Certification, Recertification, and Lifetime Learning in Psychiatry (Issues in Psychiatry)

Certification, Recertification, and Lifetime Learning in Psychiatry describes the current status of certification and recertification in psychiatry, emphasizing the important historical milestones, the present state of research on the certification process, and options for recertification methods.

This book gives detailed information about the structure of the current written and oral certification examination components. It also provides in-depth research on issues of the validity and reliability of certification methods for all medical specialties, with special emphasis on psychiatry. The authors review the variety of certification renewal approaches used by several specialties and discuss both proposed and alternative methods for recertification in psychiatry.

James H. Shore, M.D., is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Superintendent of the Colorado Psychiatric Hospital at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado.

Stephen C. Scheiber, M.D., is Executive Vice President of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois.