Revised manual for the Global Assessment of Functioning scale.
Eur Psychiatry
; 51: 16-19, 2018 06.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29510296
ABSTRACT
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) is a single measure of overall psychosocial impairment caused by mental factors, constituting Axis V of the Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental disorders, third and fourth versions. Despite its widespread use, several challenges and shortcomings have been discussed the last three decades. The current article describes some of the more serious challenges of the GAF manual, and presents a revised version more in accordance with the nature of this clinical construct. Some crucial aspects of the understanding of GAF and general guidelines for scoring are also discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Disability Evaluation
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Physical Functional Performance
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur Psychiatry
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article