Acronym List


ABCs	Airway, breathing, circulation
AHCPR	Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research
APA	American Psychiatric Association
ASD	Acute stress disorder
ASR	Acute stress reaction
AUDIT	Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
CAGE	Alcohol abuse/dependence screening test mnemonic
CAPS	Clinician Administered PTSD Scale
CBC	Complete blood count
CBT	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CCTR	Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
CDR	Commander
CNS	Central nervous system
COSR	Combat and operational stress reactions
CISD	Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
CT (Interventions)	Cognitive Therapy
CT	Computed tomography
CV	Cardiovascular
DARE	Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness
DAST	Drug Abuse/Dependence Screener
DBT	Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
DoD	Department of Defense
DSM-IV	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition)
DTE	Direct Therapeutic Exposure
EBM	Evidence-based Medicine
EBPTU	Evaluation and Brief PTSD Treatment Unit
EEG	Electroencephalography
EKG	Electrocardiogram
EMDR	Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
EMTs	Emergency Medical Teams
ESRT	Emotional Self-Regulation Therapy
EtoH	Ethanol
ET	Exposure Therapy
FDA	U. S. Food and Drug Administration
GAF	Global Assessment of Function
GI	Gastrointestinal
GU	Genitourinary
HCG	Human Choriogonadotropin
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
IRT	Image Rehearsal Therapy
LOC	Level of consciousness
LOF	Level of function
MAOIs	Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
MAST	Michigan Alcohol Screening Test
MDD	Major Depressive Disorder
MHP	Mental health providers
MI	Myocardial infarction
MMSE	Mini-Mental State Examination
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
MSE	Mental status examination
NIMH	National Institute of Mental Health
NS	Nervous system
OMO	Ongoing military operations
OTC	Over-the-counter
PCL-C	PTSD Checklist – Civilian Version
PCL-M	PTSD Checklist – Military Version
PCL-S	PTSD Checklist – Stressor Specific Version
PCP	Primary care provider
PE	Physical examination
PE (Interventions)	Prolonged Exposure
PIES	Proximity, Immediacy, Expectancy, Simplicity
PTSD	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
QE	Quality of evidence
RCS	Readjustment Counseling Services
RCT	Randomized controlled trial
RTD	Return-to-duty
SC	Supportive Counseling
SIADH	Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
SIPU	Specialized Inpatient PTSD Unit
SIT	Stress Inoculation Therapy
SM	Service member
SR	Strength of recommendation
SSRI	Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
SUD	Substance Use Disorder
SUNY	State University of New York
TCAs	Tricyclic Antidepressants
TSH	Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
USPSTF	U.S. Preventive Service Task Force
VA	Veterans Affairs
VAMC	Veterans Affairs Medical Center
VHA	Veterans Health Administration