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Basic Services
Mental health, developmental disability or substance abuse services that are available to North Carolina residents who need them whether or not they meet criteria for target or priority populations. See also, CORE SERVICES. |
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BD
Bipolar Disorder |
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Bed Day Allocation
A system in which the DMH/DD/SAS sets the number of state psychiatric hospital beds or mental retardation center admissions county/area programs may buy in a particular time period. These allocations take into account past usage and private beds available in each geographic area. |
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Behavioral Therapy
As the name implies, behavioral therapy focuses on behavior-changing unwanted behaviors through rewards, reinforcements, and desensitization. Desensitization, or Exposure Therapy, is a process of confronting something that arouses anxiety, discomfort, or fear and overcoming the unwanted responses. Behavioral therapy often involves the cooperation of others, especially family and close friends, to reinforce a desired behavior. |
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Benchmark
An established standard of achievement used as a point of reference to assess performance. |
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Beneficiary
A person certified as eligible for health care services. A beneficiary may be a dependent or a subscriber. |
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Benefit Design
A plan that describes the services to be offered, the degree that service consumers will be expected to share the costs of such benefits, and how consumers can access the services that are available. |
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Benefit Package Or Plan
An array of treatments, services and/or supports intended to meet the needs of target or priority populations. Also, a selection of treatments, services and/or supports included in a care or service plan for an individual. |
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Best Practice(s)
Interventions, treatments, services or actions that have been shown to generate the best outcomes or results. The terms, evidence-based, or research-based may also be used. |
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BHC
Behavioral Health Center-Randolph |
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BIANC
Brain Injury Association of NC |
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Binge-Eating Disorder
Binge-eating is an eating disorder characterized by frequent episodes of compulsive overeating, but unlike bulimia, the eating is not followed by purging. During food binges, individuals with this disorder often eat alone and very quickly, regardless of whether they feel hungry or full. |
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Bipolar Disorder (BD)
Extreme mood swings punctuated by periods of generally even-keeled behavior characterize this disorder. Bipolar disorder tends to run in families. This disorder typically begins in the mid-twenties and continues throughout life. Without treatment, people who have bipolar disorder often go through devastating life events such as marital breakups, job loss, substance abuse, and suicide. |
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Block Grant
Funds received from the federal government (or others), in a lump sum, for services specified in an application plan that meet the intent of the block grant purpose. See also, CATEGORICAL FUNDING. |
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Symptoms of borderline personality disorder, a serious mental illness, include pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. The instability can affect family and work life, long-term planning, and the individual's sense of self-identity. |
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Brief Intensive Therapy
A limited number of visits with a therapist by people with serious mental illness or by people experiencing overwhelming difficulties that may lead to the person becoming dangerous to self or others. This therapy is often focused on immediate concerns that are expected to improve fairly quickly. |
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Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by excessive eating. People who have bulimia will eat an excessive amount of food in a single episode and almost immediately make themselves vomit or use laxatives or diuretics (water pills) to get rid of the food in their bodies. This behavior often is referred to as the binge/purge cycle. Like people with anorexia, people with bulimia have an intense fear of gaining weight. |
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Buy-In Options
A recent federal Medicaid reform that allows states to modify Medicaid eligibility rules. The changes allow people with disabilities who are returning to work to secure extended Medicaid coverage. The changes also require such persons to partial payment for such coverage according to rules established by the state. |
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