GAD-7 anxiety questionnaire
Generalized anxiety severity over the past two weeks.
Inputs
CompleteOver the last 2 weeks: feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge
Over the last 2 weeks: not being able to stop or control worrying
Over the last 2 weeks: worrying too much about different things
Over the last 2 weeks: trouble relaxing
Over the last 2 weeks: being so restless that it is hard to sit still
Over the last 2 weeks: becoming easily annoyed or irritable
Over the last 2 weeks: feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen
Worked calculation
Your values are highlighted.
- Points
When to use
- Anxiety screening and monitoring.
Pearls and pitfalls
- 10 or higher: further evaluation (sensitivity 89%, specificity 82% for GAD).
Why use
Free and validated.
| Criterion | Points |
|---|---|
| Over the last 2 weeks: feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge: Not at all | 0 |
| Several days | +1 |
| More than half the days | +2 |
| Nearly every day | +3 |
| Over the last 2 weeks: not being able to stop or control worrying: Not at all | 0 |
| Several days | +1 |
| More than half the days | +2 |
| Nearly every day | +3 |
| Over the last 2 weeks: worrying too much about different things: Not at all | 0 |
| Several days | +1 |
| More than half the days | +2 |
| Nearly every day | +3 |
| Over the last 2 weeks: trouble relaxing: Not at all | 0 |
| Several days | +1 |
| More than half the days | +2 |
| Nearly every day | +3 |
| Over the last 2 weeks: being so restless that it is hard to sit still: Not at all | 0 |
| Several days | +1 |
| More than half the days | +2 |
| Nearly every day | +3 |
| Over the last 2 weeks: becoming easily annoyed or irritable: Not at all | 0 |
| Several days | +1 |
| More than half the days | +2 |
| Nearly every day | +3 |
| Over the last 2 weeks: feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen: Not at all | 0 |
| Several days | +1 |
| More than half the days | +2 |
| Nearly every day | +3 |