title: Relationship between self-report and clinician-rated impairment in depressed outpatients.
abstract: This study examined the potential of using the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale as a valid measure of patient-reported status and predictor of three-month outcomes for 59 patients seeking outpatient treatment for depression. A moderate relationship between the GAF and patient report at baseline and follow-up suggests it may be clinically useful for routine monitoring of depressed patients.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Mental Healthcare Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, VA HSR&D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA. kramerteresal@uams.edu
authors.forename: Teresa L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Richard R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Carol R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Thrush
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001131:Arkansas; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs