The jargon used in relation to mental health can cause confusion. The resources below introduce you to common terms used in mental health and disability.
Mental health jargon?This website provides explanations for a range of terms used in mental health so that “Language doesn’t have to be a maze”. There is also a fact sheet version to download.Type: Website and fact sheet Length: 12 pagesProduced by: WayAhead Mental Health Association NSWGlossary (reimagine.today)This glossary helps to explain the language of the NDIS.Type: Glossary Produced by: Mental Health Coordinating CouncilPsychobabble: the little red book of psychiatric jargonPsychobabble was compiled in response to a demand from people diagnosed with ‘mental illness’ to understand psychiatric jargon “... our take on the words used by them (and sometimes us) about us.”Type: Booklet Length: 57 pagesProduced by: Our Consumer PlaceGlossary (Australian Department of Health)This glossary is linked with the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce, and may include words not found in other resourcesType: GlossaryProduced by: Australian Department of Health
Introduction to mental health
