Psychiatry Glossary

Pennsylvania's involuntary emergency psychiatric examination procedure allowing up to 120 hours of detention.

The emotional release and reliving of repressed traumatic memories during therapy.

Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale, a screening tool measuring childhood trauma exposure.

Observable emotional expression or mood as documented in psychiatric assessments, distinct from patient-reported mood.

A standardized rating scale used to monitor involuntary movement side effects from antipsychotic medications.

A movement disorder characterized by restlessness and inability to remain still, often caused by psychiatric medications...

A variant spelling of akathisia, referring to motor restlessness caused by antipsychotic medications.

The inability to identify, understand, or express emotions in words.

Poverty of speech; a negative symptom of schizophrenia characterized by reduced speech output or content.

The inability to experience pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyable, a core symptom of major depression.

A neuropsychological condition where patients lack insight into or deny their mental illness or disability.

Lack of motivation or drive to pursue goal-directed activities; a negative symptom of schizophrenia.

Florida's involuntary psychiatric examination law allowing 72-hour holds for individuals deemed dangerous.

Reduced emotional expression and responsiveness, appearing as diminished facial expressions and vocal inflection.

Bipolar Affective Disorder, a mood disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression.

A brief psychiatric rating scale used to assess the severity of psychotic and mood symptoms in clinical and research set...

A four-item screening tool for alcohol use disorders using questions about Cutting down, Annoyance, Guilt, and Eye-opene...

A neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by motor immobility, behavioral abnormalities, and often stupor or excessive m...

A speech pattern characterized by excessive detail and tangential information before eventually reaching the intended po...

A standardized assessment tool used to monitor and quantify alcohol withdrawal symptoms and guide treatment protocols.

A thought disorder where words are connected based on similar sounds rather than logical meaning or semantic relationshi...

An atypical antipsychotic medication requiring regular blood monitoring due to risk of agranulocytosis.

A structured psychotherapy approach focusing on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors.

The simultaneous presence of two or more psychiatric or medical conditions in the same patient.