Post by mollydoublybarrely on Jul 23, 2013 15:04:39 GMT
Should you get lost trying to follow conversation because of all the abbreviations, here is a nice list to help you out 
If I have missed anything let me know and I will edit it in to the OP!
A
AD - Anxiety Disorder or Anti-Depressant
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder - *not to be confused with ADHD...
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A&E - Accident & Emergency, same as ER in the US
AFAIK - As far as I know
ANA – Anorexia
AN – Anorexia Nervosa
AP - Anti-Psychotic
AS - Aspergers Syndrome
ATM - At the moment
B
BIL - Brother-in-law
BED - Binge Eating Disorder
BLW - Baby-led weaning
BN – Bulimia
B/P - Binge/Purge
BPI or BPII - Bi-Polar Disorder type 1 or 2
BPD - Borderline Personality Disorder
BRB - Be right back
BTW - By the way
C
CAMHS - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
CMHT - Community Mental Health Team
COE - Compulsive Over Eating
COED - Compulsive Over Eating Disorder
CPTSD - Complex PTSD (Similar to PTSD)
CPN - Community Psychiatric Nurse
D
DID - Dissociative Identity Disorder
DLA - Disability living allowance
DSH - Deliberate Self Harm or Deliberate Self Harming
DSS/DSD - Darling/dear stepson/stepdaughter
Dx - Psychological abbreviation for 'diagnosis'.
E
ED - Eating Disorder
ED NOS - Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
EIP/EIT - Early Intervention in Psychosis/Early Intervention Team
ESA - Employment Support Allowance
F
FFS - For f**k's sake
FWIW – For what its worth
FYI - For your information
G
GP - General Practitioner
H
HTH - Hope this helps
HV - Health visitor
I
IIRC - If I recall correctly
IMO - In my opinion
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
L
LOL - Laugh out loud
M
MIA - Bulimia
O
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OD - Overdose
OH - Other half
OP - Original post/poster
OT - Occupational therapy/therapist
OTT - Over the top
P
PD - Personality Disorder
PDOC - Psychiatrist
PITA - Pain in the a**e
PM - Private message
PMSL - P**s myself laughing
POV - Point of views
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
R
RL - Real life
ROFL - Roll on floor laughing
S
SA - Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse
SAD(S) - Seasonal Affective Disorder(s)
SAHM - Stay at home mother
SH - Self Harm or Self Harming
SI - Self Injury or Self Injuring
SN - Special needs
SU/SUI – Suicide
T
TBH - To be honest
TMI - Too much information
TR - Triggering
W
WB - Welcome back
WTF? - What the f**k?
WWYD - What would you do
If I have missed anything let me know and I will edit it in to the OP!
A
AD - Anxiety Disorder or Anti-Depressant
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder - *not to be confused with ADHD...
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A&E - Accident & Emergency, same as ER in the US
AFAIK - As far as I know
ANA – Anorexia
AN – Anorexia Nervosa
AP - Anti-Psychotic
AS - Aspergers Syndrome
ATM - At the moment
B
BIL - Brother-in-law
BED - Binge Eating Disorder
BLW - Baby-led weaning
BN – Bulimia
B/P - Binge/Purge
BPI or BPII - Bi-Polar Disorder type 1 or 2
BPD - Borderline Personality Disorder
BRB - Be right back
BTW - By the way
C
CAMHS - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
CMHT - Community Mental Health Team
COE - Compulsive Over Eating
COED - Compulsive Over Eating Disorder
CPTSD - Complex PTSD (Similar to PTSD)
CPN - Community Psychiatric Nurse
D
DID - Dissociative Identity Disorder
DLA - Disability living allowance
DSH - Deliberate Self Harm or Deliberate Self Harming
DSS/DSD - Darling/dear stepson/stepdaughter
Dx - Psychological abbreviation for 'diagnosis'.
E
ED - Eating Disorder
ED NOS - Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
EIP/EIT - Early Intervention in Psychosis/Early Intervention Team
ESA - Employment Support Allowance
F
FFS - For f**k's sake
FWIW – For what its worth
FYI - For your information
G
GP - General Practitioner
H
HTH - Hope this helps
HV - Health visitor
I
IIRC - If I recall correctly
IMO - In my opinion
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
L
LOL - Laugh out loud
M
MIA - Bulimia
O
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OD - Overdose
OH - Other half
OP - Original post/poster
OT - Occupational therapy/therapist
OTT - Over the top
P
PD - Personality Disorder
PDOC - Psychiatrist
PITA - Pain in the a**e
PM - Private message
PMSL - P**s myself laughing
POV - Point of views
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
R
RL - Real life
ROFL - Roll on floor laughing
S
SA - Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse
SAD(S) - Seasonal Affective Disorder(s)
SAHM - Stay at home mother
SH - Self Harm or Self Harming
SI - Self Injury or Self Injuring
SN - Special needs
SU/SUI – Suicide
T
TBH - To be honest
TMI - Too much information
TR - Triggering
W
WB - Welcome back
WTF? - What the f**k?
WWYD - What would you do
