Determining "Cases" of Mental Health-Related Dysfunction from Continuous Scales of Everyday Functioning.

Sachs-Ericsson, Natalie; Ciarlo, James A.

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ERIC Number: EJ449445

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Determining "Cases" of Mental Health-Related Dysfunction from Continuous Scales of Everyday Functioning.

Sachs-Ericsson, Natalie; Ciarlo, James A.

Evaluation and Program Planning, v15 n2 p149-64 Apr-Jun 1992

Three methods of designating everyday-dysfunction cases in the Colorado Social Health Survey are compared for a sample of 4,745 adults. The clinical judgment approach was chosen as the primary method of identification, with the statistical deviation criterion a backup. The patient criterion group approach was less useful. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Case Records, Clinical Diagnosis, Daily Living Skills, Drug Rehabilitation, Evaluation Methods, Health Needs, Medical Evaluation, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Needs Assessment, Patients, State Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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