The MIRECC Version of the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale: Reliability and Validity

2007 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noosha Niv ◽  
Amy N. Cohen ◽  
Greer Sullivan ◽  
Alexander S. Young
Keyword(s):  
Global Assessment ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Global Assessment Of Functioning ◽  
Scale Reliability

Reliability and validity of the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale in clinical outpatients with depressive disorders

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 502-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther M. V. Grootenboer ◽  
Erik J. Giltay ◽  
Rosalind van der Lem ◽  
Tineke van Veen ◽  
Nic J. A. van der Wee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Assessment ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Global Assessment Of Functioning

Global Assessment of Functioning

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-4, 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norma Leclair ◽  
Steven Leclair ◽  
Robert Barth
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Global Assessment ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Diagnostic System ◽  
Veterans Administration ◽  
Global Assessment Of Functioning ◽  
Global Assessment Scale ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Dsm Iv

Abstract The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) is part five of the multiaxial diagnostic system for mental disorders outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition–Text Revised (DSM-IV-TR). The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) notes the use of DSM-IV-TR in rating an individual's global functional capacity, which, like disability, is related directly to the effects of impairments. The AMA Guides, Fourth and Fifth Editions, do not provide numeric psychiatric impairment, and shortcomings plague the use of GAF to define disability—but even so, authorities ranging from the State of California to the Veterans Administration rely on GAF scores. A table shows the 100-point scale Global Assessment Scale in which higher scores indicate better functioning. The GAF has been modified to address deficiencies; a decision tree has been added and is summarized; and the editor of DSM-IV-TR has developed a computerized version that reportedly improves reliability and validity. Evaluators should bear in mind that the GAF helps evaluate the individual's functioning in three areas: psychological, social, and occupational (including the activities of daily living). The resulting score facilitates the creation of a treatment plan, evaluates its effectiveness, and predicts outcomes, but evaluators should be aware of its significant limitations.

A Team Format for the Global Assessment Scale: Reliability and Validity on an Inpatient Unit

1991 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Kuhlman ◽  
Michael Bernstein ◽  
James Kloss ◽  
Virginia Sincaban ◽  
Linda Harris
Keyword(s):  
Global Assessment ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Inpatient Unit ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Global Assessment Scale ◽  
Scale Reliability

Turkish version of the childbirth perception scale: Reliability and validity study

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36
Author(s):  
Yeşim Aksoy Derya ◽  
Aslı Sis Çelik ◽  
Serap Ejder Apay
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Scale Reliability

Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals Scale: Reliability and Validity of English and Mandarin Versions

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Travis Sky Ingersoll ◽  
John Poulin ◽  
Rong Deng ◽  
Xu Shan ◽  
Heather Witt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Helping Professionals ◽  
Fear Of Intimacy ◽  
Scale Reliability

Ethnic Differences on the Outcome Questionnaire

1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 875-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Scott Nebeker ◽  
Michael J. Lambert ◽  
Jonathan C. Huefner
Keyword(s):  
Managed Care ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Care Provider ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Global Assessment ◽  
Therapeutic Change ◽  
Outcome Questionnaire ◽  
Global Assessment Of Functioning ◽  
First Session

The Outcome Questionnaire is a 45-item inventory of client-reported symptoms and distress, used to track therapeutic change on a session-by-session basis. Data collected with the cooperation of a managed care provider were analyzed to note ethnic differences on the questionnaire. 1552 first session questionnaires were selected and mean total and subscale scores were analyzed using analysis-of-variance procedures for differences by ethnicity. No significant differences were found; however, significant ethnic differences on some items were noted, and these are reported with ethnic trends in clients' problems, diagnoses, and therapists' ratings on Global Assessment of Functioning. These findings were contrasted with those of other studies reporting ethnic differences on various measures such as IQ and personality assessment.

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