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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 130, No. 5

Articles | May 01, 1973

Computer Assignment of Psychotropic Drugs

IVAN W. SLETTEN; HAROLD ALTMAN; RICHARD C. EVENSON; DONG WON CHO

Am J Psychiatry 1973;130:595-598.

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Professor, Missouri Institute of Psychiatry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, 5400 Arsenal St., St. Louis, Mo. 63139

Clinical Assistant Professor, Missouri Institute of Psychiatry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, 5400 Arsenal St., St. Louis, Mo. 63139

Research Associate, Missouri Institute of Psychiatry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, 5400 Arsenal St., St. Louis, Mo. 63139

Research Statistician, Missouri Institute of Psychiatry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, 5400 Arsenal St., St. Louis, Mo. 63139

1973, The American Psychiatric Association

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Data on drug assignment from patients' case records were used to: 1) derive a computer formula for assignment to one of three major drug categories, 2) compare the results from this formula with those from a previous formula using prototype data, and 3) determine the agreement between this formula's results and the drug assignments made by the patients' physicians. The authors conclude that the computer can regularly suggest assignment to one of three major drug categories, although the clinician will still have to make the final decision.

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