Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1995 Mar;51(2):153-7.
doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199503)51:2<153::aid-jclp2270510203>3.0.co;2-z.

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

H L Piersma  1 , J L Boes
Affiliations

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

H L Piersma et al. J Clin Psychol. 1995 Mar.

Abstract

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.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources