3.The following terms are used throughout the explanatory notes:
| The 1983 Act - the Mental Health Act 1983 |
| The 2007 Act – the Mental Health Act 2007 |
| AC – approved clinician |
| AMHP – approved mental health professional |
| ASW – approved social worker |
| CCfW – Care Council for Wales |
| CTO – community treatment order |
| ECHR – European Convention on Human Rights |
| ECT – electro-convulsive therapy |
| GSCC – General Social Care Council |
| IMCA –independent mental capacity advocate |
| IMHA – independent mental health advocate |
| LHB – local health board |
| LSSA – local social services authority |
| MCA – Mental Capacity Act 2005 |
| MHAC – Mental Health Act Commission |
| MHRT – Mental Health Review Tribunal |
| NHSFT – National Health Service foundation trust |
| NR – nearest relative |
| PCT – primary care trust |
| RC – responsible clinician |
| RMO – responsible medical officer |
| SCT - supervised community treatment |
| SOAD – Second Opinion Appointed Doctor |