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Interactive Glossary of Mental Health and Disability Terms

Welcome to the Interactive Glossary, growing online since 1996. We have compiled a list of frequently used health, mental health and disability terms and have defined them in clear and simple everyday language. Click on a term to learn more about mental health, mental illness, disabilities, counseling, therapy, and therapists.

Adult Children of Alcoholics

Agoraphobia

Amnesia

Anorexia Nervosa

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Anxiety Disorders

Attention-Deficit Disorders (ADD)

Autism

Behavior Disorders

Behavior Modification

Behavioral Medicine

Behaviorism

Bibliotherapy / Poetry Therapy

Biofeedback

Bipolar Disorder / Manic Depression

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Borderline Personality

Bulimia

Childhood Depression

Chronic Dieting

Chronic Fatigue (CFIDS)

Compulsions

Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome

Compulsive Overeating

Compulsive Personality

Compulsive Shopping / Compulsive Buying Disorder

Conduct Disorder

Delusions


 
Dementia

Denial

Depression

Developmental Disorders

Dissociative Disorders

Domestic Violence

Dyslexia

Eating Disorders

Emotional Disturbance

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Forensic Psychiatry

Forensic Psychology

Generalized Anxiety Disorders

Gender Identity Disorder

Hallucinations

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

Hyperactivity

Hypomania

Impulse-Control Disorder

Independent Practice Association (IPA)

Intelligence

Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)

Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD)

Kleptomania

Language Disorders

Learning Disabilities

Managed Care

Managed Care Organization (MCO)

Mania


 
Medicaid

Medicare

Multiple Personality Disorders

Neurosis

Obsessions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Oppositional-Defiant Disorder

Panic Attack / Panic Disorder

Pathological Gambling / Compulsive Gambling

Personality Disorders

Phobias

Physician Hospital Organization (PHO)

Point of Service Plan (POS)

Postpartum Depression

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

Psychosis / Psychotic Disorders

Pyromania

Schizophrenia

School Phobia

Separation Anxiety

Self-Harm

Social Phobia

Speech Disorders

Stuttering

Tourette Syndrome

Trichotillomania



Types of Therapy

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Achievement Tests

Art Therapy

Audiology

Christian Counseling

Client-Centered Therapy

Clinical Neuropsychology

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

Counseling

Dance / Movement Therapy

Drama Therapy / Psychodrama

EEG Biofeedback Therapy


 
Family Therapy

Geriatric Psychiatry / Geropsychiatry

Geriatric Psychology / Geropsychology

Hypnosis

Marital Therapy

Marriage Counseling

Massage Therapy

Music Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Premarital Counseling

Progressive Relaxation


 
Projective Tests

Psychiatry

Psychoanalysis

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychology

Psychopharmacology

Psychotherapy

Rehabilitation Psychology

Relationship Counseling

Self Psychology

Special Education



Types of Mental Health Professionals

Wade through the alphabet soup and gain a greater understanding of the various types of counselors and therapists.

Addiction Counselor

Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC)

Associate Clinical Social Workers

Associate Substance Abuse Counselor

Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW)

Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC)

Certified Master Social Worker (CMSW)

Certified Senior Addiction Counselor (CAC III)

Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC)

Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Clinical

Counselor

Creative Arts Therapist (CAT)

Educational Psychologist

Fee-based Pastoral Counselor

Hypnotherapist

Independent Social Worker (LISW)

Independent Substance Abuse Counselor

Learning Specialist

 
Licensed Advanced Social Worker (LASW)

Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C)

Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW)

Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists (LCPT)

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Psy.D. or LCP)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Licensed Counselor

Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW)

Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor (LMFC)

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Licensed Professional Art Therapist (LPAT)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Licensed Psychologist (Psy.D., Ph.D. or LP)

Licensed Social Work Associate (LSWA)

Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

 
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (MFT Intern)

Master Social Worker (MSW)

Physical Therapist

Psychiatric Nurse

Psychiatric Social Worker (PSW)

Psychiatrist

Psychoanalyst

Psychoeducational Diagnostician

Psychological Practitioner

Psychologist

Psychotherapist

School Psychologist

Social Worker

Substance Abuse Counseling Technician

Substance Abuse Counselor (SAC)

Therapist