PMID- 12437796
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20030326
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 0144-6657 (Print)
IS  - 0144-6657 (Linking)
VI  - 41
IP  - Pt 4
DP  - 2002 Nov
TI  - The concurrent validity of the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF).
PG  - 417-22
AB  - BACKGROUND: Few studies of the validity of the Global Assessment of Functioning 
      (GAF) have been published and none has shown how GAF ratings are associated with 
      concurrent ratings of symptoms and social functioning. This article provides such 
      data. METHOD: Patients suffering from schizophrenia were assessed at admission to 
      hospital and at six- and 12-month follow-up, using the GAF, the Scale for the 
      Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS), the Scale for the Assessment of Negative 
      Symptoms (SANS) and the Social Behaviour Schedule. RESULTS: GAF ratings were 
      highly correlated with ratings of symptoms and social behaviour at both 
      follow-ups but not at initial assessment, although the inter-rater reliabilities 
      for the measures were good. CONCLUSIONS: The GAF can be rated reliably after 
      minimal training. It provides a valid summary of symptoms and social functioning 
      among schizophrenic patients provided they are not assessed when suffering from 
      acute psychotic episodes.
FAU - Startup, Mike
AU  - Startup M
AD  - School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, UK. 
      mike.startup@newcastle.edu.au
FAU - Jackson, Mike C
AU  - Jackson MC
FAU - Bendix, Sue
AU  - Bendix S
LA  - eng
PT  - Clinical Trial
PT  - Controlled Clinical Trial
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Validation Study
PL  - England
TA  - Br J Clin Psychol
JT  - The British journal of clinical psychology
JID - 8105533
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Hospitalization
MH  - Hospitals, Psychiatric
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Observer Variation
MH  - Psychotic Disorders/*diagnosis/epidemiology/*etiology
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Schizophrenia/rehabilitation/*therapy
MH  - *Schizophrenic Psychology
MH  - *Social Behavior
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2002/11/20 04:00
MHDA- 2003/03/27 05:00
CRDT- 2002/11/20 04:00
PHST- 2002/11/20 04:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/03/27 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2002/11/20 04:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1348/014466502760387533 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Br J Clin Psychol. 2002 Nov;41(Pt 4):417-22. doi: 10.1348/014466502760387533.