CGI Clincal Global Impressions – Severity and Improvement Scales

Guy W. ECDEU assessment manual for psychopharmacology publication; ADM,76-338. Washington DC, US. Department of health, education and welfare, 1976.

Ett bedömningsinstrument som är utvecklat för att mäta

global förbättringsgrad. Endast en poängsumma anges

och där ska man väga samman den information man har

om en patient. En person utan några som helst psykiatriska

symtom får då poängen 0 och en person som har maximalt

med uppvisad psykopatologi får poängsumman 7

CGI Clincal Global Impressions – Severity and Improvement Scales

Clinical Global Impressions-Severity Scale (CGI-S)

Severity of Illness

Considering your total clinical experience with this particular population,how mentally ill is the patient at this time? Severity Score:...........................

0 Not assessed

1 Normal, not at all ill

2 Borderline mentally ill

3 Mildly ill

4 Moderately ill

5 Markedly ill

6 Severely ill

7 Among the most extremely ill of subjects

Note: Evaluation should be made as a comparison to baseline

Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement Scale (CGI-I)

Compared to the subject´s condition at baseline,how much has he/she changed? Improvement Score:...................

0 Not assessed

1 Very much improved

2 Much Improved

3 Minimally Improved

4 No change

5 Minimally worse

6 Much worse

7 Very much worse