Assessment of impairment in children and adolescents with the Children / s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)

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1999-03-31

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Ezpeleta, L., Granero, R., & de la Osa, N. (1999). Assessment of impairment in children and adolescents with the Children / s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS). Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, (1), 18–26. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/480

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No. 1 (1999): January-March

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Orginial article

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  • L. Ezpeleta Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
  • R. Granero Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
  • N. de la Osa Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Keywords:

Impaiment, Assessment, Severity of disorders

Abstract

The objective was to determine the psychometric properties of the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS}, a measure of functional impairment, in Spanish samples. A/ter evaluating 33 7 pediatric and psychiatric children with a structured diagnostic interview, a score of impairment was assigned. The CGAS is a reliable instrument, in time and interrater, and valid, because it differentiates between subjects with and without psychopathology and between subjects with a different number of disorders. The inclusion of independent measures of impairment in psychodiagnostic assessment, in general, and in clinical and epidemiological research, in particular, is recommended.

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