. "Acronyms." Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2001.
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Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World
CWD
Children with Disability
DALYs
Disability-Adjusted Life Years
DIS
Diagnostic Interview Schedule
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DSM-IV
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (Fourth Edition)
DZ
Dizygote
ECA
Epidemiological Catchment Area
ECASS
European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study
ECLAMC
Latin American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations
ECT
Electro-Convulsive Therapy
EEG
Electroencephalogram
EITB
Enzyme-Linked Immunoelectro-Transfer Blot
ERR
Event-Related Potentials
ESAP
Economic Structural Adjustment Programs
FAS
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
GABA
Gamma-Aminobutryic Acid
GBD
Global Burden of Disease
GCAE
Global Campaign Against Epilepsy
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GP
General Practitioner
GTCS
Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures
HEA
Health Education Authority (U.K.)
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HPA
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal
HSR
Health Systems Research
IBE
International Bureau for Epilepsy
ICD-10
International Statistical Classification of Disease (Tenth Revision)
ICIDH
International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps
ICMR
Indian Council of Medical Research
ILAE
International League Against Epilepsy
ILO
International Labor Organization
IMF
International Monetary Fund
INCLEN
International Clinical Epidemiology Network
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IQ
Intelligence Quotient
IPSS
International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia
LBW
Low Birth Weight
LDL
Low-Density Lipoprotein
MAOI
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
MMSE
Mini-Mental State Examination
MONICA
Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease