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What are the 2021 Psychiatry MOC Board Exam Topics?

What are the 2021 Psychiatry MOC Board Exam Topics?

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
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
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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