American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. (ABPN) · ABPN initial certification content specifications, posted March 2026, verified against the currently linked official 18-page PDF on 2026-10-09. No separate effective date is stated. The workbook label maps to this examination for certification in the subspecialty of forensic psychiatry; the assigned slug is preserved.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• ABPN — Forensic Psychiatry
• ABPN Forensic Psychiatry Certification Content Specifications — Posted March 2026
• Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418 (1979)
• APA Resource Document on Decisional Capacity Determinations in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry — June 2019
• Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1 (1996)
• HHS — HIPAA Disclosures When a Patient Presents a Serious Danger
• SSA — 12.00 Mental Disorders, Adult
• Lattimore v. Dickey, California Court of Appeal (2015) — Opinion Text
• EEOC — The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability
• SSA Red Book — How Do We Define Disability?
• Dusky v. United States, 362 U.S. 402 (1960)
• Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166 (2003)
• 18 U.S.C. § 17 — Insanity Defense
• Panetti v. Quarterman, 551 U.S. 930 (2007)
• Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825 (1994)
• NCCHC–AFSP Suicide Prevention Resource Guide
• Federal Rules of Evidence — Current Officially Linked Rulebook
• Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745 (1982)
• OJJDP — Child Forensic Interviewing: Best Practices (2015)
• AMA Code of Medical Ethics Opinion 9.7.1 — Medical Testimony
• FDA — Statistical Guidance on Reporting Results From Studies Evaluating Diagnostic Tests
• Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999)
• Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715 (1972)
• Indiana v. Edwards, 554 U.S. 164 (2008)
• Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005)
• Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S. 210 (1990)
• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993)
• Parham v. J.R., 442 U.S. 584 (1979)
• In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967)
• AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Assessment | Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
• Psychiatry.org - What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?
• Bipolar Disorder - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)