Validation of key behaviourally based mental health diagnoses in administrative data: suicide attempt, alcohol abuse, illicit drug abuse and tobacco use

• Main Authors: Kim Hyungjin (Author), Smith Eric G (Author), Stano Claire M (Author), Ganoczy Dara (Author), Zivin Kara (Author), Walters Heather (Author), Valenstein Marcia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Observational research frequently uses administrative codes for mental health or substance use diagnoses and for important behaviours such as suicide attempts. We sought to validate codes (<it>International Classification of Di...