Characterization of Disability in Canadians with Mental Disorders Using an Abbreviated Version of a DSM-5 Emerging Measure: The 12-Item WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0

What is it about?

When the older version of the most widely used diagnostic manual in psychiatry (DSM-IV) was revised to DSM-5 a recommendation was made to include a disability rating scale as a means of conveying information about a patients level of functioning. In the old system this was done using a scale called the GAF, but the new recommendation is for one called the WHO-DAS 2.0. It is a lot easier to interpret scores on such scales if they have information on scores in the general population - which is what this study provides.

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Why is it important?

These results will help clinicians interpret WHO-DAS scores, if they use this scale in their practices.