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Global Assessment of Functioning scale

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Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale,
a scale used to assess psychiatric status, ranging from 1 (lowest level of functioning) to 100 (highest level), measuring psychologic, social, and occupational functioning. It is widely used in studies of treatment effectiveness.


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This scale owes some of its derivation to the SOFAS, which in turn was a cleaned up Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF of DSM 4) (Hilsenroth et al, 2000).
Each client was then rated by a MHC using the Global Assessment of Functioning scale (APA) and Functional Assessment Rating Scale (FARS; Ward & Dow, 1994).
The Global Assessment of Functioning scale (GAF) is one of the most widely used measures of impairment and functioning in clinical and research settings (Basco, Krebaum, & Rush, 1997).
 
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