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Data resource profile of an online database system for forensic mental health services

Authors: Junko Koike, Toshiaki Kono, Koji Takeda, Yuji Yamada, Chiyo Fujii, Naotsugu Hirabayashi

Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | Issue 1/2024

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This paper introduces a forensic psychiatry database established in Japan and discusses its significance and future issues. The purpose of this Database, created under the Medical Treatment and Supervision Act (MTSA) Database Project, is to improve the quality of forensic psychiatry treatment. It can collect monthly data on “basic information,” “Orders and hospitalizations under the MTSA,” “Treatment process,” “Criminal and medical treatment history,” and “problematic behavior in the unit.” The online system has accumulated data on more than 8,000 items in 24 broad categories. Medical data are exported from the medical care assisting system of 32 designated inpatient facilities in XML format and then saved on USB memory sticks. The files are imported into the Database system client, which sends the data to the Database server via a virtual private network. This system minimizes errors and efficiently imports patient data. However, there is a limitation that it is difficult to set items that need to be analyzed to solve everyday clinical problems into the database system because they tend to change over time. By evaluating the effectiveness of the Database, and collecting appropriate data, it is expected to disseminate a wide range of knowledge that will contribute to the future development of mental health and welfare care.

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Title: Data resource profile of an online database system for forensic mental health services
Authors: Junko Koike
Toshiaki Kono
Koji Takeda
Yuji Yamada
Chiyo Fujii
Naotsugu Hirabayashi
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-024-02433-2

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