Psychiatry

GAD-7 (Anxiety)

Severity of generalised anxiety symptoms.

Education and reference only. Not a substitute for clinical judgement, local policy or product labelling. Always verify before clinical use. Values are calculated in your browser and never stored.

When to use

Use to screen for and measure the severity of generalised anxiety over the last 2 weeks.

Why use

It is a short, validated measure used widely to screen and monitor anxiety.

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 it is hard to sit still

Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

Feeling afraid something awful might happen

Evidence & references

Spitzer RL et al. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006.

About the creator

Spitzer RL et al.

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