Comparison of ICD-9 codes for depression and alcohol misuse to survey instruments suggests these codes should be used with caution - Boscarino JA, Moorman AC, Rupp LB, Zhou Y, Lu M, Teshale EH, Gordon SC, Spradling PR, Schmidt MA, Trinacty CM, Zhong Y, Holmberg SD, Holtzman D.

BACKGROUND: Research suggests depression and alcohol misuse are highly prevalent among chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients, which is of clinical concern. AIMS: To compare ICD-9 codes for depression and alcohol misuse to validated survey instruments. ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news