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ACE
- Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination
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AMTS
- Abbreviated Mental Test Score
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BA
- behavioural activation
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BDI
- Beck Depression Inventory
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BME
- British Minority Ethnic
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CAMHS
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
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CBT
- cognitive-behavioural therapy
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cCBT
- computerised CBT
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CEMD
- Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths
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COPD
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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DBT
- dialectical behaviour therapy
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DSM
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
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ECT
- electroconvulsive therapy
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ED
- Emergency Department
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EMDR
- eye movement desensitisation reprocessing
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EPDS
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
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ESA
- Employment Support Allowance
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FBC
- full blood count
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GAD
- generalised anxiety disorder
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GP
- General Practitioner
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HADS
- Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale
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HPA
- hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
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5-HT
- 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
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IAPT
- Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
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ICD
- International Classification of Diseases
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‘IP’
- ‘in possession’
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LTC
- long-term condition
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MI
- myocardial infarction
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MOCA
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment
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NaSSA
- noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antagonist
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NCT
- National Childbirth Trust
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NHA
- National Health Service
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NSAID
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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OCD
- obsessive-compulsive disorder
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PHQ-9
- Patient Health Questionnaire 9
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PTSD
- post-traumatic stress disorder
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PWP
- psychological wellbeing practitioner
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QoF
- Quality and Outcomes Framework
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RCT
- randomised controlled trial
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SNRI
- serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor
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SSRI
- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
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TCA
- tricyclic antidepressant
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U&E
- urea and electrolytes
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WHO
- World Health Organization