Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item scale.

GAD-2

What it measures

Ultra-brief anxiety screen (feeling nervous/anxious + uncontrollable worry, past 2 weeks)

Length and format

2 items. 4-point frequency (0-3), summed 0-6; cut-off >=3 (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Inherits the GAD-7 multi-language set (80+ languages)

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Kroenke, K., Spitzer, R. L., Williams, J. B. W., Monahan, P. O., & Lowe, B. (2007). Anxiety disorders in primary care: prevalence, impairment, comorbidity, and detection. Annals of Internal Medicine, 146(5), 317-325.