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 AdministrationSpecial Section on the GAF: Continuity of Care and Clinical Outcomes in a National Health System
Greenberg GA, Rosenheck RA. Special Section on the GAF: Continuity of Care and Clinical Outcomes in a National Health System. Psychiatric Services 2005, 56: 427-433. PMID: 15812092, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.56.4.427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsContinuity of Patient CareDemographyFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsContinuity of careNew outpatientsGAF ratingsOutpatient mental health careChange scoresHealth status measuresMental health careClient outcomesBaseline GAF scoresHealth care systemNational Health SystemHospital dischargeClinical outcomesOutpatient visitsNational health care systemCare measuresOutpatient careOngoing treatmentSix-month periodAdministrative data setsNew episodesGAF scoresStatus measuresOutpatientsSignificant association