Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF) Scale

A 100-point scale in development by the American Psychiatric Association to assist in the clinician's evaluation of the degree to which a relational unit (such as a family or other ongoing relationship group) meets the affectional or instrumental needs of its members. Those relational units that function most satisfactorily (from self-reports and perspectives of observers) score highest (81–100), whereas those that become too dysfunctional to maintain attachment and contact score lowest (1–20).