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| Consider psychological, social, and occupational functioning on a hypothetical continuum of mental health-illness. Do not include impairment in functioning due to physical (or environmental) limitations
| | Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) is a scoring system for the severity of illness in psychiatry. The assessments are easier to use and more perceptive of the impacts of different treatments than measurements of individual psychopathology aspects.<ref>Richard C.W. Hall. Global Assessment of Functioning. Psychosomatics [Internet]. 1995 May 1 [cited 2024 Jan 13];36(3):267–75. Available from: <nowiki>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033318295716668</nowiki> |
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| '''Code (Note: Use intermediate codes when appropriate, e.g., 45, 68, 72.)'''
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| '''100 | 91''' Superior functioning in a wide range of activities, life’s problems never seem to get out of hand, is sought out by others because
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| of his or her many positive qualities. No symptoms.
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| '''90 | 81'''
| | Th scale is as follows:<ref>Monrad IH. Guidelines for rating Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF). Annals of General Psychiatry [Internet]. 2011 Jan 1 [cited 2024 Jan 13];10(1):2–2. Available from: <nowiki>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1744-859x-10-2</nowiki> |
| Absent or minimal symptoms (e.g., mild anxiety before an exam), good functioning in all areas, interested and involved in a wide
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| range of activities. socially effective, generally satisfied with life, no more than everyday problems or concerns (e.g. an occasional
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| argument with family members).
| | [[File:Global-assessment-of-functioning-scale.jpg|center|frameless|912x912px|Global Assessment of Functioning Scale ]] |
| '''80 | 71'''
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| If symptoms are present, they are transient and expectable reactions to psychosocial stressors (e.g., difficulty concentrating after
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| family argument); no more than slight impairment in social, occupational or school functioning (e.g., temporarily failing behind in
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| schoolwork).
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| '''70 | 61'''
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| Some mild symptoms (e.g. depressed mood and mild insomnia) OR some difficulty in social, occupational, or school functioning (e.g.,
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| occasional truancy, or theft within the household), but generally functioning pretty well, has some meaningful interpersonal
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| relationships.
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| '''60 | 51'''
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| Moderate symptoms (e.g., flat affect and circumstantial speech, occasional panic attacks) OR moderate difficulty in social,
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| occupational, or school functioning (e.g.. few friends, conflicts with peers or co-workers).
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| '''50 | 41'''
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| Serious symptoms (e.g.. suicidal ideation, severe obsessional rituals, frequent shoplifting) OR any serious impairment in social,
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| occupational, or school functioning (e.g., no friends, unable to keep a job).
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| '''40 | 31'''
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| Some impairment in reality testing or communication (e.g., speech is at times illogical, obscure, or irrelevant) OR major impairment
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| in several areas, such as work or school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood (e.g., depressed man avoids friends, neglects
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| family, and is unable to work; child frequently beats up younger children, is defiant at home, and is failing at school).
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| '''30 | 21'''
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| Behavior is considerably influenced by delusions or hallucinations OR serious impairment in communication or judgment (e.g.,
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| sometimes incoherent, acts grossly inappropriately, suicidal preoccupation) OR inability to function in almost all areas (e.g., stays in
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| bed all day; no job, home, or friends).
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| '''20 | 11'''
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| Some danger of hurting self or others (e.g., suicide attempts without clear expectation of death; frequently violent; manic excitement)
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| OR occasionally fails to maintain minimal personal hygiene (e.g., smears feces) OR gross impairment in communication (e.g.,
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| largely incoherent or mute).
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| '''10 | 1'''
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| Persistent danger of severely hurting self or others (e.g., recurrent violence) OR persistent inability to maintain minimal personal
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| hygiene OR serious suicidal act with clear expectation of death. 0 Inadequate information.
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| '''0''' Inadequate information
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