Accurately predicting bipolar disorder mood outcomes: implications for the use of electronic databases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Monitoring mental health treatment outcomes for populations requires an understanding as to which patient information is needed in electronic format and is feasible to obtain in routine care.

Objective

To examine whether bipolar disorder outcomes can be accurately predicted and how much clinical detail is needed to do so. RESEARCH DESIGN, DATA SOURCES, AND PARTICIPANTS: Longitudinal study of bipolar disorder patients treated during 2000 to 2004 in the 19-site Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder observational study arm (N=3168). Clinical data were obtained at baseline and quarterly for over 1 year. We fit a "gold standard" longitudinal random-effects regression model using a detailed clinical information and estimated the area under the re

SUBMITTER: Busch AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4979222 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature