PCR-MN

PCR-MN (Psychiatric Case Registry Midden Nederland) is an anonymous psychiatric case registry that contains information on all patients who have been treated in one of the mental health care institutions in the central region of the Netherlands. It is one of the four regional psychiatric registries that are supported by the Ministry of Health. The primary aim of the database is to provide and analyze epidemiological data on mental health care, to provide management support and to improve quality of care. All major institutions for mental health care in the central region of the Netherlands participate in the registry. From 1999 onwards, data (patient characteristics, DSM IV diagnosis, referring centre, type of care) for approximately 120,000 patients with over 380,000 diagnostic codes, who were treated for mental health problems, has been included in the database.