List of Abbreviations

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