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01-02-2008 | Original Paper

Using Information Technology to Evaluate the Detection of Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Amongst Patients in a State Mental Health System: Implications for Co-Occurring Disorder State Initiatives

Authors: Frederick Y. Huang, Douglas M. Ziedonis, Hsou Mei Hu, Anna Kline

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 1/2008

Abstract

The current study describes a system-wide method of evaluating detection strategies for co-occurring disorders within a state mental health system. Information technology was used to merge administrative datasets from the New Jersey mental health and substance abuse systems and identify individuals treated in both systems. We measured a 53% detection rate of substance use disorders amongst adult patients in the mental health system with particularly low detection rates in acute settings (49.0%) and among female (43.7%), older (36.2%), and psychotic patients (43.6%). The methodology described here could help evaluate critical aspects of ongoing state co-occurring disorder quality improvement initiatives.

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Title: Using Information Technology to Evaluate the Detection of Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Amongst Patients in a State Mental Health System: Implications for Co-Occurring Disorder State Initiatives
Authors: Frederick Y. Huang
Douglas M. Ziedonis
Hsou Mei Hu
Anna Kline
Publication date: 01-02-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-007-9102-y

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Using Information Technology to Evaluate the Detection of Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Amongst Patients in a State Mental Health System: Implications for Co-Occurring Disorder State Initiatives

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