Psychiatry Clinics Glossary

Medical condition, circumstance, or factor that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable or potentially har...

Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale, a standardized tool for evaluating opioid withdrawal symptoms and determining treatmen...

Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program evaluation conducted in emergency departments to assess acute psychiatric cr...

Community-based psychiatric rehabilitation services provided by Certified Psychiatric Support Technicians.

Dementia of Alzheimer's Type, the clinical diagnosis used when Alzheimer's disease is the suspected cause of dementia sy...

Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills training group teaching specific techniques for emotional regulation, distress toler...

The latest revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, used for psychiatric diagnosis and bil...

Deep tendon reflex evaluation performed to monitor for neurological side effects of psychiatric medications, particularl...

Specialized informed consent documentation required before electroconvulsive therapy, detailing specific risks and proce...

Patient's propensity to leave a psychiatric facility without permission or proper discharge, requiring specific safety p...

A mood state characterized by normal, stable emotions without depression, mania, or hypomania.

Rapid succession of thoughts with logical connections but frequent topic changes, typically seen in mania.

Time off taken in separate blocks for psychiatric treatment under the Family and Medical Leave Act, allowing employees t...

A tactile hallucination involving the sensation of insects crawling on or under the skin.

Global Assessment of Functioning scale rating a patient's overall psychological, social, and occupational functioning.

False beliefs involving inflated self-worth, power, knowledge, or identity, often including special relationships with f...

Written permission allowing disclosure of a patient's protected health information for purposes beyond treatment, paymen...

Secure electronic communication systems that meet federal privacy standards for transmitting protected health informatio...

Health of the Nation Outcome Scales, a standardized assessment tool measuring mental health and social functioning outco...

A milder form of mania lasting at least 4 days, with elevated mood but without severe impairment or psychosis.

Diagnostic coding system used for billing and documentation of mental health conditions in clinical settings.

Standardized screening tool used to identify symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders in clinical settings.

Legal process of detaining a person with mental illness for psychiatric treatment against their will when they pose a da...

Intensive Outpatient Program providing structured psychiatric treatment multiple times weekly while allowing patients to...