Agreement between patient self-report and clinician rating: concurrence between the BSI and the GAF among psychiatric inpatients

Two rating scales were compared for 200 adult psychiatric inpatients at admission to, and discharge from, the hospital. Patients rated their own psychological symptoms on the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), and clinicians rated patients' psychological, social, and occupational functioning on the...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical psychology Vol. 51; no. 2; p. 153
Main Authors:	Piersma, H L, Boes, J L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-03-1995
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Female Humans Length of Stay Male Middle Aged Mood Disorders - diagnosis Mood Disorders - psychology Mood Disorders - therapy Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data Psychometrics Reproducibility of Results Treatment Outcome
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Summary:	Two rating scales were compared for 200 adult psychiatric inpatients at admission to, and discharge from, the hospital. Patients rated their own psychological symptoms on the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), and clinicians rated patients' psychological, social, and occupational functioning on the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale. Analyses indicated no significant relationships between symptom distress reported by patients and global functioning rated by clinicians. These findings support previous research that has shown minimal congruence among criterion measures that differ in rating source.
ISSN:	0021-9762
DOI:	10.1002/1097-4679(199503)51:2<153::AID-JCLP2270510203>3.0.CO;2-Z