A Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)

David Shaffer; Madelyn S. Gould; James Brasic; Prudence Fisher; Satwant Aluwahlia; Hector Bird

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1983.01790100074010

A Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)

David Shaffer, Madelyn S. Gould, James Brasic, Prudence Fisher, Satwant Aluwahlia, Hector Bird

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We evaluated the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS), an adaptation of the Global Assessment Scale for adults. Our findings indicate that the CGAS can be a useful measure of overall severity of disturbance. It was found to be reliable between raters and across time. Moreover, it demonstrated both discriminant and concurrent validity. Given these favorable psychometric properties and its relative simplicity, the CGAS is recommended to both clinicians and researchers as a complement to syndrome-specific scales.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1228-1231
Number of pages	4
Journal	Archives of general psychiatry
Volume	40
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1983.01790100074010
State	Published - Nov 1983
Externally published	Yes

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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