Validation of a Population-Based Algorithm to Detect Chronic Psychotic Illness

Objective: To validate algorithms to detect people with chronic psychotic illness in population-based health administrative databases. Method: We developed 8 algorithms to detect chronic psychotic illness using hospitalization and physician service claims data from administrative health databases in...

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Published in:	Canadian journal of psychiatry Vol. 60; no. 8; pp. 362 - 368
Main Authors:	Kurdyak, Paul, Lin, Elizabeth, Green, Diane, Vigod, Simone
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2015 The Canadian Psychiatric Association
Subjects:	Adult Algorithms Chronic Disease Female Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Medical Records - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Original Research Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis Registries - statistics & numerical data Schizophrenia - diagnosis Sensitivity and Specificity positive predictive value chart validation specificity schizophrenia sensitivity administrative data negative predictive value
ISSN:	0706-7437, 1497-0015, 1497-0015
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