Diagnosis
What is depression?
Medication that increases available serotonin and is used to treat depression.
What is an anti-depressant?
What is an SSRI?
What is an SNRI?
Therapy used often to change thought patterns and behaviors?
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
What is a mental health case manager?
The level of care required when a patient is actively suicidal or has other acute psychiatric needs requiring a secure facility.
The diagnosis described as excessive worry, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbances.
What is anxiety?
This class of medication is used often to treat panic attacks and anxiety. It can be habit-forming and should be used sparingly. Ativan and Xanax are part of this class.
What are benzodiazepines?
Therapy created specifically for borderline personality disorder but now used for a broader audience. Often there is both an individual and group component.
What is DBT?
Support groups in the community to offer support for sobriety.
What is AA or Smart Recovery?
Where an individual may admit for a 30-90 day stay. This facility offers group programming, lodging, and meals.
The diagnosis that can include flashbacks, intrusive negative memories, nightmares, avoidance of certain situations or people, exaggerated startle response, problems with concentration, and irritable/angry outbursts.
What is PTSD?
This is an over-the-counter medication used as a sleep aid.
What is melatonin?
Therapy that involves creative expression.
What is art therapy?
A professional in the community that prescribes psychiatric medications.
What is a Psychiatrist, Psychiatric NP or Psychiatric PA?
An outpatient treatment program that takes place 5 days a week, usually around 6 hours/day of both individual and group programming and psychiatric care. d
what is partial hospitalization program?
The diagnosis associated with frantic efforts to avoid feelings of abandonment, a pattern of intense or unstable relationships, unstable sense of self, impulsivity, self-damaging behavior (substance use, self harm, suicidal ideation, reckless driving, etc.).
What is borderline personality disorder?
Type of medication often used for bipolar disorder.
What is mood stabilzers?
Therapy method that combines substance use and mental health modalities.
Someone in the community that leads mental health interventions individually.
Therapist
A place in some communities where someone can stay for up to 10 days on a voluntary basis.
what is a crisis center?
The diagnosis that involves recurrent and persistent urges or thoughts that interfere with daily functioning and repetitive behaviors (washing hands, checking order of things) or mental acts (repeating phrases, counting).
What is obsessive compulsive disorder?
This medication can be used by individuals struggling with addiction.
What are Antabuse/Soboxone/Naltrexone/Acamprosate/ disulfiram?
Therapy that involves alternating between right and left brain with vibrating pulses or by looking back and forth in order to overcome trauma.
What is EMDR?
worker that offers 30 minutes-3 hours of support to an individual in their home. Often support activities of daily living or accompany someone on errands.
What is an ARMHs worker?
A home-like setting where residents stay permanently with housemates and sometimes staff.
What is a group home?