Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) Scale

Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) Scale

Use this questionnaire to review the frequency of anxious feelings.

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems? Complete this as honestly as possible.

	Not at all sure	Several days	Over half the days	Nearly every day
1. Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge
2. Not being able to stop or control worrying
3. Worrying too much about different things
4. Trouble relaxing
5. Being so restless that it's hard to sit still
6. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
7. Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen

Total Score
Scores ranging from 0-4 would be considered minimal anxiety.

Scores ranging from 5-9 would be considered mild anxiety.

Scores ranging from 10-14 would be considered moderate anxiety.

Scores ranging from greater than 15 would be considered severe anxiety.
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 allSomewhat difficultVery difficultExtremely difficult
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Source: Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Lowe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder. Arch Inern Med. 2006;166:1092-1097.
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