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dc.contributor.authorKisely, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorLin, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorLesage, Alain
dc.contributor.authorGilbert, Charles
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Mark
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Leslie Anne
dc.contributor.authorVasiliadis, Helen-Maria
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:27:21Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:27:21Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-09-13T07:09:39Z
dc.identifier.issn0706-7437
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/33907
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate the usefulness of administrative data for the surveillance of mental illness in Canada using databases in the following 5 provinces: British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Alberta. Method: We used a population-based record-linkage analysis with data from physician billings, hospital discharge abstracts, and community-based clinics. The following diagnostic codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, were used to define cases: 290 to 319, inclusive. Results: The prevalence of treated psychiatric disorder was similar in Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario at about 15%. The prevalence for Quebec was slightly lower at 12%. Findings from the provinces showed remarkable consistency across age and sex, despite variations in data coding. Women tended to show a higher prevalence overall of treated mental disorders than men. Prevalence increased steadily to middle age, declining in the 50s and 60s, and then increasing again after age 70 years. Conclusions: Provincial and territorial administrative data can provide a useful, reliable, and economical source of information for the surveillance of treated mental disorders. Such a surveillance system can provide longitudinal data at little cost to support health service provision and planning.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCanadian Psychiatric Association
dc.publisher.placeCanada
dc.publisher.urihttp://publications.cpa-apc.org/media.php?mid=831
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom571
dc.relation.ispartofpageto575
dc.relation.ispartofissue8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCanadian Journal of Psychiatry
dc.relation.ispartofvolume54
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther psychology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode529999
dc.titleUse of Administrative Data for the Surveillance of Mental Disorders in 5 Provinces
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 Canadian Psychiatric Association. Self-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the author for more information.
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorKisely, Steve R.


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