2005
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
2004
Continuity and Intensity of Care Among Women Receiving Outpatient Care for PTSD
Greenberg GA, Fontana A, Rosenheck RA. Continuity and Intensity of Care Among Women Receiving Outpatient Care for PTSD. Psychiatric Quarterly 2004, 75: 165-181. PMID: 15168838, DOI: 10.1023/b:psaq.0000019757.85605.fd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuity of careCare measuresMonths of treatmentIntensity of careEntry patientsPTSD measurementClinical benefitPoor outcomeOutpatient careOutpatient treatmentTreatment outcomesOutcome measuresHealth outcomesFemale veteransSignificant associationGlobal functioningCOC measuresAddictive disordersCareInconsistent evidenceMonthsTreatment qualityProgram entryGreater declinePatients
2003
Continuity of care and clinical effectiveness: Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in the department of veterans affairs
Greenberg GA, Rosenheck RA, Fontana A. Continuity of care and clinical effectiveness: Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in the department of veterans affairs. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2003, 30: 202-214. PMID: 12710373, DOI: 10.1007/bf02289808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderOutcome measuresCOC measuresStress disorderWar-related posttraumatic stress disorderContinuity of careSubstance abuse symptomsClinical effectivenessOutpatient treatmentTreatment outcomesInpatient treatmentIndividual patientsRelationship of measuresSignificant associationVeterans AffairsAbuse symptomsOutcome evaluationAddictive disordersOutcomesClient outcomesDisordersPatientsAdministrative dataTreatmentSelection bias