1. ICD-9-CM CLASSIFICATION CODING IN PSYCHIATRY.
- Author
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Dingemans, Peter M.
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MENTAL health personnel , *CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders , *MEDICAL personnel , *MENTAL health , *NOSOLOGY , *DIAGNOSIS , *MEDICAL statistics , *MEDICINE , *PSYCHIATRISTS , *CLINICAL psychology , *DISEASES - Abstract
The question was addressed how well mental health professionals were able to translate diagnostic formulations into ICD-9-CM codes. This was done with three coder groups and under two conditions. It was found that there was insufficient interrater agreement on the ICD-codes in all groups and conditions. This finding then was related to the inadequacies of the ICD-system itself. It was concluded that current mental health statistics that are based on the ICD-9-CM coding system are without scientific value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 1990
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