Health system lingo & acronyms explained Our health system relies on common definitions and acronyms to expedite documentation and information exchange. The only problem is, patients and family caregivers who are new to the addiction and mental health system don’t understand the terms. These definitions will help. Definitions Concurrent disorder Dual diagnosis A condition in which a person has both a mental illness and a substance use problem A dual diagnosis is given when a person has a mental illness and a developmental disability Acronyms ACTT A&MH AMHNC BPD CACC CAMH CAMIMH CBT CCB CCH CDFSG CFHI CHC CLHIN CMHA CoI CTO DBT DSM-5 Dx EAP ECT ED EENet EHR FAC FH FIMI FIPPA FIT FWRAP GAM HCP HIC HSIP HQO IPC LAI LEAD LHIN MDAO MDD MERIT MFIPPA MHA MH&A MHCC MHFAC NAMI OAARS OCC OCD ODP ODSP OFCAN OPOC-MHA OTN PCU PHI PHIPA PIA PIPA PIPEDA PLEO PMH POA POC PSO PST PTSD QBP ROMHC RDSP SAD SDM SFT SMI SSO TED Tx WRAP Assertive Community Treatment Team Addiction and Mental Health Addictions and Mental Health Network of Champlain Borderline Personality Disorder Client Advisory Council of Champlain Centre for Addiction and Mental Health The Canadian Alliance of Mental Illness and Mental Health Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Consent and Capacity Board Cornwall Community Hospital Cornwall & District Family Support Group Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement Community Health Centre Champlain Local Health Integrated Network Canadian Mental Health Association Community of Interest Community Treatment Order Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Edition ) Diagnosis Employee Assistance Program Electroconvulsive Therapy Emergency Department Evidence Exchange Network Electronic Health Record Family Advisory Committee of Champlain Family History Families Impacted by Mental Illness Freedom of Information Protection of Privacy Act Feedback Informed Treatment Family Wellness Recovery Action Plan Gaining Autonomy with My Medication (Program from Quebec) Health Care Provider Health Information Custodian Health Service Improvement Proposal Health Quality Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Long-Acting Injectable Local Emergency Ambulance Diversion Local Health Integration Network Mood Disorders Association of Ontario Major Depressive Disorder Multi-agency Early Risk Intervention Tables Municipal Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act Mental Health Act Mental Health and Addictions Mental Health Commission of Canada Mental Health Family Advisory Council National Alliance on Mental Illness Ottawa Addictions Access & Referral Services Ontario Caregiver Coalition Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Ontario Drug Plan Ontario Disability Support Program Ontario Family Caregivers’ Advisory Network Ontario Perception of Care Tool for Mental Health and Addictions Ontario Tele-Network Psychiatric Care Unit Personal Health Information Personal Health Information Protection Act Privacy Impact Assessment Health Information Protection Act Personal Information Protection & Electronic Documents Act Parents Lifelines of Eastern Ontario Past Medical History Power of Attorney Proof of Concept Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa Problem Solving Therapy Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Quality-Based Procedures Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre Registered Disability Savings Plan Seasonal Affective Disorder Substitute Decision Maker Strengthening Families Together (course offered by CDFSG) Serious Mental Illness Schizophrenia Society of Ontario Targeted Engagement & Diversion Program Treatment Wellness Recovery Action Plan