Content text Generalized Anxiety Disorder assessment GAD7.pdf
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been Not at Several Over half Nearly bothered by the following problems? all sure days the days every day 1. Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge 0 1 2 3 2. Not being able to stop or control worrying 0 1 2 3 3. Worrying too much about different things 0 1 2 3 4. Trouble relaxing 0 1 2 3 5. Being so restless that it's hard to sit still 0 1 2 3 6. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable 0 1 2 3 7. Feeling afraid as if something awful might 0 1 2 3 happen Add the score for each column Total Score (add your column scores) = + + + If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people? Not difficult at all __________ Somewhat difficult _________ Very difficult _____________ Extremely difficult _________ Source: Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Lowe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder. Arch Inern Med. 2006;166:1092-1097.