Acronyms are common place within the OCD treatment environment; these are some of the more common ones that you may come across.
BDD – Body Dysmorphic Disorder
C
CAMHS – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CBT – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
CCG – Clinical Commissioning Group
CMHT – Community Mental Health Team
D
DoH (or sometimes DH) – Department of Health
E
ERP – Exposure and Response Prevention
F
FFC – Family, Friends and Carers (FFC)
I
IAPT – Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
M
MHT – Mental Health Trusts
N
NICE – National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NHS – National Health Service
O
OCD – Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
OCPD – Obsessive–Compulsive Personality Disorder
P
PCT – Primary Care Trust
PWP – Personal Well-being Plan or Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
S
SSRI – Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors
