Wales Mental Health in Primary Care

Mental Health terminology in Primary Care

http://www.wamhinpc.org.uk/glossary-of-mental-health-terms

Mind

Overview about rights under the Mental Health Act, including terminology

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/mental-health-act-1983/terms-you-need-to-know/#.XWfVKyhKiUl

Black Country Partnership, NHS Foundation Trust

Understanding Mental Health Jargon- Glossary and Abbreviations explained

https://www.bcpft.nhs.uk/help-advice/understanding-mental-health/66-understanding-mental-health-jargon

Mental Heath Foundation

A-Z of Mental Health terms

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/all

Taktent

Terminology used to describe people with Mental Health problems

http://www.taktent.org.uk/metal-health-articles/terminology-used.html

Stanford Children’s Health

Glossary of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=glossary—child-and-adolescent-mental-health-90-P02566

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Glossary from Common Mental health problems: identification and pathways to care

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg123/chapter/Appendix-E-Glossary

Mental Wellness Today*

A to Z definitions of terms, disease and treatments related to mental health

https://mentalwellnesstoday.com/glossary/

National Institute of Mental Health

Mental Health Glossary- Schizophrenia and recovery after an initial episode

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/raise/glossary.shtml

Healthy Surrey

A to Z of Mental Health

https://www.healthysurrey.org.uk/your-health/mental-wellbeing/camhs/a-z-of-mental-health

World Health Organisation Geneva 1994

Lexicon of Psychiatric and Mental Health terms

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/39342/924154466X.pdf;jsessionid=78E64BE29DF298AEC64727A8F692D0D5?sequence=1

North East London- East London and The City

Glossary of Mental Health

http://malg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mental-health-glossary.pdf

Department of Health

Words in the Mental Health Act Code of Practice

https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/mental-health-services-explained/Documents/easy-read/MH-CoP-Glossary.pdf

American Academy of Pediatrics*

Glossary of Mental Health and Substance Abuse terms- Pediatrics

https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/125/Supplement_3/S161.full.pdf

Note

Any sections with an * mean the websites are not UK based- they have been included for information purposes only.