Commonly Used Acronyms in Eating Disorder Treatment
Commonly Used Acronyms in Eating Disorder Treatment
ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AN: Anorexia
AN-B: Anorexia Nervosa Bulimic-type
AN-R: Anorexia Nervosa Restrictive-type
ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder (now more commonly referred as Autistic)
ARFID: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
BDD: Body Dysmorphic Disorder BED: Binge Eating Disorder
BMI: Body Mass Index BMR: Metabolic Rate
BN: Bulimia Nervosa BPD: Borderline Personality Disorder
BSFT: Behavioural Systems Family Therapy
CBT: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
COE: Compulsive Overeating Disorder
CW: Current Weight D: Daughter DBT: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
DD: Darling Daughter
DH: Dear Husband
DS: Darling Son
DX: Diagnosis
ED: Eating Disorder
EDNOS: Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (older diagnosis in the DSM IV now superseded in the DSM V)
FBT: Family Based Treatment (note this can be confused/interchanged with Family Based Therapy by services)
FGW: Final Goal Weight (not appropriate in paediatric and adolescents population) : Goal Weight HW: Highest Weight
IBW: Ideal Body Weight IP: Inpatient Hospital Treatment IOP: Intensive Outpatient Treatment IT: Interpersonal Therapy
LGBTQ: “Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.” The Q can stand for “questioning” -- as in still exploring one’s sexuality -- or “queer,” or sometimes both.
LTGW: Long Term Goal Weight
LW: Lowest Weight MET: Motivational Enhancement Therapy
MFT: Multifamily Therapy NB: Non-binary (also ENBY)
ND: Neurodiverse or Neurodivergent NES: Night Eating Syndrome
NG : Nasogastric Feeding
OCD: Obsessive-compulsive Disorder PHP: Partial Hospitalisation Program (or Day Program)
RC: Residential Care
RAN: Recovered Anorexic Patient
RBN: Recovered Bulimic Patient S: Son SH: Self Harm SI: Suicide Ideation
STGW: Short-term Goal Weight
TW: Target Weight
WR: Weight Restored
WR+: Weight Restored Plus (additional weight above target thought to assist as a safety net and with brain recovery).