| A | B |
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| DSM-IV-TR | Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association; the "gold standard" for diagnosis |
| PSYCHIATRIST | mental health professional who is a medical doctor, can prescribe medication |
| INSANITY | a legal term indicating "not competent to manage one's own behavior" |
| DOROTHEA DIX | 19th century reformer for humane treatment of the insane |
| TARASOFF | this court ruling limited confidentiality in cases of danger |
| FORENSIC | dealing with legal & criminal matters |
| HMO | companies that provide health services for an annual fee |
| CLIFFORD BEERS | early 20c autobiography of a mental patient |
| DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION | movement to close mental hospitals & treat patients in "the community" |
| M'NAUGHTON | 1843 ruling on insanity defense: "knowing right from wrong" |
| PINEL | 18c French physician who unchained the mentally ill |
| 5150 | police code for possible mental patient requiring civil commitment |
| LETHALITY | the level of risk of suicide |
| BENJAMIN RUSH | 18c physician, founder of American Psychiatric Association |
