Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Questionnaire
15 November 2022
GAD-7 questionnaire for screening anxiety disorders
- DisclamerThis questionnaire (scale) is a screening tool only and is not intended for self-diagnosis or self-treatment. Only a doctor can correctly interpret the test results and make a diagnosis.
The GAD-7 is a rapid screening questionnaire for anxiety disorders*.
This questionnaire is not a basis for diagnosis, but it allows for a preliminary suspicion of an anxiety disorder and determination of anxiety level. It can be used by primary care physicians.
- Read the statements below and rate how often the following problems have bothered you in the last two weeks?
- 1. Increased nervous excitability, anxiety, feeling "on the edge"
- Never
- Several days
- More than half the days
- Almost every day
- 2. You could not stop or control your anxiety (worry)
- Never
- Several days
- More than half the days
- Almost every day
- 3. You worry too much about different things
- Never
- Several days
- More than half the days
- Almost every day
- 4. It was difficult for you to relax
- Never
- Several days
- More than half the days
- Almost every day
- 5. You have experienced extreme anxiety, "could not find a place for yourself"
- Never
- Several days
- More than half the days
- Almost every day
- 6. You were easily annoyed or irritated
- Never
- Several days
- More than half the days
- Almost every day
- 7. A premonition that something terrible is about to happen
- Never
- Several days
- More than half the days
- Almost every day
Your result: 0minimal anxiety level
DisclamerThe test results are not a diagnosis. For a diagnosis, please consult your doctor and show him/her the test results. - 1. Increased nervous excitability, anxiety, feeling "on the edge"
Sources:
- Spitzer RL et al. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder. Arch Intern Med 2006; 166(10): 1092-7