Behavioral Health Glossary

Short-term intensive intervention to address acute psychiatric symptoms and prevent hospitalization.

An evidence-based psychotherapy that combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness and distress tolerance sk...

The American Psychiatric Association's authoritative classification system for mental health diagnoses, used as the stan...

Patient-initiated departure from treatment despite clinical recommendation to continue, requiring specific documentation...

The current standard classification system for mental health disorders used in clinical documentation and treatment plan...

Deep tendon reflexes, neurological examination components assessed during psychiatric evaluations to detect medication s...

A clinical designation for an individual who has been diagnosed with both a substance use disorder and at least one inde...

Unauthorized departure of a patient from a behavioral health facility without formal discharge, triggering immediate saf...

A trauma-focused psychotherapy that uses bilateral stimulation to help process and integrate traumatic memories.

A mood state characterized by normal, stable emotions without the extremes of depression or mania; the therapeutic goal...

Clinical interventions that have been rigorously tested and proven effective through scientific research studies.

A measure of the emotional climate within a family, specifically the level of criticism, hostility, and emotional over-i...

Systematic assessment of how closely a treatment program adheres to its evidence-based model specifications.

Full Information Maximum Likelihood, a statistical method used in behavioral health research to handle missing data in l...

A clinically significant reduction in a person's ability to perform daily activities, social roles, or occupational resp...

Numeric rating from 1-100 measuring an individual's psychological, social, and occupational functioning.

Government Performance and Results Act data collection required for federal behavioral health grant programs.

Meeting the privacy and security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act for protected h...

Health of the Nation Outcome Scales, a standardized instrument used to measure mental health outcomes and severity of sy...

The U.S. clinical adaptation of the WHO's ICD-10 coding system, used for billing and documentation of diagnoses includin...

Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment model for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

The process by which a clinician discloses sufficient information about a proposed treatment—including risks, benefits,...

A mindfulness-based intervention combining meditation, breathing techniques, and body awareness practices used in behavi...

Legal process for mandatory psychiatric treatment when a person poses a danger to self or others or is gravely disabled...