PMID- 17564234 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070710 LR - 20191210 IS - 0033-2941 (Print) IS - 0033-2941 (Linking) VI - 100 IP - 2 DP - 2007 Apr TI - Concurrent validity of the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale for clients with schizophrenia. PG - 571-4 AB - Although the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale is a widely utilized instrument, little data on construct validity is available about its use with clients having schizophrenia. This study compared point-specific GAF scores with concurrent ratings of symptomatology and social and occupational impairments using the Functional Assessment Rating Scale (Ward & Dow, 1994). A linear multiple regression analysis of empirical data from investigations of clients' global functioning showed that increased work and school-related problems, danger to others, and psychotic symptoms predicted lower GAF scores. In general, GAF scores seem to reflect the construct of global psychological, social, and occupational functioning that the scale was designed to measure. FAU - Schwartz, Robert C AU - Schwartz RC AD - Department of Counseling, The University of Akron, 302 Buchtel Mall, Akron, OH 44325-5007, USA. rcs@uakron.edu LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Validation Study PL - United States TA - Psychol Rep JT - Psychological reports JID - 0376475 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Employment/*psychology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - Schizophrenia/*diagnosis MH - *Social Behavior MH - *Surveys and Questionnaires EDAT- 2007/06/15 09:00 MHDA- 2007/07/11 09:00 CRDT- 2007/06/15 09:00 PHST- 2007/06/15 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/07/11 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/06/15 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.2466/pr0.100.2.571-574 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Psychol Rep. 2007 Apr;100(2):571-4. doi: 10.2466/pr0.100.2.571-574.