The validity of diagnoses in psychiatric case registers special emphasis on bipolar disorder
T Øiesvold, M Nivison, L Østensen, V Hansen, K Sørgaard, I Skre · Psychiatrische Praxis · 2011 · Heft 04
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Background/Objectives: With the development of new and better information and communication technologies, the importance of psychiatric case registers is expected to increase. A study of first-admitted patients to two psychiatric hospitals in northern Norway gave opportunity to check the validity of the routine diagnoses given by the clinicians. Methods: All new patients admitted to two psychiatric hospitals in northern Norway during one year were asked to participate. 480 patients were found eligible for participation and of these 271 gave their informed consent. 251 patients (52%) with hospital diagnoses compr…