This page has links and instructions for taking the 14 CME post-test, download links to supplemental materials, and PDF/eBook access to the Hospital Psychiatry Fact Book (2025).

Take the 14 CME Post-Test
Click the button above to go to the CME Post-Test for this book. View and download the practice test and learning objectives here.

How to download your PDF version.
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Download Supplemental Fact Sheets
The authors have included additional fact sheets to supplement material in the printed edition. Download the patient fact sheets PDF file.

Practitioner Sheets

• Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Fact Book Practitioner Sheets in one PDF
• Practitioner Sheet: Administering the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
• Practitioner Sheet: Aid To Capacity Evaluation (ACE): Administration
• Practitioner Sheet: Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol Scale, Revised (CIWA-Ar)
•  Practitioner Sheet: Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS)
• Practitioner Sheet: Common Hospital Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Practitioner Sheet: Effective Participation in Inpatient Unit Team Meetings
• Practitioner Sheet: Daily Patient List
• Practitioner Sheet: Family Member Interview Tips
• Practitioner Sheet: Five Tips for Prescribing Medications on Inpatient Psychiatric Units
• Practitioner Sheet: How to Administer the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS)
• Practitioner Sheet: How to Administer the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
• Practitioner Sheet: How to Cover a Colleague’s Patients
• Practitioner Sheet: Inpatient Psychiatry: Organizing Your Day
• Practitioner Sheet: Interviewing Continuing Patients: Tips and Guidelines
• Practitioner Sheet: Managing Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant Patients
• Practitioner Sheet: Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: Recognition and Management
• Practitioner Sheet: New Patient Evaluation Tips
• Practitioner Sheet: Psychiatric Admission Note (Basic Outline)
• Practitioner Sheet: Reviewing Old Records for Newly Admitted Psychiatric Patients
• Practitioner Sheet: Short Form of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (Short IQCODE)
• Practitioner Sheet: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
• Practitioner Sheet: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)

Patient Sheets

• All Three Carlat Psychiatry Fact Book Patient Sheets in One PDF
• Patient Sheet: Risks and Benefits of Common Psychiatric Medications
• Patient Sheet: Staying on Track: Your Guide to Stability After Discharge
• Patient Sheet: Understanding Metabolic Syndrome

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You must be logged in to your individual account to take the post-test. You will have two attempts to pass and must answer at least 75% of the questions correctly to earn credit. The Carlat CME Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians and maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This enduring material is designated for a maximum of fourteen (14) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians and psychologists should claim credit commensurate with their participation. This activity is available for CME credit for a defined period based on the date of publication, in accordance with accreditation requirements. The post-test must be completed prior to the expiration date; after that time, CME credit will no longer be available.  

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