The London Mental Health Fact Book Glossary of terms Acute care Care and facilities for people who are suffering from a severe, short-term episode of mental illness. Bed-day Standard unit to measure time spent in a hospital ward, usually including an overnight stay. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) A type of talking therapy used to change the way someone thinks or behaves, to manage problems such as anxiety or depression. Conduct disorder Excessive problems with a child’s conduct and discipline. Can manifest itself as such things such as a difficult temperament or hyperactivity. Delirium State of mental confusion which can occur when unwell. Eating disorder Abnormal attitude towards food, leading to making unhealthy choices about food. Most common disorders include anorexia and bulimia. Liaison psychiatry Services which provide immediate access to mental health specialists for people being treated for physical health problems. Can be provided in hospitals and in the community. Parity of esteem Ensuring mental health is valued as equal to physical health. Requires both forms of ill-health to be treated with the same level of urgency and afforded an equal status by policy makers and statutory bodies. Perinatal Describes the period surrounding birth, and traditionally includes the time of foetal viability from about 24 weeks of pregnancy up to either 7 or 28 days of life. Psychosis Mental health problem which causes people to perceive or interpret things differently from other people. Two main symptoms are hallucinations and delusions. 14
London Mental Health Fact Bbook
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