PMID- 15990477
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20050712
LR  - 20191109
IS  - 1527-4160 (Print)
IS  - 1527-4160 (Linking)
VI  - 6
IP  - 2
DP  - 2000 Mar
TI  - A comparison of the Kennedy Axis V and the Global Assessment of Functioning 
      Scale.
PG  - 84-90
AB  - In this article, the authors evaluate two brief clinician-scored global 
      assessment instruments used to measure the functioning of adult clients who have 
      a serious mental illness: the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale and 
      the relatively new Kennedy Axis V (K Axis). Although both instruments are brief 
      and easy to score, the K Axis provides a multi-dimensional evaluation, while the 
      GAF provides a single, unidimensional picture of a client's functioning. 
      Statistical analyses indicated that both instruments have adequate validity and 
      reliability if the clinicians using them are sufficiently trained. Correlations 
      between the two instruments were high where expected. Statistically significant 
      differential functioning was found for various subgroups. The K Axis was better 
      able to pinpoint this specific differential functioning.
FAU - Higgins, J
AU  - Higgins J
AD  - State of California, Department of Mental Health, Sacramento 95814, USA.
FAU - Purvis, K
AU  - Purvis K
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Psychiatr Pract
JT  - Journal of psychiatric practice
JID - 100901141
EDAT- 2005/07/02 09:00
MHDA- 2005/07/02 09:01
CRDT- 2005/07/02 09:00
PHST- 2005/07/02 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/07/02 09:01 [medline]
PHST- 2005/07/02 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 00131746-200003000-00003 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/00131746-200003000-00003 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Psychiatr Pract. 2000 Mar;6(2):84-90. doi: 10.1097/00131746-200003000-00003.