Search for dissertations about: "gaf"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word gaf.
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1. The Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF) within Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Focus on Reliability and Outcome
Abstract : DEGREE OF LlCENTlATE IN PSYCHOLOGY ABSTRACT Sonesson, Q. (20 Il ). The Glob"J Assessmellf of Fl/lleriolling Scale (GAF) withiII p!J)'chiatric l upariem Care - Foclls 011 Re/fabi/iIY aJ/d Outcome. Departm,cnt of Psychology, Uni versity of GOIhenburg, $wcden. READ MORE
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2. Measures, interventions, and outcomes: exploring inpatient psychiatric care
Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate interventions and outcomes in psychiatric inpatient care through the use of assessment scales and database information. Another aim was to contribute to the knowledge of the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale in regard to reliability, validity and as a measure of the outcome of treatment. READ MORE
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3. Transsexualism and personality : methodological and clinical studies on gender identity disorders
Abstract : Patients suffering from transsexualism (TS) who apply for sex reassignment surgery (SRS) go through a complex evaluation process before being accepted for treatment. In general, the results from SRS are satisfying. READ MORE
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4. Ten-year outcome of anorexia nervosa with teenage onset
Abstract : Objectives: To study prospectively the relatively long-term outcome in a representative sample of teenage onset anorexia nervosa (AN) in respect of overall outcome, physical health, psychiatric disorders, and personality disorders and to investigate familial factors among first-degree relatives. Method: A group of 51 cases (48 female, 3 male) with AN, recruited by community screening (including the total AN population (minus one individual) from one birth cohort), with a mean age of onset of 14 years, was contrasted with an age-, sex-, and school-matched group of 51 comparison cases on various measures of outcome at a mean age of 24 years (10 years after reported AN onset). READ MORE
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5. Outcome in psychiatric outpatient services : reliability, validity and outcome based on routine assessments with the GAF scale
Abstract : The general aim of the studies presented in this thesis is to investigate the possibility of using clinical data to measure outcomes in psychiatric outpatient services. The specific aims are to investigate whether routine clinical assessments and ratings are reliable and have adequate validity, and then to use these data to calculate treatment outcomes and explore factors that affect these outcomes. READ MORE