of a Syrian Refugee(Expires December 31, 2019)
Exercise and the Prevention of Depression: Results of the HUNT Cohort Study(Expires December 31, 2019)
Increased Risk of Smoking in Female Adolescents Who Had Childhood ADHD(Expires December 31, 2019)
December 2017
Altered Sensory Phenomena Experienced in Bipolar Disorder(Expires November 30, 2019)
Transgender Research in the 21st Century: A Selective Critical Review From a Neurocognitive Perspective(Expires November 30, 2019)
The Role of Intrinsic Brain Functional Connectivity in Vulnerability and Resilience to Bipolar Disorder(Expires November 30, 2019)
November 2017
Copy Number Variation in Syndromic Forms of Psychiatric Illness: The Emerging Value of Clinical Genetic Testing in Psychiatry(Expires October 31, 2019)
The 20-Year Longitudinal Trajectories of Social Functioning in Individuals With Psychotic Disorders(Expires October 31, 2019)
Vulnerability for Alcohol Use Disorder and Rate of Alcohol Consumption(Expires October 31, 2019)
October 2017
Misleading Guidance From Pharmacogenomic Testing(Expires September 30, 2019)
Psychodynamic Therapy: As Efficacious as Other Empirically Supported Treatments? A Meta-Analysis Testing Equivalence of Outcomes(Expires September 30, 2019)
Mortality and Self-Harm in Association With Clozapine in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia(Expires September 30, 2019)
September 2017
Challenges in Treating Undocumented Immigrants(Expires August 31, 2019)
Stability of and Factors Related to Medical Student Specialty Choice of Psychiatry(Expires August 31, 2019)
ADHD Medication and Substance-Related Problems(Expires August 31, 2019)
August 2017
Smartphones for Smarter Care? Self-Management in Schizophrenia(Expires July 31, 2019)
Randomized Clinical Trial of Real-Time fMRI Amygdala Neurofeedback for Major Depressive Disorder: Effects on Symptoms and Autobiographical Memory Recall(Expires July 31, 2019)
Suicide Following Deliberate Self-Harm(Expires July 31, 2019)
July 2017
Psychiatric Complications of Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Mild Hypercalcemia(Expires June 30, 2019)
Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial(Expires June 30, 2019)
Multimodal Neuroimaging of Frontolimbic Structure and Function Associated With Suicide Attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder(Expires June 30, 2019)
June 2017
Irritability in Youths: A Translational Model(Expires May 31, 2019)
Association of Elevated Reward Prediction Error Response With Weight Gain in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa(Expires May 31, 2019)
Identification of Developmental and Behavioral Markers Associated With Genetic Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder(Expires May 31, 2019)
May 2017
Antidepressant Efficacy for Depression in Children and Adolescents: Industry- and NIMH-Funded Studies(Expires April 30, 2019)
Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Medications Used in the Treatment of Depression: An Analysis of Cases Reported to U.S. Poison Control Centers, 2000–2014(Expires April 30, 2019)
Divorce and the Onset of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Swedish Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort and Co-Relative Study(Expires April 30, 2019)
April 2017
Fetal Origins of Mental Health: The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Hypothesis(Expires March 31, 2019)
Computerized Cognitive Training in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis(Expires March 31, 2019)
The Origins of Cognitive Deficits in Victimized Children: Implications for Neuroscientists and Clinicians(Expires March 31, 2019)
- Each quarterly issue ofFOCUS offers Clinical Reviews, a Patient Management Exercise, Seminal Articles, and a CME quiz. Twenty CME credits are available per year for the four issue quizzes, and an additional 24 credits can be earned through completion of an end-of-year Self-Assessment Exam of material covered in the volume year.
2019
Winter 2019
Neuroscience-Informed Therapies in Psychiatry(Expires Dec 31, 2021)
2018
Fall 2018
Psychotherapy: Access to Effective Treatments(Expires Dec 31, 2020)
2017
Fall 2017
Treating the Invisible Wounds of War: Focus on PTSD and TBI(Expires Dec 31, 2019)
Winter 2017
Neurocognitive Disorders in Geriatric Psychiatry(Expires Dec 31, 2019)
2016
- Participants earn CME credits for reviewing the companionAmerican Psychiatric Publishing Textbooks, assessing their retention of the clinical content of the Textbook by taking the self-assessment exam, and further increasing their clinical knowledge by reviewing the rationale for the correct answers.
Want more ways to earn CME?
Please visit the APA Learning Center ateducation.psychiatry.org.