The Scottish Government

AMP:

Approved Medical Practitioner

ASW:

Approved Social Worker

AWI ACT:

Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000

CB- CTO:

Community Based Compulsory Treatment Order

CMHT:

Community Mental Health Team

CORO:

Compulsion Order and a Restriction Order

CPA:

Care Plan Approach

CTO:

Compulsory Treatment Order

EDC:

Emergency Detention Certificate

GP:

General Practitioner

HM:

Hospital Management

ICTO:

Interim Compulsory Treatment Order

JLIP:

joint Local Implementation Planners

MDO:

Mentally Disordered Offender

MHCT ACT:

Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

MHO:

Mental Health Officer

MHTS:

Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland

MWC:

Mental Welfare Commission

NHS:

National Health Service

OOHS:

Out of Hours Service

PCT:

Primary Care Trust

PSSRU:

Personal Social Sciences Research Unit

RMO:

Responsible Medical Officer

SCR:

Social Circumstances Report

SLAB:

Scottish Legal Aid Board

STDC:

Short-Term Detention Certificate

TTD:

Transfer for Treatment Direction