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DIGS - Global Assessment Scale (GAS)

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The Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS), a clinical interview especially constructed for the assessment of major mood and psychotic disorders and their spectrum conditions. The DIGS, which was developed and piloted as a collaborative effort of investigators from sites in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Genetics Initiative DIGS - Section: Global Assessment Scale (GAS) doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950110009002 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700034796
Clinical Assessments
Mental Health
06/07/2022
digs_gas01
12/07/2023
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Query Element Name Data Type Size Required Description Value Range Notes Aliases
subjectkey GUID Required The NDAR Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for research subject NDAR*
src_subject_id String 20 Required Subject ID how it's defined in lab/project
interview_date Date Required Date on which the interview/genetic test/sampling/imaging/biospecimen was completed. MM/DD/YYYY
interview_age Integer Required Age in months at the time of the interview/test/sampling/imaging. 0::1440 Age is rounded to chronological month. If the research participant is 15-days-old at time of interview, the appropriate value would be 0 months. If the participant is 16-days-old, the value would be 1 month.
sex String 20 Required Sex of subject at birth M;F; O; NR M = Male; F = Female; O=Other; NR = Not reported
digs_gas_hosp Integer Recommended Is the subject hospitalized? 0;1 0= No; 1= Yes
digs_gas_current_episode Integer Recommended Global Assessment Scale (GAS): At worst point during current episode Current Episode GAS
digs_gas_during_past_month Integer Recommended Global Assessment Scale (GAS): During past month Past Month GAS
respondent String 20 Recommended Respondent Mother;Father;Parent;Guardian;Teacher;Child;Self;Caregiver;Partner;Other
timepoint_label String 50 Recommended Timepoint/visit label assessment_type
version_form String 121 Recommended Form used/assessment name
cgas_01 Integer Recommended Rate the child/adolescents most impaired level of general functioning during the specified period rated by selecting the lowest level which describes his/her functioning on a hypothetical continuum of health-illness. 1 :: 100 1= Most Impaired; 100= Healthiest
cgas_02 Integer Recommended Rate actual functioning regardless of treatment or prognosis. 1 :: 100 1= Needs Constant Supervision; 100= Superior Functioning
cgas_family String 4,000 Recommended Please detail the basis for the C-GAS rating by listing the details of the patient''s functioning in each of the domains outlined below: Family Relations
cgas_peer String 4,000 Recommended Please detail the basis for the C-GAS rating by listing the details of the patient''s functioning in each of the domains outlined below: Peer Relations
cgas_school String 4,000 Recommended Please detail the basis for the C-GAS rating by listing the details of the patient''s functioning in each of the domains outlined below: School Functioning
cgas_other String 4,000 Recommended Please detail the basis for the C-GAS rating by listing the details of the patient''s functioning in each of the domains outlined below: Other
cgas_depressive String 4,000 Recommended Please detail the basis for the C-GAS rating by listing the details of the patient''s functioning in each of the domains outlined below: Depressive Symptoms
digs_gas_past_week Integer Recommended Global Assessment Scale (GAS): During last week 1::100 Past Week GAS. Reflects lowest level of functioning in the last week
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