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AA

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Alcoholic Anonymous

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ADD

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Attention Deficit Disorder

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ADHD

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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ADIS

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Anxiety Disorders interview schedule

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ADL

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Activities of daily living

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AH

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Auditory hallucinations

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AIMS

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abnormal involuntary movement scale

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AMA

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Against Medical Advice

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AN

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anorexia nervousa

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APA

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American Psychiatric Association

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AP

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antipsychotic drugs

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APD

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Antisocial personality disorder

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BAC

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blood alcohol concentration

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BAD

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bipolar affective disorder

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BDI

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Beck depression inventory

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BN

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Bulimia nervousa

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BPD

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Borderline personality disorder

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BPRS

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Brief psychiatric rating scale

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BZD

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benzodiazepine

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CBT

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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CBZ

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Carbamazepine

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CGI

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clinical global impressions

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CLZ

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clozapine

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CNS

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central nervous system

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COS

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contract of safety

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CPZ

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chlorpromazine

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DA

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dopamine

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DAT

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dementia of Alzheimer’s type

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DIMS

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Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep

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DMI

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desipramine

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DOES

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Disorders of excessive somnolence

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DSH

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Deliberate self harm

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DST

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dexamethasone suppression test

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DTs

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delirium tremens

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DUI

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driving under the influence

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ECT

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electroconvulsive therapy

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EMDR

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eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

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EPS

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extrapyramidal syndromes

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5-HT

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Five hydroxytryptophan, serotonin

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FGA

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first generation antipsychotic

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FOI

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flight of ideas

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FPZ

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fluphenazine

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GABA

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gamma aminobutyric acid

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GAD

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generalized anxiety disorder

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GAF

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global assessment of functioning

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HI

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homicidal ideation

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HAM-A

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hamilton anxiety scale

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HAM-D

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hailton depression scale

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IQ

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intelligence quotient

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IOR

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Ideas of reference

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ITP

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interpersonal psychotherapy

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LAM

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lamotrigine

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LD

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learning disability

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LLPDD

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late luteal phase dysphoric disorder

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Li

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LOA

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looseness of associations

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LTM

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long term memory

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MAOI

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Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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MBD

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Minimal brain dysfunction

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MDD

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major depressive disorder

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MMPI

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Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory

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MMSE

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mini-mental status exam

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MSE

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mental status exam

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MVP

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mitral valve prolapse

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NAMI

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National alliance of the mentally ill

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NE

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norepinephrine

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NIMH

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National Institute of Mental Health

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NPD

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Narcissistic personality disorder

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NPT

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nocturnal penile tumescence

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NREM

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non-rapid eye movement

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OBS

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organic brain syndrome

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OCD

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obsessive compulsive disorder

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OCPD

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Obsessive compulsive personality disorder

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OD

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OLZ

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olanzapine

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OXC

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oxcarbazepine

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PD

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Panic disorder, Parkinson’s disease

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PEEC

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Psychiatric Emergency Evaluation Center

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PI

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Paranoid ideation

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PMDD

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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

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PMS

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premenstrual syndrome

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PPD

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paranoid personality disorder

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PTSD

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post traumatic stress disorder

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QOL

A

quality of life

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QUE

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quetiapine

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REM

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rapid eye movement

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RIS

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risperidone

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RTU

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restricted to unit

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SAD

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Seasonal Affective disorder, Schizoaffective disorder

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SCID

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Structured clinical interview DSMIV

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SCPT

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Schizophrenia, chronic paranoid type

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SCUT

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Schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type

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SGA

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second generation antipsychotic medication

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SI

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suicidal ideation

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SIB

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self injurious behavior

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SNRI

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Serotonin Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

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SO

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suicidal observation

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SSRI

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selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

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STM

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short term memory

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TCA

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tricyclic antidepressant

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TD

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tardive dyskinesia

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VH

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visual halluncinations

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VPA

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valproic acid

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302

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Involuntary commitment

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201

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voluntary admission

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