Acronyms commonly seen on bus
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**insert name here**: hugs ((insert name here)): hugs ::insert name here::: hugs #bus: an IRC channel where BUS people meet 4: for A&E: Accident and Emergency room (UK) AD: antidepressant AFAIK: As Far As I Know AIM: AOL Instant Messenger AOL: America Online AP: anti-psychotic medication (also called neuroleptics) (rare) appt: appointment ARNP: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (in the US, can diagnose and prescribe some medications) ATM: At The Moment bc or b/c: because BID: twice daily BPD: Borderline Personality Disorder (not bipolar disorder) BUS: Bodies Under Siege (that's us :-) ) CPN: Community Psychiatric Nurse (UK) DDNOS: Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified DID: Dissociative Identity Disorder (the official term for MPD now) Doc: doctor/GP Dx: diagnosis ED: Eating Disorder EDNOS: Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified ER: Emergency Room |
GP: General Practitioner HS: High School (US secondary school) HTH: Hope That Helps (can be taken as sarcasm) Hx: history (as in treatment history or psychiatric history) ICQ: instant message/chat system (http://www.icq.com) ID: per day (on prescriptions) IIRC: If I Recall Correctly IMHO: In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO: In My Not-So-Humble Opinion IMO: in my opinion IP: inpatient (usually refers to a psych hospitalization) IRC: Internet Relay Chat MAOI: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (antidepressants) MD: Medical Doctor MPD: Multiple Personality Disorder (now a quasi-obsolete term) MSN: Microsoft instant message program (http://www.msn.com) NOS: Not Otherwise Specified (used when a diagnosis fits the general category but not a specific label - i.e. EDNOS, anxiety disorder NOS, etc) NSIAD: National Self Injury Awareness Day (March 1) OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder OD: overdose OP: outpatient OT: Off Topic (also Occupational Therapist) PA: Physical Abuse (also Physician's Assistant) Pdoc: Psychiatrist pozzies/possies: positives ppl: people |
PRN: take as needed (on prescriptions) Psych: psychiatric (e.g. 'psych nurse') PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Px: prognosis QED: Quod Erat Demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated) QID: 4 times per day (on prescriptions) r: are RN: Registered Nurse Rx: prescription or treatment SA: Sexual Abuse SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder SAFE: Self Abuse Finally Ends (in the US, a hospital program; in Canada, a support group) SI: Self-Injury (also Suicidal Ideation for psychiatrists, but on the list it usually means self-injury) SIV: Self-Inflicted Violence (self-injury) SIB: Self-Injurious Behavior SM: Self-Mutilation (term disliked by most. Rarely, sado-masochism) SSRI: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, a class of antidepressant SU: suicide Sx: symptom T: therapist TCA: Tricyclic Antidepressant TID: three times daily (on prescriptions) Tx: treatment u: you |
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