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psychiatric onset date

psych_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a mental health specialty. Used to track temporal information related to psychiatric onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for psychiatric management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

psych_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  psych_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- psychiatric onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  psych_onset_dt as psychiatric_onset_date
FROM claims;

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