Mental Health Services Glossary
100 terms total — 12 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
CIWA CIWA
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol - a standardized scale used to monitor and manage alcohol withdrawal symptoms in medical settings.
Akathisia
A movement disorder characterized by feelings of inner restlessness and an irresistible urge to move, commonly caused by...
Anosognosia
A neurological or psychiatric symptom in which the patient is unaware of or denies having a mental illness or cognitive...
Beck Depression Inventory
A 21-item self-report questionnaire used to measure the severity of depressive symptoms in clinical and research setting...
Crisis Intervention
Immediate therapeutic response to acute psychological distress or psychiatric emergency.
Differential Diagnosis
List of possible diagnoses being considered based on presenting symptoms and clinical findings.
Disposition
The clinical decision made at the conclusion of a psychiatric evaluation regarding the appropriate next step in a patien...
Insight
In psychiatric documentation, a patient's awareness and understanding of their own mental illness and its effects on the...
Passive Suicidal Ideation
Suicidal thoughts that lack a specific plan or intent to act, typically involving wishes to be dead or not exist without...
Passive to Active Suicidal Ideation
A clinical escalation descriptor indicating that a patient's suicidal thinking has progressed from vague wishes to die (...
Psychosis
A clinical state characterised by a loss of contact with reality, typically involving hallucinations, delusions, or seve...
Seclusion
The involuntary confinement of a patient alone in a room or area from which they cannot freely exit, used as a last-reso...
Tardive Dyskinesia
A neurological side effect of long-term antipsychotic medication use, characterized by involuntary, repetitive movements...