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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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Magical Thinking - The erroneous belief that your thoughts or actions cause or prevent specific events or outcomes in the world, usually in defiance of the laws of physics or logic.

Managed Care - A system requiring that a single individual in the provider organization is responsible for arranging and approving all devices needed under the contract embraced by employers, mental health authorities, and insurance companies to ensure that individuals receive appropriate, reasonable health care services.

Mania - A mood disorder characterized by an intense feeling of elation or irritability and rapidly changing moods (mood lability), often accompanied by increased activity, rapid speech or distractibility.

Medicaid - Medicaid is a health insurance assistance program funded by Federal, State, and local monies. It is run by State guidelines and assists low-income persons by paying for most medical expenses.

Medically Necessary - Health insurers often specify that, in order to be covered, a treatment or drug must be medically necessary for the consumer. Anything that falls outside of the realm of medical necessity is usually not covered. The plan will use prior authorization and utilization management procedures to determine whether or not the term “medically necessary” is applicable.

Medical Review Criteria - Screening criteria used by third-party payers and review organizations as the underlying basis for reviewing the quality and appropriateness of care provided to selected cases.

Medicare - Medicare is a Federal insurance program serving the disabled and persons over the age of 65. Most costs are paid via trust funds that beneficiaries have paid into throughout the courses of their lives; small deductibles and some co-payments are required.

Medication Therapy - Prescription, administration, assessment of drug effectiveness, and monitoring of potential side effects of psycho-tropic medications

MediGap - MediGap plans are supplements to Medicare insurance. MediGap plans vary from State to State; standardized MediGap plans also may be known as Medicare Select plans.

Member - Used synonymously with the terms enrollee and insured. A member is any individual or dependent who is enrolled in and covered by a managed health care plan.

Mental Disorder - A general term for a wide range of disorders that disrupt thinking, feeling, moods and behaviors, causing a varying degree of impaired functioning in daily life, and believed in many instances to be related to brain dysfunction. Also called mental illness.

Mental Health - A general term for a state of emotional and psychological well-being that allows you to function in society and meet the demands of everyday life. Or, the term for your overall emotional and psychological state.

Mental Health Parity (Act) - Mental health parity refers to providing the same insurance coverage for mental health treatment as that offered for medical and surgical treatments. The Mental Health Parity Act was passed in 1996 and established parity in lifetime benefit limits and annual limits.

Mental Health Problems - Mental health problems are real. They affect one’s thoughts, body, feelings, and behavior. Mental health problems are not just a passing phase. They can be severe, seriously interfere with a person’s life, and even cause a person to become disabled. Mental health problems include depression, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and conduct disorder.

Mental Illnesses - This term is usually used to refer to severe mental health problems in adults.

Mixed Episode - A period in which symptoms of both mania and depression occur at the same time or rapidly alternate with one another. Also called mixed type.

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) - A class of antidepressants that helps brain neurotransmitters remain active longer, which may lead to a reduction in the symptoms of depression.

Munchausen’s Syndrome - A type of factitious disorder in which you try to appear sick or hurt to gain attention, or you actually harm yourself to receive medical attention.