Diagnosing major depressive disorder and substance use disorder using the electronic health record: A preliminary validation study.
Vinod RaoSylvia LanniAmy M YuleMaura DiSalvoMira StoneAmy F BergerTimothy E Wilens
Published in: Journal of mood and anxiety disorders (2023)
Our methodology was very effective in identifying patients with MDD with or without SUD and moderately effective in identifying SUD onset date. These findings support the use of EHR data to make proxy diagnoses of MDD with or without SUD.