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GAD-7

Anxiety

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7

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Overview

The GAD-7 is a useful brief self-report scale to identify probable cases of generalized anxiety disorder.

About This Assessment

Category: Mental Health — Anxiety
Number of Items: 7 questions
Score Range: 0 – 21
Severity Levels: 4 (Minimal, Mild, Moderate, Severe)

Scoring & Interpretation Reference

0 - 4 Minimal

Minimal anxiety.

5 - 9 Mild

Mild anxiety.

10 - 14 Moderate

Moderate anxiety.

15 - 21 Severe

Severe anxiety.

Scale Content & Assessment Items

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?

1

Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge

Options: Not at all (0) · Several days (1) · More than half the days (2) · Nearly every day (3)

2

Not being able to stop or control worrying

Options: Not at all (0) · Several days (1) · More than half the days (2) · Nearly every day (3)

3

Worrying too much about different things

Options: Not at all (0) · Several days (1) · More than half the days (2) · Nearly every day (3)

4

Trouble relaxing

Options: Not at all (0) · Several days (1) · More than half the days (2) · Nearly every day (3)

5

Being so restless that it is hard to sit still

Options: Not at all (0) · Several days (1) · More than half the days (2) · Nearly every day (3)

6

Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

Options: Not at all (0) · Several days (1) · More than half the days (2) · Nearly every day (3)

7

Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen

Options: Not at all (0) · Several days (1) · More than half the days (2) · Nearly every day (3)

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