ABPN Geriatric Psychiatry study plan

Map the Geriatric Psychiatry blueprint into a one-page topic outline weighted by exam percentage

List the DSM-5-TR criteria for major and mild neurocognitive disorders and annotate the differences from memory

Build a spaced-repetition deck of 60 cards covering epidemiology of late-life psychiatric illness

Schedule three fixed weekly study blocks in a calendar and protect them

Compare delirium, dementia, and depression using a written three-column differential table

Explain the CAM (Confusion Assessment Method) criteria and apply them to five written vignettes

Outline workup steps for acute altered mental status in older adults, including medication review and metabolic testing

Identify anticholinergic burden tools and describe how to deprescribe

Differentiate the major neurocognitive disorder subtypes by clinical course and hallmark features

Summarize behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and match nonpharmacologic interventions to each

State indications, cautions, and monitoring for cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine

Draft a capacity-assessment framework covering the four abilities standard

Review late-life mood disorders, including vascular depression and suicide risk factors in older men

Contrast age-related pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes and their dosing implications

List first-line and avoided psychotropics in older adults with rationale for each

Complete 40 mixed practice questions and log every miss by topic

Outline anxiety, somatoform, and adjustment presentations as they appear in older adults

Describe late-onset psychotic disorders and distinguish them from delirium and dementia

Summarize substance use in older adults, including alcohol, benzodiazepines, and opioids

Explain grief versus major depression using written criteria comparisons

Review psychotherapy modalities and evidence for their use in late life

Summarize ECT indications, contraindications, and cognitive monitoring in older patients

Outline legal and ethical topics: informed consent, elder abuse reporting, and advance directives

Identify caregiver burden assessment and support resources

Take a 100-question timed mixed practice exam under test conditions

Categorize every incorrect answer by domain and by knowledge versus reasoning error

Re-study the three weakest subtopics using primary-source summaries

Rehearse the capacity and delirium frameworks aloud without notes

Re-test the ranked weaknesses with 50 targeted questions and confirm improvement

Recite key criteria, dosing cautions, and differentials from flashcards in two full passes

Review the miss log from weeks 4 and 7 and retire resolved items

Plan exam-day logistics and a final light-review schedule