Glossary

Acronyms for Disorders

• ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
• ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Borderline Character Disorder (not covered by MHPA)
• OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• PANDAS - Pediatric Autoimmune Neuro-biological Deficiency Attributed to Streptococci
• PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder

Social Work Terms

• 5150 - Police escort to a facility for observation or family safety
• 5150.5 - New State law (AB1424) that allows family members to aid the medical staff. Each county must write their own procedures. San Mateo County is the first to implement this law.
• Co-Occurring Disorders - Same as "Dual Diagnosis" (new term)
• Dual Diagnosis - Mental Illness combined with Substance Abuse (old term)
• DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition
• IEP - Individual Educational Program
• Labeling- Refusal by facility to make a diagnosis so as to not 'label' a patient or to avoid having the diagnosis become medically covered under MHPA
• MHPA - Mental Health Parity Act - Forces health insurers to cover treatment and medications for seven mental illness as medical conditions.
• SRP - Special Rate Pay (Subsidized Residential Program) - A "Board and Care" facility that uses SSI funds
• SSI - Supplimental Security Income - Provided by Social Security Administration
• TAR - Treatment Authorization Request

Acronyms for Medication Inhibitors

• MAOI - Monamine Oxidase Inhibitor (older medication type)
• NDRI - ND (?) Re-Uptake Inhibitor
• SNRI - Serotonin and Norepinephrine Re-Uptake Inhibitor
• SSNRI - Selective Serotonin Noradrenergic Re-Uptake Inhibitor
• SSRI - Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitor
• SSRIB- ?
• TCA- Tri-Cyclic / Hetero-Cyclic Anti-depressants

Acronyms for Brain Chemicals

• CRH - Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone
• GABA- Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (Neurotransmitter, inhibits nerve-cell excitation)
• HBr - HydroBromide
• HCl - HydroCloride (Primary transport chemical in body)
• NMDA- N-Methyl d-aspartate