title: Creating diagnostic related groups: a manageable way to deal with DSM-III.
abstract: Diagnostic related groups (DRGs) are being adopted as a practical tool in psychiatric classification, as well as a means of reducing health care costs. This study highlights a step-by-step description of the development of 16 outpatient and 14 inpatient DRGs from DSM-III Axis I and Axis II diagnoses on a sample of 591 children (ages 6-14). A plan for the application of diagnostic rules is presented, and issues of generalizability among different treatment populations are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis