Global Assessment of Functioning scale

Global Assessment of Functioning scale
a rating of psychiatric status from 1 (lowest level of functioning) to 100 (highest level), assessing psychological, social, and occupational functioning; widely used in studies of treatment effectiveness. Called also GAF s.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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