Special Section on the GAF: Using the GAF as a National Mental Health Outcome Measure in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Greenberg GA, Rosenheck RA. Special Section on the GAF: Using the GAF as a National Mental Health Outcome Measure in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Psychiatric Services 2005, 56: 420-426. PMID: 15812091, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.56.4.420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationOutcome measuresMedical CenterService-connected disability ratingSociodemographic characteristicsVHA mental health patientsVHA medical centersPatients' sociodemographic characteristicsMental health outcome measuresMental health care systemHealth status measuresMental health patientsDiagnosis of schizophreniaHealth outcome measuresDifferent clinical samplesFacility-level outcomesBaseline GAF scoresInternal consistencyHealth care systemClinical characteristicsHealth patientsDisability ratingsDiscriminant validityGAF scoresHealth Administration