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DSM IV Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS)

Description

An overall assessments of someone’s social and occupational functioning. Impairments which are a consequence of mental and physical health problems are considered.An overall assessments of someone’s social and occupational functioning. Impairments which are a consequence of mental and physical health problems are considered.

Test Features

Administration details

Administration type: Clinician/researcher Structured interview?

No

 Timeframe:

Current.

 Approx time: 0-5 minutes

Accessing the assessment and manual information

Access information:
  • American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., Text Revision). Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.9.1148
  • Note: the SOFAS is based on Goldman, H. H., Skodol, A. E., & Lave, T. R. (1992). Revising axis V for DSM-IV: A review of measures of social functioning. American Journal of Psychiatry, 149(9), 1148–1156.

License details

Free to Use?

Unknown

Reliability and Validity

Note: Listed publications are for the English version of the assessment only
  • Hilsenroth, M. J., Ackerman, S. J., Blagys, M. D., Baumann, B. D., Baity, M. R., Smith, S. R., ... & Holdwick Jr, D. J. (2000). Reliability and validity of DSM-IV axis V. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157(11), 1858-1863. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.11.1858

Further information:

The SOFAS was included in the DSM-IV, but removed for the DSM-5.