Abbreviations and Symbols
Commonly used in Psychometry documentation
Abbreviation
or Symbol
>
<
=
@
↑, ↓
2º
1º
∆, ∴
≈
$
?
±
P**
nec
occ
OT
~
Definition
Greater than
Less than
Equal to
at, about
Increased, decreased
Secondary
Primary
Change
About equal to
Money, cash, finances
unknown, question
Plus or minus
after
necessary
occasionally
Over-time
approximately
Abbreviation
or Symbol
AA
ADD, ADHD
ADL
A/H
AIDS
a.k.a.
AM
approx., ~
appt.
ARNP
Assoc.
b/4
B
b.i.d.
B/P
bf*
BAL
Bldg.
Bro
C&A, C+A
C&S, C+S
CGAS
Chem Dep
ck.
CL
Cl, Clt, ct.
CMHS
c/o
Consult
Cont.
CPS
CSS
Cx
D&A, D+A
Dau.
Day Tx.
d/c, D/C
DD
DK
DO, D/O
DOB
Definition
Alcoholics Anonymous
Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention
Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
Activities of Daily Living
Auditory Hallucination
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Also known as
Morning (ante mediem)
Approximately
Appointment
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Association
before
Both
Twice daily (bis in die)
Blood pressure
Boyfriend
Blood alcohol level
Building
Brother
Clean and abstinent
Clean and sober
Children’s Global Assessment Scale
Chemical Dependency
check
Crisis Line
Client
Child Mental Health Specialist
Complains of
Consultation
Continued
Child Protective Services
Community support services
Cancelled
Drug and alcohol
Daughter
Day treatment
discharge
Developmentally disabled
Don’t know; I don’t know
Disorder
Date of birth
Abbreviation
or Symbol
♀
♂
&
mg
Ψ
#
∅
≠
pc**
c**, s**
x1, x2 ,x3
Ψ
bec, b/c
+/P
P***
b
Definition
Female
Male
and
milligrams
Psychiatric
number
Nil, no, none
Not equal to
before meals (post cibum)
With (cum), Without (sine)
Once, twice, three times
Psychiatric
because
Positive; good / Negative; bad
pointed correctly
pointed incorrectly
both
Abbreviation
or Symbol
Med, med
MD
mgmt.
mgr.
MH
MHP
MI
MICA
MMR
MR
mo.
MRI
MSE
msg.
mtg.
NA, N/A
NDA
NOS
NP
NR
N/S, N.S.
o.d.
OCD
OD
ODD
O/H
pd.
Pharm.
PIC
PM
p.o.
Prep
p.r.n.
PSS
Pt.
P/T
PTSD
(Q)
q.d.
q.h.
q.i.d.
Definition
medication
Medical doctor
Management
Manager
Mental Health
Mental Health Professional
Mental Illness, mentally ill
Mentally Ill Chemically Abusing (ers)
Mild Mentally Retarded
Mentally Retarded
month
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mental Status Exam
message
meeting
Not applicable, not available
Next Day Appointment
No Otherwise Specified (or stated)
neuropsychology
No response
No Show
Daily (omni die)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Overdose
Oppositional Defiance Disorder
Olfactory hallucinations
paid
Pharmacy
Patient Identification Code (for Medicaid
clients)
Afternoon (post meridiem)
By mouth (per os)
Preparation
As needed, when necessary (pro re nata)
Problem Severity Scale
Patient
Part-time
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Standard manual query
every day (quaque die)
every hour (quaque hora)
4 times a day (quarter in die)
1
Abbreviation
or Symbol
DR
DSHS
DSM
DVR
Dx
Ea., ea
EC
EFR
e.g.
ER
E&T
ETOH
ETOHA
Eval.
(ex)
(Ex)
FOO
FU, f/u
Fld.
F*
FYI
GAF
GAU, GAX
GED
gf*
GF*
GI
GMHS
GM*
H2O
Hosp.
HRB
Hr., hrs.
HS
h.s.
Hx, hx
i.e.
ID
Indiv.
Info.
IQ
ITA
Kg(s)
lab
lb.
LOC
LOF
LRO
L, Lt
LH; Lh
LTR
M*
Definition
Abbreviation
or Symbol
don’t remember; I don’t remember
Department of Social and Health Services
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Diagnosis
Each
Eye Contact
Re:, re:
Rec
Early Full Remission
RH; Rh
For example (Exempli gratia)
Emergency room
Evaluation and Treatment facility
Alcohol
Alcohol abuse
Evaluation
Specific query (e.g. Comp – “Tell me
another reason …”)
Examiner
Family of Origin
Follow-up
Fluid
Father
For your information
Global Assessment of Functioning Scale
General Assistance Unemployable
Graduate Equivalent Degree
Girlfriend
Grandfather
Gastrointestinal
Geriatric Mental Health Specialist
Grandmother
Water
Hospital
Halstead-Reitan Battery
Hour, hours
High School
At bedtime (hora somni)
Rm.
RN
RO, R/O
ROI
Rx
s-b
History
that is
identification
Individual
Information
Intelligence Quotient
Involuntary Treatment Admission
Kilogram(s)
Laboratory
Pound
Loss of consciousness
Level of functioning
Less Restrictive Order
Left
Left Hand (dominant); Left hand (nondominant)
Long Term Rehabilitation services
Mother
Rep
Rept.
Req’d
RL
R, Rt.
sc
sf*
sg (or st)
SI, S/I
SIB
Sis.
SL, S/L
sm*
SO
s-o
SS
SSA
SSN
SSDI
SSI
s-t
STAT
STD
Sx(s)
t/c, TC
T.D.
T&E
T/H
t.i.d.
Tx
UA
VA
via
VOC
V/H
VM
W/E
WFD
wk.
WNL
x
Definition
regarding
recommended
repeat
report
required
Response Latency
Right or Response
Right Hand (dominant); Right hand (nondominant)
Room
Registered Nurse
Rule out
Release of Information
Prescription
somebody
self-corrected
Stepfather
something
Suicidal ideation
Sibling
Sister
Supervised living
Stepmother
Significant other
someone
Social Security
Social Security Administration
Social Security Number
Supplemental Security Disability Income
Supplemental Security Income
sometimes
Immediately (statim)
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Symptom(s)
Telephone call
Tardive Dyskinesia
Trial and Error
Tactile hallucinations
3 times daily (ter in die)
Treatment
Urine Analysis
Veterans Administration
By way of
Vocational
Visual hallucinations
Voice mail
Weekend
Word finding difficulty
Week
Within normal limits
times
yr.
Year
y.o.
Year(s) old
* = item would be circled
** = item would have a line over it
*** = item would have a slash through it
Tom Erickson, MA, CSP, NCC, LMHC
Abbreviations and Symbols for Psychometry, 8/31/10
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