Practice Guideline CME Courses
APA Practice Guidelines are patient care strategies intended to assist psychiatrists in clinical decision-making. Guidelines are developed based on the degree of public importance, relevance to psychiatric practice, availability of information and relevant data, availability of work already done that could be useful in its development, and degree to which increased psychiatric attention in that area would be helpful to the field. APA Practice Guidelines meet the needs of advancing clinical knowledge and enriching and expanding the skills of APA members with the ultimate goal of improving patient care.
CME credit for APA Practice Guideline courses is free to members and residents. APA members should log in to the course using your APA username and password. After completing the course, certificates showing the date of completion and hours earned are provided online. Non-members will have a certificate mailed to them upon receipt of payment.
The following Practice Guidelines are available for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™:
- Treatment of Patients with Acute Stress Disorder & PTSD
Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias, 2nd Ed.
Treatment of Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders, 2nd Edition
- Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders, 3rd edition
- Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia, 2nd Edition
- Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Behaviors
Treatment of Patients with HIV/AIDS
To access the Practice Guidelines, please visit APA Online CME.
UPDATED: Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Earn up to 5 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for completing this newly reviewed CME program.
NOTE The following Practice Guidelines are currently under review and unavailable for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™:
- Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder
- Treatment of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder
- Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder