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EDNOS: Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (older diagnosis in the DSM IV now superseded in the DSM V)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).