GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7)

Measures severity of anxiety.


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

Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge

Not being able to stop or control worrying

Worrying too much about different things

Trouble relaxing

Being so restless that it's hard to sit still

Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen

If any of the above were scored more than "Not at all":

How difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?

Interpretation

Source: Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Löwe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 22;166(10):1092-7.