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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2026

Martyn Pickersgill
Martyn Pickersgill
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The University of Edinburgh

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Configuring Psychology
Access to Therapy and the Transformation of Psychological Care
 , pp. ix - x
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2026
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Acronyms

ACP-UK

Association of Clinical Psychologists UK

ACT

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

ASPD

Antisocial Personality Disorder

BACP

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

BPS

British Psychological Society

CAMHS

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

CAPA

Choice and Partnership Approach

CAT

Cognitive Analytic Therapy

CBT

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

CMHT

Community Mental Health Team

CORE

Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation

CQUIN

Commissioning for Quality and Innovation

DBT

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

DClinPsy

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

DCoP

Division of Counselling Psychology

DCP

Division of Clinical Psychology

DHP

Division of Health Psychology

DNA

Did Not Attend [a therapy appointment]

DSM

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders

DSPD

Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder

EBM

Evidence-Based Medicine

GP

General [Medical] Practitioner

HCPC

Health and Care Professions Council

HEAT

Hospital Efficiency and Access Targets

IAPT

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies

ICD

International Classification of Diseases

LDP

Local Delivery Plan [Standards]

MHA

Mental Health Act [of England and Wales]

NHS

National Health Service

NICE

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NIMHE

National Institute for Mental Health in England

PHQ-9

Patient Health Questionnaire [nine-item version]

PTMF

Power Threat Meaning Framework

PWP

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

RCPsych

Royal College of Psychiatrists

RCT

Randomised Controlled Trial

SLA

Service Level Agreement

SSRI

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

TNA

Treatment Needs Assessment

UKCP

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy

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