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The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale is a tool used to classify an individual's psychological, social, and occupational functioning on a scale from 0 to 100. It helps health professionals plan treatment, evaluate effectiveness, and predict outcomes by assessing the current level of functioning and historical performance. The scale includes various levels of symptomatology and functioning, ranging from absence of symptoms to severe impairment.
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The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale is a tool used to classify an individual's psychological, social, and occupational functioning on a scale from 0 to 100. It helps health professionals plan treatment, evaluate effectiveness, and predict outcomes by assessing the current level of functioning and historical performance. The scale includes various levels of symptomatology and functioning, ranging from absence of symptoms to severe impairment.
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Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale
The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale is described in axis V of
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Axis V Scale
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) provides a method for
numerical classification of the degree of psychological, social and functioning
the individual's occupational. This scale can assist the health professional in
plan the treatment and evaluate its effectiveness, as well as predict the
results.
The scale is usually used to classify the current level of functioning.
of the patient, but in many cases, it can also be useful to determine the degree
highest level of operation reached during a longer period of time
long (for example, during the previous year).
It is a widely used scale to track the clinical progress of patients.
in global terms, through the assignment of a single measure, which can vary
from 0 to 100.
As a noteworthy point, we can highlight that it is an easy scale to apply and was
used in several scientific studies, with limitations we highlight the fact that it is
the health technician applying this scale.
Punctuation is often given as an interval, as described below:
91-100: absence of symptomatology
81-90: absent or minimal symptoms; good functioning in all areas
(school, professional and social); interested and involved in activities; socially
capable; generally satisfied with life; without problems beyond those related
with daily life.
71-80: if present, the symptoms are transient to psychosocial stress factors;
low social, professional or educational incapacity.
61-70: mild symptoms or some difficulty in social functioning,
professional or academic; maintains functional capacity in relationships
interpersonal.
51-60: moderate symptoms or moderate difficulty in school functioning.
41-50: Marked symptoms or social, professional, or academic incapacity.
31-40: Disturbance in the 'reality test' or in interpersonal communication
great incapacity in areas such as: school, family relationships, reasoning
critical, humor and thought.
21-30 Behavior influenced by delusions or hallucinations or severe
inability of interpersonal communication or critical thinking or incapacity
to function in almost all areas.
11-20Some risks of self and hetero-aggression or occasional failures to maintain the
minimum personal hygiene or very serious alteration in communication.
1-10 Permanent risk of self and hetero-aggression or permanent incapacity
to maintain minimal personal hygiene or serious suicidal acts with clarity
life expectancy