The American Board of Sleep Medicine administers the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Exam.
Candidates for the exam are expected to have the ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who have any of the full range of sleep disorders.
The exam also covers the major cognitive, behavioral and psychiatric theories that provide the rationale for the behavioral evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. Successful candidates will display a thorough understanding of the behavioral and cognitive treatments that are based on these theories.
Next Exam Date: June 6, 2010
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Format: 160 multiple-choice questions
Length: Four hours
Cost: $300.00
Contact the ABSM national office for more information about the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Exam.
BSM Certification Examination Content Areas:
Basic Science/Sleep Knowledge - 10%
- Sleep Physiology
- Sleep Neuro-Pharmacology
- Circadian/Biological Rhythms
- Sleep Architecture
- Ontogeny
- Sleep Deprivation
- Classical and Operant Conditioning
- Shaping
- Reinforcement Schedules
- Extinction
- Spontaneous Recovery/Remission
- Placebo Effect
- Systematic Desensitization
- Exposure and Response Prevention (Flooding)
- Imagery Rehearsal
- Relaxation
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Behavioral Activation
- Theories of Behavioral Change
- Extinction
- Insomnia
- Hypersomnias
- Breathing-Related Sleep Disorders
- Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
- Parasomnias
- Movement Disorders
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Sleep Restriction/Compression
- Stimulus Control
- Sleep Hygiene
- Cognitive Therapy
- CPAP Adherence
- Light Therapy/Chronotherapy/Melatonin
- Paradoxical Intention
- Image Rehearsal Therapy
- Graduated Extinction/Extinction/Fading (Pediatrics)
- Positive Routines (Pediatrics)
- Prophylactic napping
- Sleep/Wake Scheduling
- Scheduled Awakening
- Relaxation Therapies
- Diaphragmatic Breathing
- Lifestyle Interventions
- Positional Therapy
- Urine Alarm/Dry-Bed Training (Pediatrics)
- Multi-component questions
- Sleep Medicine
- Pharmacology
- OSA (Various Treatments)
- Instrumentation (Diagnostic)
- Actigraphy
- Sleep Diary
- MSLT/MWT
- Portable Monitoring
- CPAP Downloading
- Initial Evaluation
- Functional Analysis
- Psychometric Assessment
- PSG/Understanding Sleep Reports