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Old Feb 21, 2015, 09:48 PM
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This hasn't been posted in a while , Thought new or semi new members might find this helpful.

I'm sure there are some missing ones, Feel free to add any





Acronyms/Abbreviations

AD's - Anti-depressant
AP's - Antipsychotic medication
AS – Aspergers Syndrome
BP - Bipolar
BPD - Borderline Personality Disorder
CBT - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
CPN - Community psychiatric nurse
DBT - Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DID - Dissociative Identity Disorder
DX- Diagnosis
ECT – Electro Convulsive Therapy
ED - Eating Disorder
GAD - Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Hx - history
IMO - In my opinion
MD - Doctor of Medicine
Meds - Medications
MS - Mood stabilizer
OCD obsessive compulsive disorder
PD - Personality Disorder
PDoc - Psychiatrist
PRN – As Needed
PsyD - Doctor of Psychology
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Rx - prescribed medication
SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder
SH - Self harm
SI - Self Injury OR Suicidal ideation
SUI - Suicide
T - Therapist
tx - Treatment/therapy

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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:05 PM
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ASPD - Antisocial Personality Disorder
MDD - Major Depressive Disorder
NPD - Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

These have commonly caused confusion in chat.
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