Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale
| Domain | 1 - 10 | 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 - 100 |
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| Symptom Severity | Persistent danger of severely hurting self or others (e.g., recurrent violence) Or serious suicidal act with clear expectation of death. Or | Some danger of hurting self or others (e.g., suicide attempts without clear expectation of death; frequently violent; manic excitement) Or Gross impairment in communication (e.g., largely incoherent or mute) Or | Behavior is considerably influenced by delusions or hallucinations Or serious impairment in communication or judgment (e.g., sometimes incoherent, acts grossly inappropriately, suicidal preoccupation) Or | Some impairment in reality testing or communication (e.g., speech is at time illogical, obscure or irrelevant) Or | Serious symptoms (e.g., suicidal ideation, severe obsessional rituals, frequent shoplifting). Or | Moderate symptoms (e.g., flat affect and circumstantial speech, occasional panic attacks) Or | Some mild symptoms (e.g., depressed mood and mild insomnia) Or | If symptoms are present, they are transient and expectable reactions to psychosocial stressors (e.g., difficulty concentrating after family argument | Absent or minimal symptoms (e.g., mild anxiety before an exam), Generally satisfied with life. No more than everyday problems or concerns (e.g., an occasional argument with family members). | No symptoms |
| Level of Functioning | Persistent inability to maintain minimal personal hygiene | Occasionally fails to maintain minimal personal hygiene (e.g., smears feces) | Inability to function in almost all areas (e.g., stays in bed all day, no job, home or friends) | Major impairment in several areas, such as work or school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood (e.g., depressed man avoids friend, neglects family, and is unable to work; child frequently beats up younger children, is defiant at home and is failing in school). | Any serious impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning (e.g., no friends, unable to keep a job). | Moderate difficulty in social, occupational, or school functioning (e.g., few friends, conflicts with co-workers). | Some difficulty in social, occupational or school functioning (e.g., occasional truancy, or theft within the household), but generally functioning pretty well, has some meaningful interpersonal relationships.. | No more than slight impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning (e.g., temporarily falling behind in school work). | Good functioning in all areas, interested and involved in a wide range of activities, socially effective, | Superior functioning in a wide range of activities, life’s problems never seem to get out of hand. Is sought out by others because of his or her many positive qualities |
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