@article{ref1,
title="Defining episodes of care in children's mental health using administrative data",
journal="Administration and policy in mental health",
year="2014",
author="Reid, Graham and Stewart, Shannon L. and Zaric, Gregory S. and Carter, Jeffrey R. and Neufeld, Richard W. J. and Tobon, Juliana I. and Barwick, Melanie and Vingilis, Evelyn R.",
volume="42",
number="6",
pages="737-747",
abstract="Criteria to define an episode of care in children's mental health services are needed. Various criteria were applied to 5 years of visit data from children 4-11 years (N = 5,206) at their first visit to 1 of 3 children's mental health agencies. A minimum of 3 visits with 180 days between episodes optimized agreement with other dates (e.g., telephone intake assessment) marking the start and end of an episode, and clinician-rated number of episodes. Grouping visits into episodes provides a clearer representation of how services are distributed over extended periods of time, facilitating research and enhancing accuracy in service planning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-587X",
doi="10.1007/s10488-014-0609-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10488-014-0609-6"
}