The GAF and psychiatric outcome: A descriptive report

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-41

  Piersma, Harry L ^a   Boes, Janna L ^a  

^a Pine Rest Christian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANUALS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0031018639     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022413110345     Document Type: Article

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