To examine longitudinally the effects of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) on Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores in Edmonton, Alberta.
We acquired GAF scores for all clients at initial registration in the ACT program and at subsequent 18- and 36-month time points while in ACT. We analyzed both the entire ACT cohort and separate diagnostic groups.
We obtained baseline and follow-up GAF scores for 411 clients, of whom the largest diagnostic group suffered from schizophrenia (n = 189), followed by bipolar disorder (n = 98). Collapsed across all groups, GAF scores significantly improved at both 18 (P