Behavioral Health Glossary
113 terms total — 17 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
Psychoeducation
A structured, evidence-based intervention providing patients and their families with information about a mental health or substance use condition, its treatment, and strategies for managing symptoms.
Strength-Based Assessment
A clinical evaluation approach that systematically identifies an individual's personal strengths, assets, and resources...
tardive dyskinesia
A potentially irreversible movement disorder characterized by involuntary, repetitive movements that can develop as a si...
TEDS
National data system collecting information on admissions and discharges from substance abuse treatment facilities.
therapeutic alliance
The collaborative relationship between therapist and client characterized by mutual trust, respect, and shared treatment...
therapeutic community
A treatment approach where the entire social environment serves as the primary therapeutic agent, emphasizing peer inter...
therapeutic hold
Brief physical intervention to prevent immediate harm during behavioral crisis, distinct from mechanical restraint and r...
therapeutic jurisprudence
Legal approach that considers the therapeutic and anti-therapeutic consequences of laws and legal procedures on individu...
therapeutic milieu
A structured treatment environment designed to promote healing and behavioral change through controlled social interacti...
Thought Broadcasting
A psychotic symptom in which a person believes that their private thoughts are being transmitted to and perceived by oth...
trauma-informed care
A treatment approach that recognizes and responds to the impact of trauma on individuals and organizations.
treatment plan review
Scheduled multidisciplinary evaluation of patient progress and treatment modifications, required at specific intervals b...
treatment-resistant
Describing conditions or symptoms that do not respond adequately to standard therapeutic interventions.
utilization review
A systematic process of evaluating the medical necessity, appropriateness, and efficiency of healthcare services and tre...
voluntary admission
Patient-initiated entry into behavioral health treatment with retained right to request discharge, requiring specific in...
WOC
Without Compensation status indicating treatment provided to uninsured patients through facility charity care or governm...
WRAP
Self-management and recovery planning tool developed by mental health consumers to maintain wellness and prevent crisis.
wraparound services
Comprehensive, coordinated support services that address multiple life domains affecting an individual's mental health r...