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Glossary of Terms
List of Terms that deal with addiction, addiction recovery, drug rehabs and halfway houses:

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O l P l Q l R l S l T l U l V l W l X l Y l Z

E (or X) - Club term for the drug ecstasy.
“The rave was fun. Everyone was rolling on E”

Early Intervention - A process used to recognize warning signs for mental health problems and to take early action against factors that put individuals at risk. Early intervention can help children get better in less time and can prevent problems from becoming worse.

Eating Disorder - A broad group of mental disorders characterized by abnormal and potentially harmful eating behaviors and habits, such as anorexia nervosa, binge-eating disorder and bulimia nervosa.

Emergency - A planned program to provide psychiatric care in emergency situations with staff specifically assigned for this purpose. Includes crisis intervention, which enables the individual, family members and friends to cope with the emergency while maintaining the individual’s status as a functioning community member to the greatest extent possible.

Emergency and Crisis Services - A group of services that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to help during a mental health emergency. Examples include telephone crisis hotlines, suicide hotlines, crisis counseling, crisis residential treatment services, crisis outreach teams, and crisis respite care.

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) - Resources provided by employers either as part of, or separate from, employer-sponsored health plans. EAPs typically provide preventive care measures, various health care screenings, and/or wellness activities.

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), also referred to as the Federal Anti-patient Dumping Law - An act pertaining to emergency medical situations. EMTALA requires hospitals to provide emergency treatment to individuals, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay.

Enrollee - A person eligible for services from a managed care plan.

Enrollment - The total number of covered persons in a health plan. Also refers to the process by which a health plan enrolls groups and individuals for membership or the number of enrollees who sign up in any one group.

Extended Care - Quite similar to residential and sometimes these terms are interchangeable depending on the level of care the client is coming from. However, typically extended care programs offer a less intensive therapeutic program between 12-15 hours of direct therapy per week, offer a less restrictive setting allowing clients to earn additional privileges along the way and may or may not be staffed 24 hours per day. Additionally many extended care programs accommodate lengths of stay of 90 days or more.