Accuracy of behavioral health variables in Oregon national violent death reporting system data: a linked cohort study.

Kathleen F CarlsonTess A GilbertSusan DeFrancescoDagan A WrightXun ShenLawrence J Cook

Published in: Injury epidemiology (2022)

NVDRS data from one state missed more than half of behavioral health diagnoses among VA-using veterans who died from violence or from firearm injuries. This suggests that reports of behavioral health conditions among decedents nationally may be severely undercounted. Efforts to improve validity of these variables in state NVDRS data are needed.

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