Syndromic Surveillance of Mental and Substance Use Disorders: A Validation Study Using Emergency Department Chief Complaints

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<p class="first" id="d6382876e77">This study evaluated whether emergency department (ED) patient presentations for problems related to mental and substance use disorders could be validly monitored by a syndromic surveillance system that uses chief complaints to identify mental disorders. </p>

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Title: Psychiatric Services

Abbreviated Title: PS

Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing

ISSN (Print): 1075-2730

ISSN (Electronic): 1557-9700

Publication date Created: January 2018

Publication date (Print): January 2018

Volume: 69

Issue: 1

Pages: 55-60

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[1 ]Dr. Goldman-Mellor and Mr. Kwan are with the Department of Public Health, University of California, Merced. Ms. Jia is with the School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai. Dr. Rutledge is with the Fresno County Department of Public Health, Fresno, California.

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DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700028

SO-VID: b2040f81-9e78-4c00-8b91-637ece74db36

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