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The Children's Global Assessment Scale in Clinical Practice: An Empirical Evaluation

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GREEN, BENJAMIN, SHIRK, STEPHEN, HANZE, DOUGLAS, WANSTRATH, JAMES·1994·Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

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Objective The purpose of this study was to examine characteristics of the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) in the context of clinical practice. Method Ninety-five children admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit were rated by their attending psychiatrist and by milieu staff on the CGAS. Measures of severity and type of symptomatology; social, behavioral, and school competence; intellectual level; social relatedness; and family stress were completed by parents and staff raters. Results Results indicated that there was significant convergence in CGAS ratings by independent raters. CGAS ratings were unrelated to measures of symptomatology but were significantly related to indices of children's competence. Conclusions This pattern of results diverged from findings from highly controlled research settings and indicated that CGAS ratings obtained in clinical contexts may reflect evaluations of functional competence rather than severity of symptomatology.

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Authors
GREEN, B., SHIRK, S., HANZE, D., & WANSTRATH, J.
Affiliations
University of Denver (US)
Corresponding author
GREEN, BENJAMIN
Venue
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1994-10
Volume
33
Issue
8
Pages
1158-1164
ISSN
0890-8567 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2039129759
Cited by
166
References
20
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
Children's Global Assessment Scale, functional competence, psychiatric inpatients, rating reliability, interobserver agreement, symptom severity, social competence, scholastic competence, family stress, child psychiatric assessment
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Life Change Events, Male, Patient Admission, Personality Assessment, Treatment Outcome

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