PMID- 11875231
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20020509
LR  - 20181130
IS  - 1075-2730 (Print)
IS  - 1075-2730 (Linking)
VI  - 53
IP  - 3
DP  - 2002 Mar
TI  - A comparison of psychiatrists' clinical-impression-based and social workers' 
      computer-generated GAF scores.
PG  - 340-2
AB  - The authors studied the utility of the DSM-IV Global Assessment of Functioning 
      (GAF) scale for improving interdisciplinary communication about patient care. 
      Discharge GAF scores for 165 discharged inpatients were computer generated by 13 
      trained unit social workers and derived by eight psychiatrists on the basis of 
      their clinical impressions. Differences between the scores obtained by the two 
      disciplinary groups were tested by using the paired t test and the nonparametric 
      signed-rank test. Agreement between scores for various GAF categories was tested 
      with kappa agreement indexes. Interdisciplinary agreement on discharge GAF scores 
      was observed across diagnostic categories and across most categories of length of 
      stay. The results suggest that social workers, after receiving systematic 
      training in computer-based GAF reports, can provide reasonable assessments of 
      clients' functioning.
FAU - Harel, Tamar Zohar
AU  - Harel TZ
AD  - Interdisciplinary Department of the Social Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat 
      Gan, Israel. harelt2@mail.biu.ac.il
FAU - Smith, Donald W
AU  - Smith DW
FAU - Rowles, J Mark
AU  - Rowles JM
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Psychiatr Serv
JT  - Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
JID - 9502838
SB  - IM
CIN - Psychiatr Serv. 2002 Oct;53(10):1329-30; author reply 1330. PMID: 12364693
MH  - Activities of Daily Living/classification/psychology
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - *Clinical Competence
MH  - Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted/standards
MH  - *Electronic Data Processing
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Interprofessional Relations
MH  - Male
MH  - Mental Disorders/*diagnosis/*therapy
MH  - Mental Health Services/*standards
MH  - Patient Care Team
MH  - Psychiatry/*standards
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Social Work, Psychiatric/*standards
EDAT- 2002/03/05 10:00
MHDA- 2002/05/10 10:01
CRDT- 2002/03/05 10:00
PHST- 2002/03/05 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/05/10 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2002/03/05 10:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1176/appi.ps.53.3.340 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Psychiatr Serv. 2002 Mar;53(3):340-2. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.53.3.340.