Behavioral Health Glossary

A multidisciplinary team providing intensive, comprehensive community-based services for individuals with severe mental...

An impaired ability to modulate emotional responses within socially expected norms, resulting in disproportionate or rap...

Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale, a standardized assessment tool used to detect and monitor tardive dyskinesia in pat...

A poverty of speech or speech content regarded as a negative symptom of psychosis, characterized by brief, empty, or blo...

The diminished ability to experience pleasure from activities that were previously found enjoyable, a core symptom of ma...

A neurological condition where patients lack awareness or insight into their own illness or disability, commonly seen in...

Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment used for treatment planning and outcomes measurement in adult behavioral health.

Standardized assessment tool used to determine appropriate level of care for substance use disorders.

An intensive, team-based outreach model that delivers comprehensive mental health services directly to individuals with...

A marked decrease in the initiation of and persistence in goal-directed activities, classified as a negative symptom in...

A widely used 21-item self-report measure that assesses the severity of depressive symptoms in adolescents and adults.

A therapeutic approach that focuses on increasing engagement in meaningful activities to improve mood and functioning.

A comprehensive approach to understanding mental health that considers biological, psychological, and social factors in...

Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths assessment tool used to guide treatment planning and measure outcomes.

Quality certification for behavioral health and human services organizations from the Commission on Accreditation of Reh...

Clinical hypothesis that integrates assessment findings to explain a patient's presenting problems and guide treatment p...

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools, an evidence-based group therapy program designed to reduce trau...

Laboratory tests approved for point-of-care use in clinical settings without extensive laboratory oversight requirements...

Systematic evaluation of a patient's potential for self-harm, suicide, or violence toward others, required for treatment...

Quality initiative focused on enhancing accuracy, completeness, and specificity of medical records to support patient ca...

The simultaneous presence of both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder in the same individual.

An ongoing payer evaluation of medical necessity conducted during an active course of behavioral health treatment, typic...

Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale, a standardized assessment tool used to measure the severity of opioid withdrawal sympt...

Certified Peer Support Technician providing services based on lived experience with mental health or substance use recov...