Impact of educational attainment before diagnosis on functioning level after diagnosis

<p>The purposes of this study were to (a) locate any impact between the amount of education attained prior to the diagnosis of a mental illness and functionality after the diagnosis of a mental illness, (b) to see if the type of diagnosis, whether it had psychotic or non-psychotic features, had an effect on these results, and (c) to see if the relationship between these variables would plateau at the higher levels of education. The researcher examined the case histories of a group of adults with mental illness (n = 122), looking for the number of educational years each individual completed as well as the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores. The average current GAF scores were 47.5 for those with elementary school experience only, 48.5 for middle school, 51.14 for high school, and 56.17 for college. The results of the univariate analysis of variable tests indicated a significant difference in GAF scores due to grade level completion (with no foreseen plateau) despite the type of diagnosis.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Services and Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Weichmann, Rachele M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Klanderman, John
• Dihoff, Roberta

• Educational attainment; Mental illness--Diagnosis
• Educational Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/950

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1950