TY - JOUR AU - Aas, IH Monrad PY - 2011 DA - 2011/01/20 TI - Guidelines for rating Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) JO - Annals of General Psychiatry SP - 2 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) is a scoring system for the severity of illness in psychiatry. It is used clinically in many countries, as well as in research, but studies have shown several problems with GAF, for example concerning its validity and reliability. Guidelines for rating are important. The present study aimed to identify the current status of guidelines for rating GAF, and relevant factors and gaps in knowledge for the development of improved guidelines. SN - 1744-859X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-859X-10-2 DO - 10.1186/1744-859X-10-2 ID - Aas2011 ER -