Community Psychiatry Glossary

A short-term, 24-hour community-based residential service providing intensive psychiatric support as an alternative to i...

A short-term, non-hospital community facility providing 24-hour psychiatric observation and stabilisation for individual...

Short-term intensive intervention designed to reduce acute psychiatric symptoms and prevent hospitalization through imme...

The administrative process by which a mental health facility or programme loses its official certification to provide sp...

A deterioration in psychiatric functioning in which a person's previously managed symptoms worsen to a degree that disru...

The large-scale policy shift beginning in the mid-20th century that moved psychiatric care from long-stay hospitals to c...

The American Psychiatric Association's authoritative classification system for mental disorders, used as the primary dia...

An alternative to incarceration that redirects individuals with mental illness from the criminal justice system to treat...

Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment - a federally mandated component of Medicaid that guarantees comp...

A standardised assessment instrument used to measure how closely a community mental health programme adheres to the defi...

Mental health services provided within or in connection with the criminal justice system.

Federally Qualified Health Center - a community-based healthcare provider that receives federal funding to serve underse...

An evaluation of a person's ability to perform daily living skills and community activities independently.

Global Assessment of Functioning; a 100-point clinician-rated scale formerly used in DSM-IV to measure an individual's o...

An evidence-based approach to addressing homelessness that prioritizes providing permanent housing without preconditions...

International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification; the US diagnostic coding system used fo...

A comprehensive treatment approach that addresses both mental illness and substance use disorders simultaneously through...

A Medicaid rule that prohibits federal funding for care in institutions for mental diseases with more than 16 beds.

Illness Management and Recovery; a structured, evidence-based curriculum that teaches individuals with serious mental il...

A goal-oriented rehabilitation planning document developed collaboratively between a practitioner and a person receiving...

Enhanced case management approach with smaller caseloads and more frequent contact designed for individuals with complex...

The legal process of compelling psychiatric hospitalization for individuals deemed to pose an immediate danger to themse...

An evidence-based supported employment model that emphasizes rapid job search, competitive employment, and integration w...

Licensed Clinical Social Worker; a state-licensed mental health professional qualified to diagnose, treat, and provide p...