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A comparison of psychiatrists' clinical-impression-based and social workers' computer-generated GAF scores.
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The authors studied the utility of the DSM-IV Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale for improving interdisciplinary communication about patient care. Discharge GAF scores for 165 discharged inpatients were computer generated by 13 trained unit social workers and derived by eight psychiatrists on the basis of their clinical impressions. Differences between the scores obtained by the two disciplinary groups were tested by using the paired t test and the nonparametric signed-rank test. Agreement between scores for various GAF categories was tested with kappa agreement indexes. Interdisciplinary agreement on discharge GAF scores was observed across diagnostic categories and across most categories of length of stay. The results suggest that social workers, after receiving systematic training in computer-based GAF reports, can provide reasonable assessments of clients' functioning.
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Author information
Author/s: Harel, Tamar Zohar (TZ); Smith, Donald W (DW); Rowles, J Mark (JM);
Affiliation: Interdisciplinary Department of the Social Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. harelt2@mail.biu.ac.il
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
Journal: Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) (Psychiatr Serv), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Mar; vol 53 (issue 3) : pp 340-2
Dates: Created 2002/03/04; Completed 2002/05/09; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 11875231, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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Comments and Corrections
CommentIn: Psychiatr Serv. 2002 Oct;53(10):1329-30; author reply 1330. (PMID: 12364693)
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