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
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
2007-08-11
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Adolescent; Adult; Aged; *Comorbidity; Female; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; *Medical Informatics; *Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; New Jersey; Substance-Related Disorders; Young Adult
Disciplines
Psychiatry
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.
DOI of Published Version
10.1007/s10597-007-9102-y
Source
Community Ment Health J. 2008 Feb;44(1):11-27. Epub 2007 Aug 10. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Community mental health journal
Related Resources
PubMed ID
17690982
Repository Citation
Huang, Frederick Y.; Ziedonis, Douglas M.; Hu, Hsou Mei; and Kline, Anna, "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" (2007). Psychiatry Publications and Presentations. 223.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/223