- AD
- Dementia of Alzheimer's type
- ADHD
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- AE
- Adverse event
- AIMS
- Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale
- BAI
- Beck Anxiety Inventory
- BDI
- Beck Depression Inventory
- BP
- Blood pressure
- BPD
- Borderline personality disorder
- BPH
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy
- CBC
- Complete blood count
- CBT
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- CHF
- Congestive heart failure
- CK
- Creatine kinase
- CNS
- Central nervous system
- COPD
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- CT scan
- Computed tomography scan
- CV
- Cardiovascular
- DBT
- Dialectical behavioral therapy
- d/c
- Discontinue
- ECA
- Epidemiologic Catchment Area Survey
- ECG
- Electrocardiogram
- ECT
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- EMDR
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
- EPS
- Extrapyramidal symptoms
- FBS
- Fasting blood sugar
- GABA
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid
- GAD
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- GDS
- Geriatric Depression Scale
- HAM-A
- Hamilton Anxiety Scale
- HAM-D
- Hamilton Depression Scale
- Hx
- History
- LFTs
- Liver function tests
- IM
- Intramuscular
- IV
- Intravenous
- kg
- Kilogram
- L
- Liter
- MAOI
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
- MCV
- Mean corpuscular volume
- MDD
- Major depressive disorder
- mcg
- Microgram
- mEq
- Milliequivalent
- MH
- Mental health
- mL
- Milliliter
- MMSE
- Mini-Mental State Exam
- MRI
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- MSE
- Mental Status Exam
- NAMI
- National Association for the Mentally Ill
- NCD
- Neurocognitive disorder
- NE
- Norepinephrine
- NMS
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- OCD
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- OTC
- Over the counter
- PANSS
- Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale
- PMDD
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- PTSD
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- SMAST
- Short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test
- SNRI
- Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
- SSRI
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
- T1/2
- Drug's half-life
- TCA
- Tricyclic antidepressant
- TFT
- Thyroid function test
- TIA
- Transient ischemic attack
- TPR
- Temperature, pulse, respiration
- UA
- Urinalysis
- UTI
- Urinary tract infection