Development of an ontology to characterize mental functioning.

Journal: Disability and rehabilitation
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Abstract

PURPOSE OF THE ARTICLE: This article describes a conceptual and methodological approach to integrating functional information into an ontology to categorize mental functioning, which to date is an under-developed area of classification, and supports our work with the United States (U.S.) Social Security Administration (SSA).

Authors

  • Maryanne J Sacco
    Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Section, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
  • Guy Divita
    VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • Elizabeth Rasch
    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD‬, United States.