GAF scores just say how severe your problems are. the lower the score the more problems you have, the higher your scores the less problems you have...

example a 70 over all score related to my depression and how I function day to day with my depression means my symptoms of sadness, self injury, dissociation, suicidal thoughts..... all my depression symptoms are very mild. they affect me but its not a big deal.

a score of 80-90 means my depression is almost non existent. I may have an intrusive thought here and there about suicide or harming myself or sadness.. but its not so severe that I cant function, cant work cant go on with life.

on the other hand when my GAF score related to my depression is 40-50s it means hey listen up Im suicidal here and I may just bla bla bla....I cant stop thinking about this that and the other thing and I am constantly in a state of fogginess, spaciness, not paying attention and dont care.

in other words a 70 is a good spot to be on the gaf scale.

the gaf score changes from day to day, with what ever you happen to need to do that day and how you handle your day to day life.

another poster stated GAF is no longer used... sorry I disagree. its not universal meaning every mental health agency around the world uses it but it is still being used. some use the WHODAS and others use the GAF. they match in scoring. the difference is one is more detailed and more recently updated.

those that use the DSM5 diagnostic manuals usually but not always use the WHODAS. those that use the ICD10 sometimes still use the GAF system.

my own treatment provider uses both scales.