The GAF is the abbreviations of Global Assessment of Functioning which refers to the score provided on Axis V that serves as an index of the person's overall level of functioning.
The GAF Scale that ranges from 1 – 100 and is used by the clinician to estimate the client’s overall functioning in everyday life, and is recorded on Axis V of the DSM-IV-TR system.
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