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Old May 24, 2016, 08:35 AM
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What's your GAF score, if you have one?

I have to see whether I can find mine somewhere. I have a few I think, but I'm not even sure.
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Old May 24, 2016, 08:42 AM
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Never got a GAF score. Is this something for applying for disability? I did a full neuropsych eval and I didn't get a GAF score
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Old May 24, 2016, 08:44 AM
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What's your GAF score, if you have one?

I have to see whether I can find mine somewhere. I have a few I think, but I'm not even sure.
If they GAF'd me for my disability, I never knew about it.
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What the hell is a GAF?
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Global assessment of functioning score

Your pdoc will have given you one every visit after assessing how you're doing
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I've never gotten one. Lol.
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Old May 24, 2016, 09:56 AM
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It's a score which can be used in pre-DSM-5 diagnosis to describe the extent to which you are functional on a scale from 100 to 0, very functional and very dysfunctional.

It's a doctors' secret code to tell you your situation is hopeless (or not, which can still hurt, of course, cause one to feel undeserving), basically.

I don't need it for disability. It's just interesting to see what others think and what we think. If your clinicians aren't completely honest (which may happen of course and maybe that's fine) it may give you a better perspective on your functioning.
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Old May 24, 2016, 09:57 AM
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Global assessment of functioning score

Your pdoc will have given you one every visit after assessing how you're doing
Not likely every visit but (nuances of) diagnoses can change of course, after some time.
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I haven't had one in years, but I think the last one was in the 50's. I think I've gotten a lot better since then.
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Old May 24, 2016, 10:44 AM
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I just looked it up: 41 (that's so much better than 40 ) in 2012.

I couldn't say whether it's any better now. I will ask.

Actually, that's rather bad if you compare it to 50. The GAF should have been multidimensional, though, of course.

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I think mine should be more like 35, but I just wish they'd think I deserved 80 or something.

The GAF is just for convenience so something multidimensional may be too cumbersome. At any rate, they found it wasn't used very much or seen as very important/useful.
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Old May 24, 2016, 11:33 AM
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A (reversed) severity scale and a functioning scale may be best and then functioning based on what you find important. That would be like 35 and 70 or something. Many with SZ-like diagnoses would show that discrepancy.
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Not likely every visit but (nuances of) diagnoses can change of course, after some time.
I have my pdoc records from ten yrs and I always got one. It's not something they usually talk about with you. Progress report
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At my last pdoc appointment I was told I'm high functioning. Maybe she was GAFing me without me realizing it.
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Old May 24, 2016, 12:48 PM
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Only time I ever saw GAF scores was upon hospital admission, and they were usually pretty low -- around 20-25. Most of the time when I was still a bit symptomatic but able to live day to day, I probably sat around 70-75. I sit near 100 most of the time now.

Here's the chart for those that have never seen it before:

http://www.albany.edu/counseling_center/docs/GAF.pdf

or this more detailed chart:

https://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/childs...unctioning.pdf
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Old May 24, 2016, 01:15 PM
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I have my pdoc records from ten yrs and I always got one. It's not something they usually talk about with you. Progress report
It really depends. But that's very thorough. I would love to have such a record to compare it to my mood charting.
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Okay. I just GAFed myself and maybe I'm not as fantastic as I thought. Lol.
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I was mid 30s over the winter. I wonder if my therapist thinks I've improved.
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I'm always in the low 30's upper 20's which I agree with. I shot up to the 50's this past spring for a little. My T had to score me every visit. Now I have no T I wonder if I'm still low 30's.
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They took it out of the DSMV so I don't think it is being used much officially anymore, at least in the US. I know my hospital doesn't use it anymore. I know that mine has been as low as around 25 and as high as the mid60s-low 70s since diagnosis. My therapist used to use it to communicate with my pdoc sometimes but chooses to use a depression inventory now (and I assume would find something for mania if needed).
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My very first hospitalization I was given a GAF of 3. I often scored under 20 those first few years. Then I did better but not great. Back then they would tell me my score partly to explain my need of a hospital and why if I didn't go voluntary I would be put on a hold. As I got better it wasn't mentioned as much when I moved to TX about 15 years ago it's never been mentioned. Don't know if it's a regional thing or if it's been phased out.
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Okay. I just GAFed myself and maybe I'm not as fantastic as I thought. Lol.


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I wish my pdoc would use a GAF score or something because that would let me know how well I'm doing. Sometimes I'm doing okay and functioning well and I still question how well I'm doing. I guess I'm a hypochondriac/ drama queen.
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