Abbreviations AbbreviationMeaningAAattendance allowanceACSSLadvanced customer support senior leadersADPadult disability paymentAPAalternative payment arrangementBDDbody dysmorphic disorderBMIbody mass indexBPDborderline personality disorderBSLBritish Sign LanguageCAcarer’s allowanceCDPchild disability paymentCPNcommunity psychiatric nurseDBSdeep brain stimulationDEAdisability employment adviserDLAdisability living allowanceDWPDepartment for Work and PensionsECTelectroconvulsive therapyESAemployment and support allowanceHBhousing benefitHCPhealthcare professionalHMCTSHM Courts and Tribunals ServiceHMRCHM Revenue and CustomsISincome supportJSAjobseeker’s allowanceMPTLmanaged payment to landlordNInational insuranceNMDneurosurgery for mental disorderOCDobsessive compulsive disorderOCPDobsessive compulsive personality disorderPCpension creditPIPpersonal independence paymentPTSDpost traumatic stress disorderSCTSScottish Courts and Tribunal ServiceSMISevere mental illnessSSPstatutory sick paySSSSocial Security ScotlandTDtardive dyskinesiaUCuniversal creditVCCvulnerable claimant championVINCYPVisual Impairment Network for Children and Young PeopleVNSvagus nerve stimulation