GLOBAL FUNCTIONING OF INPATIENTS WITH OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, SCHIZOPHRENIA, AND MAJOR DEPRESSION

A chart review was conducted to compare the social, occupational, and daily functioning of 17 inpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, 17 with major depression, and 17 with schizophrenia. Current Global A ssessment of Functioning (GAF) scores of patients with schizophrenia w ere significantly lower than those of patients with depression and wit h obsessive-compulsive disorder However, on work performance, daily li ving skills, and past-year GAF scores, patients with obsessive-compuls ive disorder and those with schizophrenia did not differ significantly , and both groups were significantly more impaired than patients with depression. Results show that inpatients with obsessive-compulsive dis order may exhibit severe and chronic functional impairments requiring extensive supportive and rehabilitative services.