title: Principles of structured data entry applied to reference sources.
abstract: Our Structured Data Entry application makes use of a domain specific data model. The principles governing the modeling of this data model, are similar to the requirements of the criteria underlying taxonomic systems. Using the DSM-IV as reference source to create a data model for psychiatry, revealed a number of flaws in the criteria of this system, which potentially influence the reliability and validity of this taxonomic system. We conclude that the modeling process provides us with a powerful tool which can be used during the revision process of such systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: de Haan
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: van Ginneken
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000145:classification* / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000145:classification / Q000458:organization & administration; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface