The cgas was adapted from the global assessment scale gas, was then widely replaced by the global assessment of functioning gaf. Childrens global assessment scale corc child outcomes. Global assessment of functioning gaf scale from dsmivtr, p. A childrens global assessment scale cgas jama network. The mgaf can be used instead of the gaf if approved by the rcc. Scale cgas, a widely used rating scale designed to measure how a child functions. Guidelines toolkit global american academy of child and. Some versions omit the range from 91100, as scores in this range would mean superior functioningwhich rarely would be seen among people. The mgaf rates the lowest possible score for each client. We evaluated the childrens global assessment scale cgas, an adaptation of the global assessment scale for adults. The childrens global assessment scale cgas is a numeric scale used by mental health clinicians to rate the general functioning of youths under the age of. Scales for baseline and repeat clinical monitoring. On the childrens global assessment scale cgas core. How children are assessed for mental health with cgas.
Rate the subjects most impaired level of general functioning for the speci. Admini stration and poli cy in men tal health and men tal health services research 2011, do i. Rate the child adolescents most impaired level of general functioning during the period rated by selecting the lowest level which describes hisher functioning on a hypothetical continuum of healthillness 3. Rate the subjects most impaired level of general functioning for the specified time period by selecting the lowest level. Childrens global assessment scale cgas is a measure for assessing the severity of psychiatric distur bance and social disability. Rate the childadolescents most impaired level of general functioning during the period. Baseline and repeat monitoring of clinical symptoms. Adaptation of the adult global assessment scale robert l.
Developmental disabilities modification of the childrens global assessment scale. The global assessment of functioning, or gaf, scale is used to rate how serious a mental illness may be. The childrens global assessment scale cgas shaffer et al. Do not include impairment in functioning due to physical or environmental limitations. A childrens global assessment scale cgas jama psychiatry. Consider psychological, social, and occupational functioning on a hypothetical continuum of mental healthillness. Scores range from 1 to 90 or 1 to 100, with high scores indicating better functioning. The children global assessment scale cgas 11 is a modified version of global assessment scale gas for adults 12. Validation of the italian version of thedevelopmental. Pdf a children s global assessment scale cgas researchgate. Cgas, an adaptation of the global assessment scale for adults. Childrens global assessment scale cgas in a naturalistic clinical setting. Some state outcome forms require the use of the mgaf.
Child and adolescent intake questionnaire parent form3 7 pages child and adolescent psychiatrist practice telephone intake request for medical records. Childrens global assessment scale adaption of the adult global assessment scale robert l. The childrens global assessment scale cgas and global. Pdf developmental disabilities modification of the.