Confused about CAMHS? What's DBT when it's at home? And what exactly is a psychiatrist?
We've pulled together this Jargon Buster page to explain what all those fancy words mean!
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BMI is a measurement that uses your height and weight to determine how healthy your weight is.
Having an unusually low BMI may be a symptom of anorexia nervosa. More info
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, or CAMHS, provide mental health services for young people up to the age of 18. In North East Lincolnshire, Young Minds Matter are the CAMHS provider.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a talking therapy that works by changing the way you think and behave. It can help you cope with stress, anxiety or depression. More info
A Care and Treatment Plan (or CTP) covers what you want to achieve in certain areas of your life and what mental health services will help to do this. More info
If you have a comorbidity, you have one or more additional conditions on top of a primary condition.
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy is a talking therapy based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (see above). As well as changing how you think and behave, it also focuses on accepting who you are. More info
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a psychotherapy technique used to relieve psychological stress. It’s designed to help service users recover from traumatic events. More info
In family interventions, families are brought together to understand the nature of a mental health diagnosis and improve communication with each other.
It's a type of therapy particularly used to help service users experiencing psychosis, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Hypervigilance is a state of increased alertness and means someone is extremely sensitive to their suuroundings.
An occupational therapist helps you to complete everyday tasks if you’re having difficulties because of a physical or mental health issue. More info
A psychiatrist is a medically qualified doctor you may find working across our services. They study the diagnosis, management and prevention of mental health illnesses. As a doctor, they can prescribe medication on top of recommending other treatments. More info