The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc® (ABPN) has issued new, two-dimensional content specifications for the Psychiatry MOC examination:
Psychiatry Recertification BOARD EXAM TOPICS
Psychiatry Recertification Topics | Percent of Exam |
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Developmental processes and development through the life cycle | 1-3% |
Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence (Neurodevelopmental disorders) | 1-3% |
Substance-related and addictive disorders | 8-12% |
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders | 8-12% |
Depressive disorders | 8-12% |
Bipolar and related disorders | 6-8% |
Anxiety disorders | 7-9% |
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders | 2-4% |
Trauma- and stressor-related disorders | 5-7% |
Dissociative disorders | 1-2% |
Somatic symptom and related disorders | 4-6% |
Eating disorders | 2-4% |
Sleep-wake disorders | 2-4% |
Sexual dysfunctions | 1-3% |
Gender dysphoria | 1-3% |
Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders | 1-2% |
Personality disorders | 6-8% |
Paraphilic disorders | 1-2% |
Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention | 1-2% |
Neurocognitive disorders | 7-9% |
Neurologic disorders | 4-6% |
Dimension 2 topics without a corresponding Dimension 1 topic | 2-4% |
Dimension 2 – Physician Competencies and Mechanisms
Psychiatry Recertification Topics | Percent of Exam |
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Neuroscience and mechanisms of disease | 4-6% |
Behavioral and social sciences | 4-6% |
Clinical aspects of psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders | 17-23% |
Diagnostic procedures | 17-23% |
Treatment | 25-35% |
Interpersonal and communication skills | 4-6% |
Professionalism, ethics, and the law | 4-6% |
Practice-based learning and improvement | 4-6% |
Systems-based practice | 4-6% |
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