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GAD-7 Anxiety Screening Questionnaire

The GAD-7 is a seven-question screening questionnaire designed to help identify and measure symptoms associated with anxiety over the last two weeks. It is a screening tool, not a diagnosis.

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Before you begin

Use the questionnaire as a starting point.

Choose the answer that best reflects how often each problem has affected you during the last two weeks. Your total score is shown immediately after completion together with the standard GAD-7 severity range.

  • There are 7 scored questions.
  • Each answer scores from 0 to 3, giving a total from 0 to 21.
  • A higher score indicates a greater level of anxiety symptoms on this screening questionnaire.
GAD-7

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?

Select one answer for every question, then calculate your score.

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 is hard to sit still
6 Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
7 Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen
How difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?
This question provides useful context but does not change the numerical GAD-7 score.
Understanding the score

GAD-7 severity ranges

The ranges below are standard screening categories. They are not, by themselves, a clinical diagnosis.

0–4

Minimal

Few anxiety symptoms are indicated by the questionnaire.

5–9

Mild

Mild anxiety symptoms are indicated by the questionnaire.

10–14

Moderate

Moderate anxiety symptoms are indicated and further discussion may be useful.

15–21

Severe

A high level of anxiety symptoms is indicated and professional assessment should be considered.

Next steps

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About the questionnaire: The GAD-7 was developed by Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. Permission is not required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute the GAD-7.
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