Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale.
GAD-7
Generalized anxiety symptom severity (past 2 weeks: nervousness, uncontrollable worry, excessive worry, trouble relaxing, restlessness, irritability, fearfulness); also a good screen for panic, social anxiety, PTSD
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 7 items. 4-point frequency (0-3), summed 0-21; cut-offs 5/10/15 = mild/moderate/severe (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- 80+ languages worldwide; validated across most major languages
- Reference
- Spitzer, R. L., Kroenke, K., Williams, J. B. W., & Lowe, B. (2006). A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(10), 1092-1097.
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