N55_Vocabulary_Acronyms.txt

72 hour involuntary hold

14 day involuntary hold

attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder

acute diversional unit

as evidenced by

auditory hallucination

against medical advice

absent without leave

board and care home

bipolar affective disorder

brought in by

borderline personality disorder

benzodiazapine

complained of/about

Child Protective Services

discharge

discontinue

development disability

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

danger to others

danger to self

delirium tremens

diagnosis

extrapyramidal symptoms

alcohol (ethanol)

follow-up

General Assistance

gravely disabled

homocidal ideation

history and physical

Haldol, Ativan, and Cogentin

looseness of associations

licensed psychiatric technician

Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility

mental health worker/partner/assistant

medically indigent adult

neuroleptic malignant syndrome

not otherwise specified

not to exceed

occupational therapy

permanent conservatorship

Psychiatric Emergency Services

polysubstance abuse

post-traumatic stress disorder

medication times (note: some hospitals are not allowing the use of qd, qid, and qod)

syphilis lab tests

pharmacy prescription

schizoaffective disorder

seasonal affective disorder

schizophrenia, chronic paranoid type

San Francisco Police Department

suicidal ideation

Social Security Disability funds

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

symptoms

temporary conservatorship

tardive dyskinesia

urinalysis/urine drug screen

vital signs stable